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Land Sustainability & Stewardship

  • It’s often said that healthy soil is the foundation of regenerative agriculture. After all, healthy soil means healthy plants and healthy plants mean a strong food supply and a healthy planet. R.D. Offutt Farms has nearly 60 years of experience managing soil health to reduce erosion, maximize water infiltration and improve nutrient cycling. Celebrating Earth Day, check out the top three ways we invest in soil health.
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    April 21, 2023

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  • On Friday, July 29, 2022, the R.D. Offutt Farm Team in Becker, Minn. hosted more than 60 people for the annual Irrigators Association of Minnesota (IAM) summer field tour. Minnesota state legislators, agency and congressional staff members, public officials, IAM and industry members attended the event, touring an RDO field with a top-of-the-line center pivot irrigation system, learning about the latest irrigation research at the University of Minnesota Sand Plain Research Farm and hearing about the economics behind irrigated agriculture from local processor, Michaels Foods.
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    August 2, 2022

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  • Building Organic Equity – One Field at a Time – with Smart, Strategic Nutrient Management
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    June 9, 2022

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  • In celebration of Arbor Month, R.D. Offutt Farms planted 45,000 Red Pine and White Spruce trees on fields in Hubbard and Wadena Counties between May 21-25.
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    May 28, 2022

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  • It’s often been said that farmers are the original environmentalists. As we celebrate Earth Day, we couldn’t agree more.
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    April 22, 2022

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