BLOMKEST — The Kandiyohi County Economic Development Joint Powers Board approved a $50,000 loan Thursday, Jan. 23, for a $6 million expansion project for Simply Shrimp. The loan will help Simply Shrimp keep moving forward with a project that has been a long time coming, according to interim executive director and Business Development Manager Michelle Marotzke. “Our part […]
This article was originally published in the Fall 2024 KCED Newsletter. Driving South on Highway 71, right before you get to the turn-off for Blomkest, you may have passed the sign, “Simply Shrimp,” and below it, a picture of the state of Minnesota, with a red shrimp curling into it and the words “Minnesota Shrimp,
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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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WILLMAR—If Paul Damhof is able to secure the capital he needs to complete a $10 million expansion of his saltwater shrimp farm near Blomkest, he said he believes he would be able to produce 250,000 pounds of Pacific white shrimp a year. Pretty impressive considering the Pacific Ocean is more than 2,000 miles away. “We
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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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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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