Economic troubles force Missouri farmer to sell business

Friday, September 17, 2010 | 12:53 p.m. CDT

COSBY — For more than 150 years, a little farm just outside St. Joseph has been home to a family-owned, local dairy operation. But following the downturn in the economy, Duane Schneider, 56, part of the sixth generation to own the farm, has made the decision to sell his cows and move on.

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