{{short description|American dairy farm and farm machinery manufacturer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Coord|41|18|43|N|73|02|47|W|display=title}} {{Infobox company | name = Field View Farm | trade_name = Field View Farm Transportation Inc. | former type = | type = Private | industry = Farming | founded = Connecticut, United States (1639) | founder = Thomas Hine | hq_location_city = Orange | hq_location_country = United States | area_served = Connecticut ({{Convert|170|acres}}) | key_people = Walter S. Hine & Dorothy Hine, current owners | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | website = <!-- {{URL|examplesite.com}} --> }} '''Field View Farm''' (also known as '''Fieldview Farm''') is an American dairy farm and farm machinery manufacturer in Orange, Connecticut. The business has been operational since 1639, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States.
==History== The farm was established by Thomas Hine and his family in 1639 and has been under family ownership for twelve generations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/13/nyregion/350-year-old-farm-survives-the-odds.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |title=350-Year-Old Farm Survives the Odds |work=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1989 |accessdate=January 9, 2013 |first=Kirk |last=Johnson}}</ref><ref name="inc">{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/ss/7-companies-older-america#3 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120703210848/http://www.inc.com/ss/7-companies-older-america |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2012 |title=7 Companies Older Than America - number 3 |work=Inc. |date=July 3, 2012 |accessdate=January 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="nhregister">{{cite web|last=McCready |first=Brian |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Family-dairy-farm-in-Orange-rising-from-ashes-of-11592154.php |title=Family dairy farm in Orange rising from ashes of '96 fire |work=New Haven Register |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=January 9, 2013}}</ref> It mainly produces dairy products, such as milk and ice-cream; although due to a fire in 1996 has recently bolstered income by selling agricultural equipment under the trading name of '''Field View Farm Transportation Inc'''.<ref name="inc"/><ref name="nhregister"/> The "devastating barn fire" was started accidentally and destroyed the main barn and much of the daily production equipment, totaling {{USD|500000}} of damage; the Hine family stated "That fire wiped us out. We had to start over."<ref name="nhregister"/> The farm was granted a {{USD|40000}} state grant in 2010 to help the rebuild, which had been ongoing for the previous 14 years.<ref name="nhregister"/>
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Category:Companies established in 1639 Category:Companies based in New Haven County, Connecticut Category:Orange, Connecticut Category:Farms in Connecticut Category:1639 establishments in Connecticut