There’s nothing like a glass of cold, fresh milk - Johnsons mark 35 years in the dairy business

If you’re talking about get-rich-quick schemes, dairy farming is probably one of the last things on your mind. With milk prices at $14.48 per hundredweight, it takes a lot of hard work and business acumen for dairy farmers to stay afloat.
     Duane and Caroline Johnson have weathered the vicissitudes of the market since they purchased the family dairy in January 1983. Today, they work in partnership with their son, Roy.
     “They tell us farmers are the biggest gamblers,” said Caroline Johnson. “It takes a lot of faith and love and hard work.”
     They’re continuing a tradition their family began in 1924 when the farm was first purchased in rural Parkersburg. As a small child, Caroline would walk down the road to the farm to see her grandparents.
 
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