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We're a cooperative rooted in 100-years of forward-thinking. We're a different kind of company, grounded in a common cause ever since our founding in 1921 we have remained a cooperative. Land O'Lakes, Inc. is placing its owners, both farmers and local retailers at the heart of creating a sustainable food future. Join host Kim Olson for stories, interviews, and insight - welcoming new guests on each monthly episode. Production copyright 2024 Land O'Lakes, Inc. Formerly "Something Greater."
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Andy and Brian Kamenetzky on the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA, pop culture, and anything else coming to mind. The Kamenetzky's have covered the Lakers for over a decade, for ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and the L.A. Times. They are frequent contributors to Lakers coverage on Spectrum Sportsnet, as well as The Athletic.
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Say cheese! From the farm to the food aisle, how we’re expanding new cheese offerings with our farmer owners.
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Send us a text Land O’Lakes is expanding! Into more cheese offerings. There’s a unique relationship between the farmers who own us, the cheese we produce and you ultimately buy at the grocery store. In this episode hear from Wisconsin farmer-owner Angie Feider and Dairy Foods Marketing Vice President Angela Pengelly. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com …
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Why these interns found promise in charting a career path in agriculture.
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Send us a text What’s got Gen Z interested in agriculture? Hear two very different stories from Land O’Lakes interns who decided to pursue a career in agriculture. Plus, learn how we’re creating new early talent programs for a younger generation to land a career and make an impact in ag. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible…
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That's a wrap! Season four comes to a close. Rooted In Tomorrow will be back soon.
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Send us a text Season four of the Rooted In Tomorrow podcast is in the books! Thanks for listening and sharing the stories of our farmers and their communities. While we plan, catch up on all the previous episodes of Rooted In Tomorrow. Subscribe on Spotify and Apple to receive push alerts if we share a new episode. Catch you back here soon! Check …
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Connecting with consumer values and understanding buying behavior.
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Send us a text In this episode, Land O’Lakes Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Jason Trusley joins host Kim Olson. Inside baseball? Not here. We try to break down the path forward for our cooperative system and what it will take for us to continue supporting America’s farmers, ag retailers, communities, and consumers for another 100 …
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The young farmers thinking outside the box in rural Wisconsin
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Send us a text Weddings, workshops, quality beef, and pick your own produce. Meet the Wisconsin couple, Derek and Nicole Sippel who are introducing the “Art of Agriculture” to anyone who pays a visit to their Southeastern Wisconsin farm. Did we mention world-class pumpkins grown on their land? In this episode, the Sippels join host Kim Olson on how…
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How cooperative members drive our philanthropy efforts in their communities.
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Send us a text This episode highlights the most impactful areas of financial giving the past year and how it’s supporting the communities our cooperative members call home. Each year, Land O’Lakes, Inc. donates a portion of its pretax profits to the Land O’Lakes Foundation in addition to investing corporate dollars through community relations. Morg…
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Changing The Rural Narrative: From podunk to preferable.
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Send us a text Tyler Ribeiro is a fourth-generation farmer from Tulare, California. He’s amassed nearly 80,000 social media followers sharing life on the farm and daily moments in his rural community. He joins host Kim Olson to talk about the work being done in his community and beyond to break down rural stereotypes and keep small communities vibr…
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Co-Op or Corp? Understanding the cooperative business model.
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Send us a text Consumers generally have positive attitudes about cooperatives. They are less sure about their level of understanding of what one is, how their purchases benefit members, and how an ownership structure is different from other business models. In this episode, Chris Pearson joins host Kim Olson. Pearson is the Vice President Of Crop N…
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Innovating industry: Choosing work hours. Creating balance. Inside a Land O’Lakes manufacturing facility.
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Send us a text We're rethinking the norms of manufacturing by offering flexible work environments at our facilities. In this episode learn how flexibility supplemental income, and simply choosing your own hours to work can impact consumers, which is better for our cooperative, is making a difference. Guests are Yone Dewberry Chief Supply Chain Offi…
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The influencer: The farmer documenting daily life on the farm
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Send us a text A new season of Rooted In Tomorrow kicks off with Alice Crothers. Alice helps run Long Green Farms in Rising Sun, Maryland, with her husband Caleb. Alice was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and met Caleb in college. The two ditched their lives and jobs in the city and joined Caleb’s family farming operation in 2015. Their conservatio…
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We're on a break! New episodes of Rooted In Tomorrow will be back soon.
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Send us a text Season three of Rooted In Tomorrow is wrapped up. We'll be back soon with brand new episodes, new guests, and different topics. Check out all our stories from Land O'Lakes, Inc. Be sure to leave us a rating and review for the podcast on Spotify and Apple podcasts. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers!…
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Why a healthier food system begins at innovation with animal nutrition. Guest, Peter Karnezos of Purina Animal Nutrition
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Send us a text In this episode, we get the inside scoop about the exciting research happening now at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center that’s helping unlock the greatest potential of every animal. Our guest in this episode is Dr. Peter Karnezos. Peter is the Senior Director of feed additive research and innovation for Purina. Check out Rootedintom…
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The field of innovation: Turning agtech tools on in an Indiana crop field.
