Dairy Revival: Cheese plant expansion signals South Dakota dairy poised for growth

Janelle Atyeo
Mar 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018 Updated Mar 16, 2018

Dennis Daugaard Agropur — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard talks about the growth of dairy in the state during a ground-breaking celebration at the Agropur cheese processing plant in Lake Norden Feb. 27. With two of the state’s largest cheese plants expanding, farmers are encouraged to add more milk cows.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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South Dakota officials have been working for decades to rebuild the state’s dairy industry, and now they’re seeing results.

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Handshake Agropur — Agropur U.S. Operations President Doug Simon, left, shakes hands with Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Agropur rendering — An artist’s rendering shows the look of the future addition to the Agropur processing plant in Lake Norden, which should be up and running in early 2019.
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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.