Havermeister Dairy Fills Niche Dairy Market

Ty Havermeister in the new Havermeister bottling facilty  with gallons of whole milk and 2% milk now being marketed in Anchorage and in the Valley. Photo by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA - Anchorage.
Ty Havermeister in the new Havermeister bottling facilty with gallons of whole milk and 2% milk now being marketed in Anchorage and in the Valley. Photo by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage.

Matanuska Valley’s dairy industry has shrunk to two farms since the shutdown of the Matanuska Creamery in December. A new dairy enterprise may keep both of them afloat for the time being.

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APTI Reporter-Producer Ellen Lockyer started her radio career in the late 1980s, after a stint at bush Alaska weekly newspapers, the Copper Valley Views and the Cordova Times. When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez Public Radio station KCHU needed a reporter, and Ellen picked up the microphone.
Since then, she has literally traveled the length of the state, from Attu to Eagle and from Barrow to Juneau, covering Alaska stories on the ground for the AK show, Alaska News Nightly, the Alaska Morning News and for Anchorage public radio station, KSKA
elockyer (at) alaskapublic (dot) org  |  907.550.8446 | About Ellen

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