- December 13, 2025
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Well-known east Manatee County dairy farmer Jerry Dakin recently made a decision many other Florida farmers, from apple pickers to zucchini growers, has had to make: to sell the property.
Dakin, 55, has operated Dakin Dairy Farms for 22 years, a two-decade cycle where it built a niche client base, sold wildly popular chocolate milk in a retail store and became a go-to spot for elementary school field trips.
