EXCEL DAIRY
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Board backs commissioner dairy decision
A Thief River Falls-area dairy failed to convince the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Citizens' Board Tuesday that it was wrongfully denied the right to operate. The MPCA board voted 8-0 to uphol...
Posted on 4/27/10 at 10:47 PM
Final MPCA hearing denies Excel Dairy's permit effort 
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Citizens Advisory Board has unanimously denied an appeal of its earlier decision not to reissue a permit to the rural Thief River Falls dairy, which was declared a public health hazard in 2008.
By Kevin Bonham , December 16, 2010
MPCA Citizen's Board votes against Excel Dairy
A Thief River Falls-area dairy failed to convince the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Citizens' Board Tuesday that it was wrongfully denied the right to operate.
By Andrew Tellijohn , April 27, 2010
Excel Dairy hearing set for Tuesday in St. Paul
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizen’s Board today in St. Paul will hear the case to allow Excel Dairy, a rural Thief River Falls mega-dairy, to once again fill its barns and produce milk.
By Kevin Bonham and Stephen J. Lee , April 26, 2010
N.D. dairy business gets milked dry by low prices, other factors
In the midst of what have been good years in agriculture generally this decade, the dairy business in North Dakota has nearly nose-dived. The number of dairy cows in the state is down 60 percent in the past 10 years alone, going from about 50,000 in 2000 to only 21,000 milking cows this month, falling 4,000 in just the past year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report Friday.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 25, 2010
Excel Dairy admits to odor errors
A Thief River Falls-area dairy told the Minnesota Appeals Court on Thursday that it could have done a better job of warning neighbors about odors coming from the operation’s cleanup efforts.
By Andrew Tellijohn , March 04, 2010
Families near TRF dairy take frustrations to Capitol
Residents from near Excel Dairy drove to St. Paul on Thursday to tell their plight. And senators were shocked to hear that unhealthy levels of manure fumes have surrounded their homes hundreds of times since the spring of 2007 despite two state agencies’ attempts to correct the situation.
By Don Davis , January 21, 2010
MPCA takes steps to close TRF dairy
Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are moving toward a shutdown of a smelly dairy near Thief River Falls.
By Associated Press , January 21, 2010
Excel Dairy hearing in St. Paul on Thursday
Thief River Falls residents will voice concerns about pollution from Excel Dairy before the Minnesota Senate Health Committee at a 2 p.m. hearing Thursday at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
By Herald Staff Report , January 20, 2010
Judge rules TRF dairy must clean up ponds by June 15
A Marshall County District Court Judge on Friday signed a court order requiring the company that owns a rural Thief River Falls dairy to have all manure cleaned from its holding ponds by June 15.
January 08, 2010
Judge cancels hearing in TRF dairy suit
A hearing was canceled Tuesday in Marshall County District Court in a civil suit filed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency against a rural Thief River Falls dairy.
By Kevin Bonham , December 15, 2009
MPCA postpones meeting on Thief River Falls dairy
It’ll be another month, at least, before the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens Advisory Board meets to review the clean-up progress made by Excel Dairy, the rural Thief River Falls facility that has been closed since February because of health regulation violations.
By Kevin Bonham , November 24, 2009
OUR OPINION: Put dairy's permit on the line
The MPCA should reject Excel Dairy's application unless the dairy’s owners can show they’re making good-faith efforts to comply with state rules.
October 08, 2009
State finds TRF dairy in violation — again
Excel Dairy, the rural Thief River Falls mega-dairy that closed in January after being cited as a public health hazard by the Minnesota Department of Health, continues to violate Minnesota air quality standards.
By Kevin Bonham , September 29, 2009
TRF dairy farm declared health hazard
Excel Dairy, which opened in 2007, has been shut down since January, after Minnesota Health Department air quality tests showed average hydrogen sulfide levels in the surrounding air exceeded state and federal standards throughout much of 2008.
By Kevin Bonham , June 23, 2009
Excel Dairy gets time to clean up
A rural Thief River Falls dairy farm that has been declared a public health hazard will have 30 days after spring road restrictions are lifted to remove manure from three basins. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens Board approved an amended staff recommendation Tuesday to revoke its present operating permit and to issue a new, more restrictive, permit.
By Kevin Bonham , April 28, 2009
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