SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Rodney and Dorothy Elliott had a milking operation in Northern Ireland when a newspaper ad — “Wanted: Dairy farmers in South Dakota” — caught their attention. Along with more favorable regulations and cheaper land, there was also the incentive of four foreign investors putting up $500,000 each through a U.S. visa program.

The Elliotts used that $2 million at their Drumgoon Dairy near Lake Norden to build a larger barn to accommodate more cows and start off stronger financially after their 2006 move to South Dakota.