The Dairy Star is mailed free to dairy farmers in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska and parts of Michigan. 2,000 additional copies are distributed to advertisers, paid subscribers, complimentary copies and newsstand copies.
Ad/Copy Deadlines: The Dairy Star is published on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Ad deadline is the Friday of the week before the publication date. News copy must be received in the Dairy Star office by the Tuesday before publication to be considered for inclusion.
$30.00 per issue up to 25 words, $1.50 per word after that.
To advertise you can also call 320-352-6303.
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See your sales representative for ad rates.
Laura Seljan
laura.s@dairystar.com
National, International & Ad Agencies
Nebraska
507-250-2217
Jenna Buyck
jenna.b@dairystar.com
Southwest MN
Northwest IA, South Dakota,
507-531-6009
Mike Schaefer
mike.s@dairystar.com
Central & So. Central MN
320-894-7825
Mark Klaphake
mark.k@dairystar.com
West Central MN
320-248-3196
Nancy Powell
nancy.p@dairystar.com
Website Administrator
320-352-6303
Hannah Ullom
hannah.u@dairystar.com
Northern WI
Western WI
715-387-1202
Bob Leukam
bob.l@dairystar.com
East Central MN
320-260-1248
Kati Schafer
kati.s@dairystar.com
Eastern WI and Upper MI
920-979-5284
Julia Merten
julia.m@star-pub.com
Southeast MN and Northeast IA
507-438-7739
Keya Sleister
keya.s@dairystar.com
Eastern IA, Southwest WI, Illinois
563-608-5988