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Fair pricing remains key issue for dairies, producer says

From the Q&As with influential people in agriculture. series

Phyllis Coulter
Aug 27, 2022
Aug 27, 2022

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During the pandemic, when some consumers were faced with no milk at their local grocery stores, Bryan Henrichs, a third-generation dairy farmer, reassured them. He let them know via video and social media he was working for them every day, caring for his cows and producing milk in Saint Rose in southern Illinois.

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