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Lake Okeechobee Dairy Rule and buyout

the rule that reshaped the dairy cluster

Held
1987 to 1992
Place
Okeechobee County and the lake watershed
District
Okeechobee
Status as of 12 September 2026
Complete by 1992; its legacy shapes the surviving cluster.
Connections
2 edges, 2 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.008 (rank 97 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 213) · outside share 0.50
Confidence
Medium · sources: [WUFT26] (register)

State regulators give Okeechobee dairies an ultimatum in 1987: control phosphorus or exit; the buyout pays 602 dollars a cow, 18 of 48 regional dairies take it by 1992, and 30 stay and upgrade [WUFT26].

Connections

Programs, permits and leases

Support

  • supportedLarson DairyWoody Larson negotiates for the industry, as reported1987 to 1992