LE MARS—Joel DeJong’s career of sowing agricultural knowledge throughout N’West Iowa went by much faster than the Sioux County native thought it would.
December 13, 2020
Northwest Iowa A comprehensive review of Iowa’s dairy industry details its importance to the state and regional economies.
Northwest Iowa Extension dairy specialist Fred Hall says the report, which is done every five years, shows the state’s dairy industry is having a significant impact and it’s continuing to gain momentum.
(As above) Hall says, “The industry represents about 15,600 jobs and the impact of each single dairy cow in the state to the community is about $25,500 dollars.”
It’s not just about the milk, as Hall says the spin-off benefits from all dairy products contribute heavily to each Iowa community where there’s a dairy farm.
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