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Fritsches maintain high quality dairy herd near New Ulm

Andrea Johnson
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020 Updated Dec 4, 2020

Andrew Fritsche headed down to Louisville for the 2020 NAILE. He entered his heifer, PAFarms Showtime Cadbury (9/3/19.) Her dam is PAFarms Vampire Carmel Ex-90. Cadbury stood seventh in a class of 20 Guernsey Fall Calves.

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NEW ULM, Minn. – Telling the story of dairy production this winter is Paul Fritsche, who just completed his 40th growing season and has milked cows all of his life.

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