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Blue Sky Farms breaks ground on Edwards County dairy

By Kylene Scott
Blue Sky Farms officials broke ground for the Twin Circle Dairy near Lewis Kansas, April 26. The dairy is expected to be home to nearly 25,000 cows and construction should be completed in 2025. Currently Blue Sky Farms has six dairies in Texas and another location where heifer calves are developed. More farm locations provide feed for the cows and heifers, as well as a harvest and hauling business. Watch for more information from the groundbreaking event and speakers. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Blue Sky Farms officials broke ground for the Twin Circle Dairy near Lewis Kansas, April 26. The dairy is expected to be home to nearly 25,000 cows and construction should be completed in 2025. Currently Blue Sky Farms has six dairies in Texas and another location where heifer calves are developed. More farm locations provide feed for the cows and heifers, as well as a harvest and hauling business. Watch for more information from the groundbreaking event and speakers in future issues of High Plains Journal and online at www.hpj.com.

Harry DeWit, CEO, Blue Sky Farms (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
From left, K.R. Averhoff, COO, Josh McDonald, CFO, and Harry DeWit, CEO, of Blue Sky Farms at the Twin Circle Dairy groundbreaking event April 26 near Lewis, Kansas. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

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