Hurricane Ian inflicted more punishment on Dakin Dairy Farms than any other storm in history. Owner Jerry Dakin estimates the damage at $3 million, plus 360 cows lost during the storm.
Four months after Ian, the hurricane’s calling cards can be seen on every acre with piles of twisted metal and missing roofs on cattle barns.
Jerry Dakin seems resolute that Dakin Dairy Farms, in Myakka City, Florida, will survive and recover — even though there is sadness at all that has been lost, and uncertainty over the struggle ahead to recover.
