Dozens of Minnesota dairy farms folded in November, alarming farm advocates

Minnesota lost 58 dairy farm permits in November, a devastating blow to a farm sector already drained by contraction.

"We have some seasonality to this. In October, November and December, you'll always see some herds go," Lucas Sjostrom, executive director of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association, said. "But I have not seen [a monthly declines in permits] over 50 for a long time."

The end of the year is typically a time to see more farmers opt out of milking cows, either permanently or temporarily, as producers put up silage or feed for the coming year.

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