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SETTERGREN from page 19 “Dad wanted to make sure we were going to keep going, so that’s why we did all this,” Don said. “It’s been a gradual process and out of necessity.” As the Settergrens could afford on-farm improvements, they made them. The brothers’ dad was careful with how he spent the farm’s money. “We are thrifty,” Don said. “Dad never spent anything extra.” The same sentiment has been true for Don and Peter, as they have taken the reigns of the farm.
“This is our only income,” Peter said. “Without kids and stuff, our living expenses have been low and that’s how we’ve been able to manage the low prices.” Don agreed. “We purchased the farm on a contract for deed over 15 years, and we took out a loan to purchase the cows. That’s the only loan we’ve ever taken out between the two of us,” he said. “Since we’ve been here, everything we buy or do, we pay
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for.” The Settergrens are dedicated to dairying and the legacy of such a career in their family. Yet, they do make time for activities. Both are involved in their church and have served on local agriculture boards in the past. Peter enjoys watching TV when he is not busy in the fields, and Don has season tickets to watch the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher men’s basketball team. “Really, we don’t do much other than farm,” Peter said. “It’s what we know how to do.” And dairying – on their family’s century farm nonetheless – is a humbling opportunity the Settergren brothers embrace. Mark Klaphake contributed to this article.
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