EYOTA, Minn. – Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan marked National Dairy Month at the super-size Gar-Lin dairy farm and showed how safe she views the milk supply. As news cameras rolled, Flanagan treated herself to an ice cream cone. Her Gar-Lin visit came a day after the state reported that bird flu had made its way into a dairy herd 160 miles north in Benton County. State veterinarian Brian Hoeff had immediately issued a statement that precautions were being taken to assure that store-bought milk was not at risk. The point was reiterated by Flanagan: “Our job is to make sure that we’re telling Minnesotans that milk is safe to drink,” Her flavor: Vanilla dipped in chocolate on a waffle cone.
Lieutenant Governor. Partaking of a dairy end product at Eyota photo opp.