A family dairy farm in Belle Vernon has been recognized by Fayette County as one of those small businesses representing the backbone of American agriculture at the end of National Dairy Month.
The county recently designated the Orr family and their family farm, Harmony Acres, as the Fayette County Faces and Places for June, which is also National Dairy Month.
The Orr family, which is made up of Jeff and Jennifer Orr and children Beckett and Rozlynn, has thrived on their farm by combining modern techniques with an emphasis on family since taking over operations of Harmony Acres in 2013.
Both Jeff and Jennifer Orr have agricultural backgrounds, with Jeff studying agriculture and dairy science at a college in Wisconsin and Jennifer studying animal science at Penn State.