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Quinci Schmidt lovingly places her head above Mandarin, one of the calves people can cuddle at Curious Cows & Company at Corcoran, Minn. on Friday Oct. 17, 2025
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Cow cuddles and farm-churned ice cream are helping Midwest dairies thrive despite low milk prices
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval
Cow cuddling, ice cream churning and farm tours are among the tactics dairy farmers are employing to compensate for low milk prices

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