Multi-state, multi-agency effort saves millions of pounds of milk from spoilage, officials say

MIDDLEBURY CENTER, Pa. (WHTM) -- When a New York State dairy plant closed, 3.6 million pounds of milk had to go somewhere to avoid going to waste.

State officials heralded efforts Friday to get that milk to plants in Pennsylvania, including one in Berks County, to avoid spoilage.

The Great Lakes Cheese plant in Franklinville, New York, about two hours north of a Tioga County plant where Pennsylvania officials held a press conference.

PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said it took team effort between agencies from both the Empire State and Keystone State and the private sector to get 3.6 million pounds of milk processed and to market.

The effort between PennDOT, NYSDOT, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Mar