Ken McMahon

Ken McMahon, CEO/Manager of Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, gave formal notice last week to the creamery's board of directors stating his resignation.

Nathan Eisenberg, attorney for the workers, has declined to comment on the case; General Manager Kenneth McMahon also declined comment on whether the creamery's overtime compensation practices have changed.
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McMahon referred questions about the case to the co-op's attorney, Thomas Misfelt, who hasn't returned repeated requests for comment.

Ken McMahon serves as General Manager, and Robert Swenson is President and Chairman.

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According to Ken McMahon, the chief executive officer at the Ellsworth Co-operative Creamery, Ellsworth, WI, where much of the local milk is shipped, there are many factors that determine the price a farmer gets paid for milk.But why those factors don't seem to reflect what happens at the grocery store is a mystery, he said.

"Farmers just want a fair price," McMahon said."I believe, and grocers won't tell you this, but dairy products - at least in the larger grocery stores - are some of the highest mark up items in the store.It will be interesting to see what happens when the farmer's price goes down."

According to McMahon, who was busy writing milk checks last week, prices have dropped roughly $3 this month, but experts believe the price will stabilize and as the summer heat hits the nation in August production will drop and cause the farmers price to go up again.

"Maybe even higher than May," McMahon said."Who knows what will happen at the grocery stores?"

McMahon said some of the reasons milk prices rise and fall for the farmer include: high fuel and feed costs, less cows being milked, high daily temperatures, a shortfall of growth hormones and the basic elements of supply and demand.

In a prepared statement released last week, Ellsworth Co-op Creamery General Manager Ken McMahon described the recent first meeting between the Creamery's board and the Ellsworth Village Board as a positive step toward ending the dispute over alleged tampering with sewage samples.Full Story

Land unit asked for year's delay on big farms in Martell

The environment, the economy and community harmony are among reasons supporters have given Pierce County officials for a one-year moratorium on large-scale agricultural operations in Martell Township.Full Story

In a prepared statement released last week , Ellsworth Co-op Creamery General Manager Ken McMahon described the recent first meeting between the Creamery's board and the Ellsworth Village Board as a positive step toward ending the dispute over alleged tampering with sewage samples.Full Story.

Land unit asked for year's delay on big farms in Martell.

The environment , the economy and community harmony are among reasons supporters have given Pierce County officials for a one-year moratorium on large-scale agricultural operations in Martell Township.Full Story.

In a prepared statement released last week, Ellsworth Co-op Creamery General Manager Ken McMahon described the recent first meeting between the Creamery's board and the Ellsworth Village Board as a positive step toward ending the dispute over alleged tampering with sewage samples.Full Story

In a prepared statement released last week , Ellsworth Co-op Creamery General Manager Ken McMahon described the recent first meeting between the Creamery's board and the Ellsworth Village Board as a positive step toward ending the dispute over alleged tampering with sewage samples.Full Story.

Land unit asked for year's delay on big farms in Martell.

The environment , the economy and community harmony are among reasons supporters have given Pierce County officials for a one-year moratorium on large-scale agricultural operations in Martell Township.Full Story.

Creamery Manager Ken McMahon said the co-op has questions over the extension clause.
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McMahon said the difficulty of the permit process is contributing to the delay.

"We hoped to have the permit by now, but it may be a ways off," McMahon said.