Lessons From The Land

The farmer protecting one of Minnesota's premiere trout rivers.

Minnesota Farm Bureau Season 1 Episode 4

The Root River in Southeastern Minnesota is an 80-mile tributary of the Mississippi River and, one of the state's premier trout and recreation rivers. In this episode meet Ron Pagel, a Minnesota farmer who has transformed his dairy and beef farm to ensure on-farm waste isn't transferred to the creek on his farm that runs into the Root River.

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