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Time with Zach Johnson comes to an end, still follow on social platforms

By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
Oct 25, 2018
Oct 25, 2018 Updated Dec 15, 2018

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By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor

LOWRY, Minn. – The excitement continued all summer for MN Millennial Farmer Zach Johnson. Along with his wife, Becky, and kids and family, plus a group of agricultural-types that shared information, the MN Millennial Farmer YouTube channel had 16.2 million views as of Oct. 19 and 134,000 followers.

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