HONESDALE, PA – Little Darius Forman Jr. was welcomed into the world at Wayne Memorial Hospital as the first baby born in June, National Dairy Month. The little bundle of joy received a basket full of dairy products from Creamworks Creamery along with baby items from Wayne County Dairy Court. They greeted baby Darius with his parents Darius Forman and Kayla Sheridan to promote nutrient rich dairy foods and thank all the hard-working dairy farmers. Darius Jr. was born on June 1st and the family was happy to receive the gift basket with so much to enjoy.

Pennsylvania ranks eighth nationally in total milk production and about 93 percent of all dairy farms here are family owned. The industry supports more than 46,000 jobs and contributes $11.1 billion to the state’s economy.