Christian Peterson
Riverbend News

Klaas Reyneveld has been farming his whole life. Born in 1953 in Koudkerk aan de Rijn, in the Netherlands, Klaas grew up with a love for physical work, farming and working with cows. Eventually, Klaas made his way to North America, where he met his wonderful wife, Grace Reyneveld. Together, they have eight children and now have well over a dozen grandchildren. In 1993, the Reynevelds decided to start Udder Delite Dairy Farm in Taylor, Ga. Five years later, they moved the farm to Monticello, Fla. and in 2003, they moved to McAlpin. Since then, the Reynevelds have been serving the community seven days a week. Udder Delite is not a concentrated animal feeding operation (C.A.F.O.), but rather allows the cows to have the freedom to graze and enjoy room.
“I think people don’t realize the work and food cost that goes into an animal before market,” Grace said.
Recently, Klaas was the president of Premier Milk Co-op and was involved with the Dairy Cooperative Marketing Association. However, due to recent changes in the economy, as well as being cheated by a recent contract, Klaas had to step down from both positions as the co-op dissolved. Now, Udder Delite Diary is a part of the Dairy Farmers of America co-op and their milk is distributed to T.G. Lee.
Udder Delite is still active and Klaas continues to run it with his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, one employee and six of his grandchildren. They are all active members of the community and all have a very serious love of farming. When asked for comment, Klaas only wished to educate others on one small thing: when one looks at a label on a milk container, next to the date, there is a number; if the number is 12, that means the milk was produced in the State of Florida.
The Reynevelds have no plan of slowing down and will continue to farm for years to come.