New beginning Montana dairy farmer Ginsburg facing challenges

Sue Roesler, The Prairie Star
Oct 15, 2015
Oct 15, 2015

laura ginsburg dairy farmer — Laura Ginsburg with one of her cows at her dairy farm near St. Ignatius, Mont.

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Sue Roesler, The Prairie Star

Young Montana dairy producer, Laura Ginsburg, who is co-owner of the Golden Yoke Farm and Creamery near St. Ignatius in western Montana, is one of five young farmers and Montana Farmers Union members speaking at the MFU convention Oct. 22-24 in Great Falls.

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