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Tag: Dairy

Economy · Weather

A blizzard, a roof collapse, and a MN family is out of the dairy business

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2019, 7:18 AM Feb 27, 2019
29

These are tough times in the dairy business, particularly for small operations. But the fact a livelihood is destroyed so quickly by a month of snow reveals the precipice on which many farmers stand. Read more →

Economy

Tears in the milk room

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2018, 7:03 AM Sep 19, 2018
37

Lloyd Tiede couldn’t hold back, not when the Le Center farmer gave in to reality and had to tell his daughter he’s selling the farm.
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Economy

Selling the farm

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 7, 2018, 7:33 AM May 7, 2018
10

Your daily dose of bittersweetness comes from KARE 11’s Boyd Huppert, who has covered the decision by farm families to cash out, thanks to low milk prices. Read more →

Distaste for milk costing jobs in Duluth

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 10, 2013, 5:29 PM Sep 10, 2013
9

About three dozen people in Duluth are being tossed out of work because the rest of us aren’t drinking enough milk. Kemps announced today it’s closing its Franklin Foods milk processing plant in the city next month. It’s not Obamacare. It’s not state taxes. It’s not the cows. It’s not, apparently, any of the things Read more →

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