How a 16-year-old helped her family's Clinton County farm evolve through e-commerce

Dec 13th, 2022

After years of prosperity for dairy farmers in Clinton County, the 2000s saw many of them calling it quits or selling their farms. But, in 2019, a 16-year-old helped take her family from planning their exit strategy to thriving through e-commerce. 

"In the eighties there was like 43 dairies," Don Bickel said. 

For a while, Bickel saw the growth of the dairy industry in Clinton County. But now, about 40 years later, New Horizon Farm and Dairy is the only one left. [continue reading]