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Oct. 18, 2026

301: Tom Cotter - Cattle and Crop Integration

301: Tom Cotter - Cattle and Crop Integration
301: Tom Cotter - Cattle and Crop Integration
Ranching Returns Podcast
301: Tom Cotter - Cattle and Crop Integration

Tom is a farmer in Southern Minnesota on some of the highest quality productive row crop land Minnesota has to offer. Yet he chooses to grow more than just corn and soybeans. He raises both organic and non-organic crops and has a variety of short and long season crops that allow for cover crops and livestock integration. He also bale grazes on row crop land which makes for an amazing sunflower crop. Lots to learn on how to integrate livestock on some of Americas best cropland.


Resources Mentioned:

John Kempf

MN Soil Health Coalition

National No-till conference


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