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Volume 23, No. 8
Deters clan embraces four generations on the dairy
June 12, 2021
“All dairy, all the time”™
A will to farm
By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. – The humble work of the Deters family began 125 years ago, and with the will of today’s three generations, their legacy of milking cows and caring for the land continues. “I just love it because we’ve kept it in the family this long,” Bernard Deters said. Bernard is the patriarch of family farm in western Stearns County near Sauk Centre. Bernard’s son, Jeff, owns the 650-cow dairy, and his grandson, Shane, oversees the herd work and general management of the farm. Shane’s sons, Sawyer, 11, and Sylas, 6, are the fourth generation of Deters to grow up in the industry. The dairy business carries on with the expertise and experience of all the men. “It’s nice to see everyone working together,” Jeff said. “With four generations on the farm, it’s exciting to see that.” Turn to DETERS | Page 6
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The Deters family – (from le�) Shane and his sons, Sylas, 6, and Sawyer, 11; Bernard; and Jeff – has four genera�ons of Deters men dairy farming in Stearns County near Sauk Centre. They milk 650 cows.
More cheese, please Houston County ADA works with restaurant to offer free slices on burgers in June By Krista Kuzma
krista.k@dairystar.com
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Hope Turner (le�) and Karyl Diersen sit in a booth displaying a cheeseburger at Elsie’s Bar and Grill in Caledonia, Minnesota. The two women are board members for the Houston County American Dairy Associa�on that worked with the local restaurant to pay for an extra slice of cheese on burgers throughout June.
CALEDONIA, Minn. – Summertime and burgers go handin-hand. The Houston County American Dairy Association wanted to give local people a chance to upgrade their burger when visiting a local restaurant. As a promotion for National Dairy Month in June, the organization worked with Elsie’s Bar and Grill in Caledonia to pay to add a slice of cheese to any burger or cheeseburger free of charge. “It’s a great promotion for cheese,” Karyl Diersen said. “We like to do anything to get more dairy to the consumer.” Diersen is a Houston County ADA board member and a dairy farmer who milks 150 cows on her family’s dairy near Caledonia. This is the rst year the board has done a promotion like this. “We’re piloting it this year,” Diersen said. “At rst, we thought Turn to HOUSTON COUNTY | Page 5