Recent press

Publication: Oregonlive.com
Buzz Gibson sits in his Ford pickup, with a MOO MAN license plate, and thinks things over. He'll be 65 in June and at first take is every bit the traditional dairyman. He's a thick-chested, ruddy man in jacket and jeans, and a dispenser of rural judgment about politicians, government regulators and the liberal local paper, which he calls the "Red Guard" and claims to read only to keep track of his enemies. View full article.

Publication: Register Guard
A $2.2 million project uses methane from manure to generate electricity at the Junction City farm. View full article.

Publication: KVAL
The 750 dairy cows at Lochmead Farms aren't just being used for milk anymore. Nowadays they're turning out another kind of powerful material, manure. View full article.

Publication: Capital Press
Jock Gibson and his two brothers, Buzz and Mike, found a simple way to avoid the tensions often associated with family-run companies. Under the umbrella of the family's Lochmead Dairy company, each literally minded his own business. View full article.

Publication: Register-Guard
The recession has many businesses hunkered down, but the Lochmead Dairy group in Junction City is bristling with new initiatives.The dairy bought Coco-nut Bliss — a rapidly growing line of coconut ice cream based in Eugene that’s sold in natural food stores across North American and is making in-roads into Target and Fred Meyer chains. Download full article.

Publication: Oregon Family
At Lochmead Farms our focus has always been on family. In 1941 our grandparents, Howard and Gladys Gibson, purchased 120 acres of land four miles north of Junction City, to begin a way of life for the generations to come. They worked the land and raised livestock until they had created a dairy farm with 100 cows and five young children to start their legacy. Download full article.

Publication: Oregon Business
Not many company histories include a Grateful Dead show, but in Eugene, the town that birthed Ken Kesey and the Oregon Country Fair, such distinctions matter. On a hot August day in 1972, 20,000 Deadheads attended a one-time concert to raise money for Springfield Creamery, which desperately needed an infusion of cash to continue making Nancy’s Yogurt. View full article.

Publication: Eugene Magazine
THE BIZZ BUZZ: In 1941, Stephanie Gibson’s grandparents, Howard and Gladys Gibson, purchased 120 acres of land near Junction City and began raising 100 dairy cows. In October 1965 they built a processing plant and opened five Dari Mart stores on the same day. The family now has about 600 cows. Lochmead milk is distributed to more than 40 Dari Mart stores in Lane, Lynn, and Benton counties (ice cream travels a little farther), and they also supply local school districts. Download full article.