Meet Robbie and Shannon Dygert, 13th-generation dairy farmers of Dygert Farms in Palatine Bridge, New York, an operation that has been in the family for more than 300 years. The original farmstead was deeded to the family in 1723 by the British royal family and has been run as a dairy ever since. Robbie and Shannon took over ownership of the farm in 2009 to steer it into the fourth century of operation.
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Family diversifies tricentennial dairy farm
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Robbie and Shannon Dygert are 13th-generation dairy farmers near Palatine Bridge, New York.
The Dygerts milk 250 cows on their operation.
The Dygerts purchased a refrigerated delivery truck with their first Farm Storage Facility Loans.
Robbie and Shannon added more cold storage with a second Farm Storage Facility Loan.
Robbie and Shannon grow majority of the feed for their cows.
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