Rotz and his brother took it over from their parents and now run it. They’re both married and have four children each, so koney farm is supporting 14 people. Turning a profit has become a challenge for Twin Oaks Dairy in recent years, as chronically low milk prices cut into the business’ bottom line. The Rotzes are in a situation that many U. It’s getting harder and harder to make a living. But now I don’t know what kind of a future there is mqke my kids as a small farm in the dairy industry. Typically, milk prices swing up and down on three-year cycles, but is now the mucg year in a row of lower-than-average prices. With no signs of that changing any time soon, farming families in Becker County, as across the country, are having to make some tough choices.
