Neil and Liz Van Loo of Tara have won their appeal against the Dairy Farmers of Ontario milk marketing board and the appeals tribunal has ordered the board to credit the family with $10,000 in penalties it assessed.
“We find that the Respondent (milk board) has not proven on a balance of probabilities that the Appellants (the Van Loos) moved milk contrary to DFO Regulation 09/21,” the tribunal wrote.
The Van Loos operate two dairy farms on the same property because they purchased a dairy farm and moved it to their home location.
The milk board said they contravened regulations by moving milk from one licenced operation to the other.
There was testimony that the dairy herds were so productive that a total of 150,000 litres of milk was dumped in a three-month period so the family operations could stay within quota limits.
