About Us
Lilley Farms is a fully integrated dairy and beef farm
located in Smyrna, Maine. Our dairy operation currently
consists of a 130 cow Holstein milking herd. Cows
are milked two times per day in a double-seven herringbone
parlor and have a herd average of
23,000 pounds of milk per cow per year with 4.2% Butterfat
and 3.3% Protein. Milk is marketed through Houlton Farms
Dairy, a small dairy located in Houlton, Maine.
Our beef operation consists of
55 Holstein steers which are sold under our Lilley Farms Natural Holstein Beef
label. Steers are marketed at 18 months of age and
with an average dress weight of 800 pounds.
History
Lilley Farms was started in 1946 by Burns and Juanita Lilley at our current location on the Smyrna Center Road. In 1959 we built the first loose housing barn in Aroostook County and welcomed visitors from around the world. Perry joined the operation in 1971 after graduating from the University of Maine with a degree Agriculture Engineering. James returned to the farm full-time in 1974 after completing his degree in at the University of Maine in 1969 and a stint in the United States Coast Guard, where he was named Coast Guardsmen of the Year in 1970. In 1980 the farm was incorporated as Lilley Farms Inc.
In 2004 the Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District awarded Lilley Farms with it's Conservation Farmer of the Year award.