The Producteurs de lait de Montérégie-Ouest (PLMO), in partnership with Lait'vénement 2023's Gold partners AgroCentre, Fertibec, Dekalb and Farm Credit Canada, are proud to donate a total of $2,500 to the organization Au Coeur des Familles Agricoles (ACFA) for the Montérégie row worker maintenance fund.

What does dairy production represent in the Montérégie-Ouest region? According to the Quebec milk producers' website, here are a few statistics relating to this sector of activity in the region: 

- 358 farms focus their activities on this type of production;

- 3,156 jobs are linked to dairy production in the region;

- The value of production is $260.4 million;

- Montérégie-Ouest includes 4 plants;

- These plants employ 41 people;

- The Montérégie-Ouest dairy industry contributes $283.0 million to the region's GDP. 

Well-known Montérégie-Ouest dairy producers include Ferme Isabelle in Coteau-du-Lac, which also manages Domaine La Belle. 

A donation to the ACFA 

Meeting on November 22 and 23 as part of the Journées de réflexion des Producteurs de lait du Québec, the PLMOs took the opportunity to officially donate all proceeds from the Lait'vénement 2023 social event held on August 3 to ACFA.

This year, the Lait'vénement social event organized by Producteurs de lait de la Montérégie-Ouest brought together over a hundred participants for a family picnic at Ferme Parlonlait & Fils inc. in Sainte-Martine.

"PLMO and its partners are proud to contribute to the psychological well-being of our producers in Montérégie. We firmly believe that the support of family and friends is essential to our equilibrium.When that balance is upset, it's crucial to be able to count on the specialized resources offered by ACFA's row workers," says Ana Maria Martin, 1st Vice-President of Producteurs de lait de Montérégie-Ouest.