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Past Minnesota Milk Producers Association President Pat Lunemann is serving on Governor Tim Walz’s Climate Advisory Committee. He’s hoping to bring agriculture’s contribution to benefitting the climate. Lunemann says they’ve only had one meeting so far but see several opportunities for agriculture aiding the climate as well as their economic well being.
He says there are several practices farmers are already implementing that help the environment as well as benefit climate change in a positive way.
Lunemann says agriculture is positioned well with the new administration coming in and a friendly face at the USDA to help them get ag’s climate change message across to the new administration.
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ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Fourteen milk inspectors in Minnesota routinely visit dairy farms on inspections to ensure milk quality and safety. A Minnesota dairy farm inspector shares what he sees on routine visits.
When you produce a fresh product daily, it’s crucial that sanitation is the top priority.
Dairy farmers know this and work to produce the highest-quality milk possible. In order to market Grade A milk, farms are required to undergo routine state and milk buyer inspections and pass federal milk inspection requirements. On the Minnesota’s dairy farm inspection report, there are 19 areas that milk inspectors review with each visit.
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2020 AWARD: Spadgenske Dairy of Menahga, Minn., was chosen to receive the 2020 Minnesota Milk Producer of the Year Award. Family members include Kristine (from left), Mark, Seth, Mike, John, Ryan, Kate and Adam Spadgenske. Unavailable at the time of the photo was Ryan’s wife, Jen. Thinking outside the box has helped the family farm grow from a startup dairy in 1994 to its current 350-cow business.
From its start in 1994 through the pandemic challenges of 2020, tenacity and thinking outside the box continue to guide the Spadgenske family dairy farm in its pursuit of producing high-quality milk.
In recognition of their efforts, the Minnesota Milk Producers Association gave its 2020 Producer of the Year award to Spadgenske Dairy of Menahga, Minn., during its Dec. 2 virtual annual meeting.