The Young Family

Young’s Jersey Dairy's history begins in 1869 when relatives of the Young Family built the red barn.

We are often asked – “Is Young’s family owned?” the answer is yes! We can trace our history to 1869, when relatives of the Young family established the farm and built the red barn you see when visiting. Hap Young bought the 60-acre farm and house shortly after the end of World War II. For the next 10 years, Hap and his three sons Carl, Bob, and Bill farmed the 60 acres, plus up to 500 additional rented acres. They grew grain, raised hogs, and milked cows.

In 1958, the Young Family decided to try to sell our Jersey milk directly to the public. The first sales room was a modest operation. We built a 10′ by 10′ room onto the end of the milk room. The equipment was also modest – some glass jugs, a refrigerator, a cash drawer, and the honor system.  Young’s Customers would drive up, open the refrigerator, get a gallon of milk, leave an empty jug and the money, and drive away.

Now, of the 320 total people that work at Young’s, there are a lot of Young family members here every day! Third generation family members Dan, Ben, Deb, Lee, Stuart, Jay and Kelly are here most of the time. Fourth generation member John is also here full time and fifth generation Avery is the first of her generation to start her ice cream scooping journey!

Many other members of the family assist in various capacities such as helping answer customer survey requests, star in social media posts & commercials and lend a helping hand in whatever capacity is needed to get the job done.

So…yes, we are family owned and operated!  Anytime you visit Young’s, most likely there is at least one and probably several Young family members here.

We always appreciate your family visiting our farm – and look forward to serving you on your next visit.

Dairy Store Grand Opening 2021

Nearly the entire Young family was present for this photo in August 2021 when we officially opened our new Dairy Store. 

Thanks to Annette Ferraro Photography for capturing this moment and this special day!