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Michigan Breakfast on the Farm this weekend

A dairy farmer says there needs to be more opportunities for consumers to learn about where food comes from and how it is produced.

Dan Van Dyke tells Brownfield Michigan’s Breakfast on the Farm events provide transparency to local communities and consumers about what happens on a modern farm.  “We’d just like people to understand and see how we take care of the animals.  It’s in our best interest to do what we can for them.”

He says this Saturday their family farm J&J Dairy in West Michigan will host more than 2,000 visitors, and in addition to a free breakfast and farm tour, experts will be on hand to answer agricultural questions and discuss hot topics like GMOs.

Van Dyke milks 650 cows with his three brothers in Marne, in Ottawa County. The farm is one of two this year hosting Breakfast on the Farm, coordinated by Michigan State University Extension.

Learn more about Breakfast on the Farm events here.

AUDIO: Interview with Dan Van Dyke