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Bongards Cooperative Plans $125M Expansion, Boosts Milk Processing

11/4/2025

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Bongards, a farmer-owned cooperative in Perham, Minnesota, nears $125 million expansion that increases efficiency and capacity, enabling a 30% rise in milk processing with a 15% labor increase.
The cooperative traces its history to 1908, having acquired the Perham milk processing plant in 2003.
Production reached a peak of 5.3 million pounds of milk daily in 2025.
Daryl Larson, Bongards' chief executive officer, will retire at the end of 2025.

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Bongards, a farmer-owned cooperative in Perham, Minnesota, nears $125 million expansion that increases efficiency and capacity, enabling a 30% rise in milk processing with a 15% labor increase.
The cooperative traces its history to 1908, having acquired the Perham milk processing plant in 2003.
Production reached a peak of 5.3 million pounds of milk daily in 2025.
Daryl Larson, Bongards' chief executive officer, will retire at the end of 2025.