Skyler Barney is a fifth-generation dairy farmer in Northern New York. His family has been dairying at Butterville Farms since 1919. There is a total of 2,600 animals on the farm between milkers, dry cows and replacements. The farm grows over 3,800 acres of corn, hay and alfalfa. He manages the farm in partnership with his grandfather, father, uncle, two cousins and one non-family member.
Skyler attended Clarkson University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Global Supply Chain Management. He was elected to be on the Resolutions Committee for DFA’s Northeast area and DFA’s Corporate Resolution Committee in 2022. In 2024, he was appointed to represent DFA on the Dairy One Board of Directors. He has spoken to lawmakers in Congress as a representative of both NMPF and DFA.