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Nova-Tech’s Shrimp Works equipment poised to revolutionize shrimp processing business

WILLMAR—Giving customers “revolutionary solutions” to help them “feed the world” was the driving force that engineers at Nova-Tech Engineering in Willmar used to develop an all-in-one piece of equipment that performs multiple tasks to prepare fresh shrimp for market. The automated platform, called ShrimpWorks, has the potential to dramatically change how fresh shrimp are processed here in west […]

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Shrimp is a jumbo business in west central Minnesota

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WILLMAR—A unique working relationship between a former dairy farmer from Blomkest, two former poultry farmers from Danube and a high-tech engineering company in Willmar could produce the first commercial-scale saltwater shrimp to be born, raised and processed in Minnesota. There are some moving pieces to the puzzle to fit together yet, but the picture looks promising.

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Simply Shrimp seeks state funds for expansion

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For aquaculture farmer Paul Damhof, putting up the “sold out” placard along his roadside billboard has become almost as much of a daily chore as checking the pH levels of his shrimp tanks. With customers across a 150-mile radius and few industry competitors to contend with, Blomkest shrimp farm Simply Shrimp LLC continues with meeting

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Simply Shrimp: Blomkest farmer raises saltwater shrimp in former dairy calving barn

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BLOMKEST—When the Damhof family of Blomkest retired from the dairy business after 50 years of milking cows earlier this year, they didn’t retire from raising livestock completely. Today, instead of Holstein dairy cows filling the barns, there are now tens of thousands of Pacific white shrimp being raised in what was once a calving barn.

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New London business expands to raise seafood

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NEW LONDON—Mark Tanner’s business of raising walleye to stock popular fishing lakes is about as Minnesotan as you can get. But he hopes his new sideline business of raising saltwater shrimp for people to buy fresh by the pound and take home to grill, boil or saute with butter will become a new Minnesota tradition.

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Nova-Tech’s Shrimp Works equipment poised to revolutionize shrimp processing business

Shrimp is a jumbo business in west central Minnesota

Simply Shrimp seeks state funds for expansion

Simply Shrimp: Blomkest farmer raises saltwater shrimp in former dairy calving barn

New London business expands to raise seafood

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