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New Zealanders reshape Missouri dairy industry landscape
Kevin van der Poel and fellow New Zealanders invest about 100 million dollars in Missouri dairies, expanding to 3 800 cows on 5 000 acres in Vernon County and driving a shift back to pasture based farming. Despite early skepticism locals acknowledge their low cost methods boost a struggling sector with 900 million dollars annual impact.
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Vernon County
Kevin van der Poel
New Zealand
Bernie van Dalfsen
van der Poel
Missouri
Bootheel
David Drennan
Missouri Dairy Association
Tony Finch
Finch
Grasslands Consultants
Monett
Ozark
Greene County
Springfield
University of Missouri Extension
Joe Horner
Horner
Georgia
New
van der Poels
Joplin
Midwest
McClatchy
Werner Jones
Miss
United States