Telling his story is new business for the Minnesota Millennial Farmer

By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
Apr 26, 2018
Apr 26, 2018 Updated Apr 27, 2018

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By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor

KENSINGTON, Minn. – Fifth generation farmer, Zach Johnson, spent a few years thinking about putting videos on the Internet.

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