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North Florida Holsteins: Farming in Different Languages

Did you know that the small town of Bell, Florida is a world hub of dairy farming knowledge? Don Bennink of North Florida Holsteins opened his barn doors back in 1993 to international student interns through a partnership with Ohio State University. Since then, he has had more than 300 students come through his program, learning the ins and outs of dairy farming from one of the best. 

Check out this video to meet two of his latest students, Ben Pretorius and Claudio Larrateguy who hail from South Africa and Argentina respectively. 

For more on Don and his family farm, go to our Meet the Farmers page. 

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