Dream of quitting the 9-to-5 job and running a dairy farm in rural Florida? One of Manatee County’s last two dairies, Dakin Dairy Farms, has gone on the market. The 350-acre operation is listed with ...

MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — A Myakka City staple, the family running Dakin Dairy are much more than local business owners. "I was born here. Manatee Memorial Hospital," Jerry Dakin, the dairy farm owner said.

The 350-acre operation is listed with SVN|Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate at an undisclosed asking price. Owner Jerry Dakin, a former Florida Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year, said in a press ...

Jerry Dakin is selling the Dakin Dairy Farm in East Manatee County, but the former Florida Farmer of the Year said he hopes to find a new owner who can continue the legacy of the popular milk brand.