Glover lambs to have a Holstein look

by Leanne Day Harple

GLOVER — The town of Glover is about to make history, and Mark Rodgers is very excited. Mr. Rodgers is a local farmer, who along with his wife Karen, is the owner of MKVT Farm on Mud Island Road near the Greensboro side of town.  Largely he has worked as a farm-to-table meat producer, raising sheep, beef, pigs, chickens, and other livestock.  Now, he’s expanding his practice in a very innovative way.  Earlier this year, Mr. Rodgers purchased 8 embryos of Dutch spotted sheep from Great Britain and had them implanted into the wombs of his own sheep….

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