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Today, RDO filed for a declaratory judgment asking the court to provide the clarity that we and other farmers need when it comes to regulatory authority over water use. Since the 1930s, the State of Minnesota has overseen sustainable water use. While the existing system has worked to protect natural resources, the White Earth Tribe last year passed an ordinance that gives the tribe jurisdiction over all water use, not only on the reservation, but also within five miles of the reservation, and applies to non-tribal members, private landowners and all water users who have existing water appropriations permits from the State of Minnesota. RDO is asking the court to answer the question: who oversees water permitting in Minnesota?

This spring, R.D. Offutt Farms (RDO) will celebrate its 60th growing season. Ron Offutt began farming potatoes in the sandy soils of Minnesota with his dad in 1964. Much has changed since then, however, RDO remains committed to science-driven and sustainable practices to meet customer needs and move the potato-growing industry forward.

Three ounces. The weight of a deck of cards, three slices of bread, or three standard envelopes. At R.D. Offutt Farms, three ounces is the weight of a potato seed piece that is ready to be planted.