About Us
OUR HISTORY
In 1967, Lawrence Gorter started GORTER'S CLAY AND DAIRY OF
MINNESOTA, INC. to serve the livestock and dairy producers needs in
southwerstern Minnesota, and parts of east central South Dakota. Shortly after
starting his bussiness, he decided to hire the neighbor kid who lived just down
the road, James "Rusty" Hartke.
Within a few months after Rusty's high school graduation, he was offered and
accepted a partnership interest in the company with Lawrence and his own two
sons.
Sadly Lawrence passed away in April of 1989. Rusty became sole owner in
the company in 1998.
Rusty along with a dedicated team of employees, strive for and gain a great
reputation for providing products and services to meet every dairy producer,
livestock producer and farmers equipment needs.
Gorter's provides a full service to nearly 2,000 livestock producers within a
150 mile radius, who milk as few as 10 cows to as many as 5,000 cows per farm.
We have grown to serve western Minnesota,eastern South Dakota and
northwestern Iowa.
In 1967, Lawrence Gorter started GORTER'S CLAY AND DAIRY OF
MINNESOTA, INC. to serve the livestock and dairy producers needs in
southwerstern Minnesota, and parts of east central South Dakota. Shortly after
starting his bussiness, he decided to hire the neighbor kid who lived just down
the road, James "Rusty" Hartke.
Within a few months after Rusty's high school graduation, he was offered and
accepted a partnership interest in the company with Lawrence and his own two
sons.
Sadly Lawrence passed away in April of 1989. Rusty became sole owner in
the company in 1998.
Rusty along with a dedicated team of employees, strive for and gain a great
reputation for providing products and services to meet every dairy producer,
livestock producer and farmers equipment needs.
Gorter's provides a full service to nearly 2,000 livestock producers within a
150 mile radius, who milk as few as 10 cows to as many as 5,000 cows per farm.
We have grown to serve western Minnesota,eastern South Dakota and
northwestern Iowa.
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