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Donald and Shari Opdahl Selected as Outstanding Conservationists

Donald and Shari Opdahl 2019 Outstanding Conservationists

       The Pope SWCD  would like to congratulate  this year’s  Outstanding Conservationist, Don and Shari Opdahl. Don is an employee of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (seed, biotech, and noxious weed unit) for the past 28 years. Shari is a retired music teacher of 34 years and most recently worked at Glacial Hills Elementary school.

The Opdahl’s operate an 820 acre corn and soybean farm south of Starbuck, Minnesota.  The entire farm is on a 4 year rotation for grid soil sampling. The Opdahl’s have implemented 9 water and sediment control basins starting in 2015.They also installed approximately 20 water quality inlets on the remaining open intakes on their farm. They converted 1 open intake to a rock inlet design.  Don and his family have been very supportive of the Pope SWCD and NRCS.  They have on at least 2 occasions allowed our office to use their sites for educational program tours.

Don and Shari are very deserving of this recognition as the 2019  Outstanding Conservationists of the Year. They addressed their erosion concerns by implementing structural practices but were receptive and did implement new management to their tillage program.  Their entire operation was reviewed under the Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification program and did meet the criteria for certification once the tillage was adjusted, intakes were closed, and structures were installed.  Don is a fourth generation Pope County farmer who hopes to pass this farm off to the fifth generation, his son.  These investments Don and Shari have made will have a large impact on the future of the farm.  Congrats again to the Don and Shari Opdahl Family on their efforts to improve their land for future generations.

They will be recognized in December at the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual conference in Bloomington, Minnesota and by our County Board.  Congratulations to the Opdahl Family on this well deserved recognition.

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