Farm report: Leading Brazilian dairy expands to 1,000 cows

At first glance, it could be a rural German town. But Witmarsum Colony is actually located in Brazil, founded over 60 years ago by German immigrants in the state of Santa Catharina. It is here that Marcos Epp, whose grandmother was among those original immigrants, runs one of Brazil’s largest dairy farms, milking 1,000 cows and working with his father Marvin (77), who is responsible for growing the crops on their 1,100 hectares. Marcos Epp, whose grandmother was among those origin