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Posts tagged as “Veblen”

Millner Refund Request Illuminates Vista Dairy Bid on Veblen East

New documents from the bankruptcy proceeedings concerning the Veblen East industrial dairy in northeast South Dakota shed light on the machinations Richard Millner and the former owners of Veblen East undertook last fall in their failed attempt to cling to…

Ramona Dairy Has New Owner: Rick Millner Coming to Lake County?

Funny how things come together. Floyd Swier's dairy up by Ramona went out of business recently. It was purchased at the beginning of May for $1,505,000 by Lake County Dairy LLC. Don't be fooled by the name: It's not a…

Rotten Legal Games and Rotten Feed in Veblen Dairy Bankruptcy?

A couple of interesting court documents same across my desk this week concerning the legal aftermath of the bankruptcy sale of the Veblen mega-dairies, which we can all hope Riverview's Fehr brothers are running more cleanly and honestly than dairy…

Riverview Offers to Buy Veblen Dairies

Court May Finalize Deal Friday, January 28 Megadairy operator Riverview has made an offer to take the bankrupt Veblen dairies off financier AgStar's hands. According to motions filed yesterday by bankruptcy trustees Lee Ann Pierce (Veblen East, Case 10-10146, Document…

Top Five Uses for Bankrupt Veblen Mega-Dairies

Rumors continue to swirl up around Veblen, South Dakota, as folks try to figure out just what will happen with the two giant, bankrupt dairies that are now up for liquidation. I hear from locals that police have been patrolling…

Court Approves Sale of Veblen Dairies to AgStar

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles Nail yesterday approved trustee motions to sell the Veblen East and Veblen West mega-dairies to AgStar Financial's acquisition companies. Court documents indicate that no objections were filed to the Veblen West sale, and the only…

Vista Bid Falls Apart: AgStar Taking Both Veblen Dairies

It looks as if AgStar Financial Services will wrest both of Veblen, South Dakota's bankrupt mega-dairies away from serial polluter Richard Millner and his fellow investors. Vista Family Dairies, a front group formed by Richard Millner and other Veblen West…

Dairy Dozen Converts to Chapter 7; MPCA Nixes Dairy Permit Appeal

The Bernie Madoff of dairy feedlots, serial polluter Rick Millner, is having a very bad week. Millner's Veblen, South Dakota-based dairy management company the Dairy Dozen has been ging through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On Wednesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles…