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Farm Horizons • April 4 • Page 28 Photo by Mark Mitten There are more than 150 Holsteins on the Jeurissen farm. After milking the cows, the family moves on to the next evening chore, which is feeding all the babies. courages dairy use in schools and creates lifelong dairy consumers . . . We have access to 78,000 schools nationwide to get kids involved in a healthy lifestyle.” “Promotion is huge,” Jeurissen explained. “On a county level, we decided to . . . concentrate on the younger generation and see if we can get the soda pop out of their hand and put a glass of milk in their hand. And they’ll grow faster, they’ll grow stronger, they’ll grow healthier.” The negative image of milk fat is changing, and the dairy community will benefit from the paradigm shift. Nothing happens overnight, but according to some sources, cautious optimism regarding milk prices may be reasonable. n SUPPLY YOUR COMPLETE FARM & HOME STORE START RIGHT. START HERE. 20% OFF 1 Item Expires 4/30/16 on one item $250.00 or less. Some exclusions apply, baler twine, sale & closeout mechandise, farm gates. see store for full details. EXCAVATING, INC. Steve Burns Septic Systems Basements Hauling Road Building Wetland Mitigation 3470 Co. Rd. 21, Mayer, Minnesota 55360 [phone] • Cell [phone] • [email protected] 3105 10th Street East • Glencoe, MN 55336 [phone]