A cow pauses during her lunch in a freestall barn at Golden Dakota Dairy in Elkton, S.D. Manager Donovan Coetzee pays close attention to cow comfort and nutrition to help his herd produce high-quality milk.
The milk check was pretty slim when it arrived in the hands of Golden Dakota Dairy manager Donovan Coetzee, but he’s confident the efforts he makes to be sustainable and efficient will pay off.
Manager Donovan Coetzee works at his desk at Golden Dakota Dairy. Coetzee grew up in South Africa and California, but joined the dairy business when his family invested in Midwest dairies.
A cow pauses during her lunch in a freestall barn at Golden Dakota Dairy in Elkton, S.D. Manager Donovan Coetzee pays close attention to cow comfort and nutrition to help his herd produce high-quality milk.
Manager Donovan Coetzee works at his desk at Golden Dakota Dairy. Coetzee grew up in South Africa and California, but joined the dairy business when his family invested in Midwest dairies.