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He added that the plant grew out of Hutterite farmers seeing profit margins squeezed as they contracted for their processing. They simply wanted to be more profitable and to take control of their own destiny, Borszich said.
That destiny has been a matter of small, methodical business steps. One particularly important step came in the s with the formation of a soybean feed cooperative, according to Jeff Sveen, an Aberdeen, S. But what the co-op really succeeded in doing was fostering greater cooperation and marketing strength among the colonies.
Now, Sveen said, "65 to 75 semi [truck] loads of soybean meal are purchased on behalf of co-op members each week to feed their turkeys and hogs. Sveen also encouraged colonies to file with the Internal Revenue Service as a d nonprofit religious organization, that is, one with a communal treasury, which the colonies already had.
That status has allowed them to function better as a unit in financial and business ventures, Sveen said. Until that time, each colony operated quite independently. There's a common misconception that Hutterites don't pay taxes because they're a religion-based community, but that's not the case. The colonies pay property taxes on farmlands and businesses in the same way a family farm corporation or business would. Because there are no salaries for colony members who work within their community, individual Hutterites are not subject to state or federal income taxes.
They don't pay Social Security taxes-but then Hutterite workers don't collect Social Security, either. Some Hutterite colonies have also diversified into other businesses. According to Sveen, 10 to 12 colonies in the Dakotas and Minnesota have substantial manufacturing businesses. Most employees are colony residents, but several hire non-Hutterite salespeople.
One of the larger operations is Millbrook Industries near Mitchell, S. Other businesses at the site include commercial feed production, poultry, farming, metal fabrication and a major machine shop.
At Newdale Colony in Elkton, S. And in Gibbon, Minn. One person spends most of his time on the Internet buying and selling steel for precision steel fabricating.
Wind power is the focus at the colony in Martindale, Mont. According to Dave Healow, Two Dot's managing partner, the project is the perfect marriage of Hutterite mechanical expertise and his goal of harnessing wind energy through refurbishing and reinstalling otherwise outdated turbines. Hutterite blacksmiths, welders, electricians and mechanics help get the salvaged equipment running again, Healow said, and he also uses the Forty Mile Colony's machine shop to fabricate replacement pieces.
But once he installed the first turbine, which provides enough electricity to power the colony's homes and operations, they were sold on the idea. Now there are 11 other turbines on land leased from the colony, with many more planned. Healow said he likes the fact that the refurbished equipment is about a third of the cost of new turbines, and "the money stays local.
According to a number of non-Hutterite sources, what makes Hutterite business endeavors so successful is a combination of work ethic, smarts and the cultural idiosyncrasies of being Hutterite. Donald B. He described a colony's operation as "basically a large corporate farm," averaging about 3, acres. They learn from each other and talk shop, just like you'd find in any small town coffee shop talk among farmers," Freking said. But because of their traditions and unique financial situation, Hutterites may be able to create more opportunities for their colonies than some other farmers.
Fergus County, Montana. Glacier County, Montana. Golden Valley County, Montana. Grant County, North Dakota. Grant County, Washington. Greene County, New York. Hamlin County, South Dakota. Hand County, South Dakota. Hanson County, South Dakota. Hill County, Montana. Hutchinson County, South Dakota. Jerauld County, South Dakota. Judith Basin County, Montana. Kingsbury County, South Dakota. Lake County, South Dakota. LaMoure County, North Dakota. Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
Liberty County, Montana. Lincoln County, Minnesota. Lincoln County, Washington. Litchfield County, Connecticut. Marshall County, South Dakota. McCook County, South Dakota. McPherson County, South Dakota. Meagher County, Montana.
Miner County, South Dakota. Moody County, South Dakota. Mower County, Minnesota. Musselshell County, Montana. Phillips County, Montana. Polk County, Minnesota. Pondera County, Montana. Roberts County, South Dakota. Roosevelt County, Montana. Sanborn County, South Dakota. Sargent County, North Dakota. Sibley County, Minnesota. Spink County, South Dakota.
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