SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT
James Weber BY ALLISON STUBY MILLER
MMPA IS COMMITTED TO COOPERATIVE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN. AT THE FARM LEVEL, MMPA MEMBERS ARE ALSO ON A SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY. WE’RE
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n 2014, James Weber (District 7, Vassar, MI) came
home to his family’s former dairy farm with 130 Jersey cows and a strong drive to do better. Through strategic
management and an increased focus on sustainability, he’s not shy of trying new things or making incremental changes.
CHECKING IN WITH A HANDFUL OF MEMBER
“The thing I’m most proud of is that we are continuing to chase sustainability,” he
FARMERS LEADING THE CHARGE WITH THIS
said. “It’s a project that’s never really done—we always try to find the next thing
SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT SERIES.
that we have made, but just know that there is a lot more to go.”
that can help us improve. We can look back and be proud of the accomplishments
FARM
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Weber Family Dairy Vassar, MI
200 milking, 400 total
800 acres of corn, soybeans, dry beans and alfalfa
milk messenger
/ SEP-OCT 2021
