AP A grassfed moo-vement: How one family dairy farm found its niche Story by Beth Janes | Photos by Alex Workman May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022 Updated May 23, 2022 0 4 min to read Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmtG6? 367@C6 E96 52J’D 7:CDE =:89E 7:=E6CD :?E@ $=@4@>3[ p=232>2[ #:D<6 56 y@?8 92D 2=C625J 7:?:D965 96C 4@7766 2?5 925 3C62<72DE] $96 4=:>3D :?E@ 96C 7@FC\H966=6C 2?5 9625D @FE E@ E96 A2DEFC6D 2E (@C<:?8 r@HD s2:CJ[ E96 72C> D96 @H?D H:E9 96C 9FD32?5[ y2?] “x 86E C:89E 2H2J E@ E96 4@HD E@ >2<6 DFC6 6G6CJE9:?8 :D @<2J[” D96 D2JD] p7E6C FD96C:?8 `a_ @7 96C a__ @C D@ 2?:>2=D E@ E96 >:=<:?8 32C?[ D96 E6?5D E@ AC68?2?E 2?5 42=G:?8 4@HD 2?5 2?J ?6H 2CC:G2=D E96? @A6?D G2C:@FD 82E6D 2C@F?5 E96 cb_\24C6 AC@A6C=J D@ E96 4@HD 42? 6G6?EF2==J >2<6 E96:C H2J 324< @FED:56] %96C6[ E96 “=25:6D” H:== DA6?5 E96 C6DE @7 E96 52J >62?56C:?8 2?5 >F?49:?8 @? 2 E2DEJ[ 72C>\7C6D9 3F776E]k^Am kAm“%96J’C6 62E:?8 4=@G6C ?@H[ 2?5 E96 CJ6 8C2DD :D DE2CE:?8 E@ 4@>6 :?[ D@ x’== 36 >2<:?8 2 =@E @7 4966D6 7C@> E92E >:=<[” 56 y@?8 D2JD[ 6IA=2:?:?8 9@H E96 E2DE6 2?5 ?FEC:E:@?2= 4@?E6?E @7 E96 >:=< — 2?5 E96 52:CJ AC@5F4ED >256 7C@> :E — G2C:6D 56A6?5:?8 @? 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