Field View Farm

Field View Farm
Trade name	Field View Farm Transportation Inc.
Type	Private
Industry	Farming
Founded	Connecticut, United States (1639)
Founder	Thomas Hine
Headquarters	Orange, United States
Area served	Connecticut (170 acres (69 ha))
Key people	Walter S. Hine & Dorothy Hine, current owners

41°18′43″N 73°02′47″W

Field View Farm (also known as Fieldview Farm) is an American dairy farm and farm machinery manufacturer in Orange, Connecticut. The business has been operational since 1639, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States.

History

The farm was established by Thomas Hine and his family in 1639 and has been under family ownership for twelve generations.[1][2][3] It mainly produces dairy products, such as milk and ice-cream; although due to a fire in 1996 has recently bolstered income by selling agricultural equipment under the trading name of Field View Farm Transportation Inc.[2][3] The "devastating barn fire" was started accidentally and destroyed the main barn and much of the daily production equipment, totaling US$500,000 of damage; the Hine family stated "That fire wiped us out. We had to start over."[3] The farm was granted a US$40,000 state grant in 2010 to help the rebuild, which had been ongoing for the previous 14 years.[3]

References

Johnson, Kirk (March 13, 1989). "350-Year-Old Farm Survives the Odds". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
"7 Companies Older Than America - number 3". Inc. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
McCready, Brian (May 20, 2010). "Family dairy farm in Orange rising from ashes of '96 fire". New Haven Register. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

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[1] Johnson, Kirk (March 13, 1989). "350-Year-Old Farm Survives the Odds". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

[inc-2] "7 Companies Older Than America - number 3". Inc. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

[nhregister-3] McCready, Brian (May 20, 2010). "Family dairy farm in Orange rising from ashes of '96 fire". New Haven Register. Retrieved January 9, 2013.