Longtime Manatee County dairy farmer puts property up for sale

Myakka City's Jerry Dakin is selling his farm, Dakin Dairy Farms.

Dakin, a former Florida Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year, says in a statement that the "farm needs the next generation of farmers to meet the dairy's full potential."

"As the farm continues to grow with technology, supported ecology and advanced nutrition methods, Dakin sees that to best serve the community, the farm needs to meet the changing times and advance to the next level," the release states.