R.D. Offutt’s Twin Rivers Seed Farm at Staples is the latest operation to be certified in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program. R.D. Offutt Farms President Keith McGovern says this program demonstrates RDO’s commitment to regenerative agriculture. “What are you doing to prevent soil erosion? How are you measuring the amount of water you’re putting on the crop? These are all things by working with new technology and working with the University of Minnesota that actually grow a better crop.” Darren Newville is the district manager for the East Otter Tail and Wadena Soil and Water Conservation Districts and says these conservation practices go beyond water quality. “The Farm Business Management program is showing that the farms that are certified are generally more profitable that the farms that aren’t. So the farms that have adopted these practices, they’re sustainable financially, too.” Listen to the full interview.
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