KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Loudon County Farm nearly closed down this week when cold weather knocked out a critical piece of equipment. A desperate call for help turned into a community-wide effort to save one of the area’s last small dairy farms.
Just days ago, the Lowe’s Brothers Farm was faced with a very real possibility of selling off all its herd after a vacuum pump froze.
“I come to milk Sunday night, and after it being 7 degrees the night before, I flipped a switch. When I did, nothing happened,” said Richard Lowe, the owner and operator of Lowe’s Brothers Farm…