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At the end of the 19th century, with the population of the state rapidly expanding, farms began to focus entirely on dairy. Farms became larger operations that shipped their products to cities in their regions on railroad. With the advent of refrigeration and strict food safety laws, fresh unadulterated milk could easily be purchased by all ...
The Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery became a model for the rest of the state. It was made famous by Theophilus Levi (T.L.) Haecker. Haecker was a dairy science professor at the University of Minnesota, and he was known as the "Father of Minnesota Dairying." [2] In 1892, Haecker traveled around the state to inspect creameries.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an American member-owned agricultural cooperative based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States, [2] focusing on the dairy industry.
A decade ago, the state counted over 4,000 dairy farms. The largest losses this year were in central Minnesota's dairy heartland. Stearns and Morrison counties saw 27 and 21 fewer permits in ...
Farm land became more expensive and taxes increased. As a result, many farmers sold their land to developers. [18] Dairy farming continued in the Matanuska Valley into the 21st century, largely through the Matanuska Maid Dairy (state-owned until 2006) and then the Matanuska Creamery, the largest of three dairies in the state.
This is a list of dairy product companies in the United States. A dairy product is food produced from the milk of mammals. [1] Dairy products are usually high energy-yielding food products. A production plant for the processing of milk is called a dairy or a dairy factory.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture recognized 14 dairy farms in Stearns County, two in Benton County and one in Sherburne County for low somatic cell counts. ...
The Wencl Kajer Farmstead is a former dairy farm in New Market Township, Minnesota, United States. Situated on a hill with a distinctive round barn built in 1918, the farm was a prominent local landmark. [2] The barn was removed from the property sometime between 2008 and 2017. [3] The principal remaining historic building is the 1920 brick ...