Land O’Lakes, long associated with dairy, extends its influence beyond the grocery aisle. The cooperative, housing around 3,000 agricultural stakeholders, offers a range of services to enhance crop yields, plant health, and soil quality. In the face of climate change’s challenges, including reduced rainfall and higher temperatures, the cooperative focuses on aiding farmers in optimising their land’s productivity. Their approach acknowledges the variability of farmland and aims to extract maximum yield from each acre. Land O’Lakes leverages its animal feed business, sustainable farming arm Truterra, and WinField United’s “crop inputs” segment to innovate agricultural practices. Notably, their crop inputs business exhibited significant growth, doubling earnings from 2020 to 2022, mitigating losses experienced in the dairy sector.

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