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Send us a text In this episode hear how an Indiana corn field is being "turned on" with technology technology tools. 24-hour data collection and sampling is helping local farmers act on the future of food and sustainability. Guests on this episode are, Ranveer Chandra Chief Technology Officer, Agri-Food at Microsoft. Teddy Bekele, Chief Technology …
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Ag trends to come: With futurist Jack Uldrich
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Send us a text In this episode Kim welcomes on guest Jack Uldrich. Jack was a guest speaker this year at the Land O'Lakes, Inc. midyear meeting with farmers and members of the cooperative. He's a global futurist and keynote speaker that analyzes past industry shifts to help people and companies anticipate major consumer shifts and business trends t…
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Telling the story of agriculture: A co-op member discussion with Land O’Lakes, CEO Beth Ford
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Send us a text The annual Mid-Year meeting at Land O’Lakes brings farmers and thought leaders together to discuss the future and current state of agriculture. In this episode we’re pulling back the curtain on what is typically a closed door discussion. Land O’Lakes, Inc. CEO Beth Ford moderates a discussion with three farmers to talk about the impo…
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Climate friendly isn't always cost effective: Removing risk for farmers to be part of the climate change solution.
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Send us a text Sustainable farming practices are essential for modern farmers to adopt on their land. However, changing an on-farm practice can cost a family farm a fortune or, put their crops and profits at risk. Doing the right thing for the environment also means not doing the wrong thing to ensure their family farm survives. In this episode, Br…
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The Dairy Equation: A family. A farmer. A cooperative. Celebrating dairy month and the people who bring you the butter.
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Send us a text In this episode, we break down the challenges facing the dairy industry and the ways Land O’Lakes continues to innovate and adapt to meet the moment on behalf of our farmer-owners.. Our guest for the episode is Heather Anfang, Senior Vice President of US Dairy Foods at Land O’Lakes, Inc. Get to know some of our Farmers at LandOLakes.…
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The mom. The Farmer. The advocate; Driving policy change by getting personal.
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Send us a text As a farmer-owned cooperative, Land O'Lakes, Inc. Government Relations plays a key role in supporting the food and agriculture industry that thrives in rural communities. Part of the work is helping its members and local farmers advocate on their behalf, tell their stories to lawmakers and drive policy change that benefits consumers.…
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Rooted In Tomorrow: How a 100 year old cooperative sees it's future.
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Send us a text In this episode, Land O’Lakes Chief Marketing Officer Heather Malenshek joins us to discuss how we're helping bring to life the stories of our cooperative and position Land O’Lakes Inc. as a powerful enterprise working in service of our farmer and retailer owners. Today, Land O’Lakes is a diverse agribusiness spanning crop inputs, an…
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Bringing connectivity to every corner and cornfield.
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Send us a text In this episode, we illustrate the often eye-opening issues facing those without broadband connectivity and the work to get communities better connected. Bringing every American broadband access is the moonshot challenge of this generation. It's the focus of our American Connection Project. As we hear from our guests, connectivity is…
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Combating climate change. Creating a sustainable future.
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Send us a text Guests on this episode: Truterra President Jason Weller and Nebraska farmer Lukas Fricke join host Kim Olson. Everywhere you look, organizations are making announcements about carbon markets. While some are talking a big game, Land O’Lakes - through its Truterra business - has been hard at work empowering farmers to not only do the r…
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The podcast is back in 2022 with new episodes! Here's what we have in store.
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Send us a text Something Greater is back in 2022 with new episodes and guests! As the world was interrupted by COVID, farmers pressed on, producing food for a world facing countless challenges. This season, Something Greater features the innovators, the forward thinkers, and small-town leaders guiding Land O’Lakes into its second century and taking…
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Andre Drummond loses a toe nail, Marc Gasol loses his starting gig, Kevin Durant loses 50K
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The Lakers had a busy week, and lost two of the three games they played. So why do we declare it a success? And what exactly does success look like on the upcoming road trip? We explain. Because while LeBron and Anthony Davis are still out, Andre Drummond is nursing his nail-less big toe and so on, success is a relative term, with a very specific m…
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How Andre Drummond impacts the Lakers, more names for the buyout market, and Harden as MVP?
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The Lakers played, and won, two games this weekend, one against a conventionally bad team (Cleveland), and the other against a catastrophically awful group (Orlando). Even shorthanded, they might not seem like much, but it can be argued these were the most important wins of the season. Without LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the lineup, the team …
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LeBron James joins Anthony Davis on the injury list... How can the Lakers hang on?
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The news is big, and it ain't good. Saturday against the Hawks, LeBron James suffered a very nasty looking high ankle sprain, and has been declared "out indefinitely" by the Lakers. Whether that means seven, 10, 15 or more games remains to be seen, but with only 29 remaining following Sunday's loss to the Suns in Phoenix, the Lakers don't have much…
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How the Lakers keep going without Anthony Davis. (Also, the first "Space Jam" is a bad movie.)
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The Lakers announced this week that Anthony Davis is healing, but it'll be at least two more weeks until he's cleared to play. At the least, Davis won't see game action before the end of March, and more likely it'll be a week or two into April. So what does that mean for Davis? For the Lakers? We break it down in the newest edition of the Land O'La…
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The Lakers are halfway home -- On surprises and what's to come with guest Harrison Faigan
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He's the big cheese over at Silver Screen and Roll, and one of our favorite people out in the NBA universe. Harrison Faigen of SilverScreenandRoll.com joins the show to review what we've seen to this point in the Lakers season, and preview what's to come. Plus... we dive into some of the more controversial aspects of the All Star Weekend! No shorta…
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Dennis Schröder's return, LeBron James, age and the MVP award... plus Kobe Bryant as The Logo?
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As the Lakers endured a four-game losing streak, we said on this show the losses, while frustrating, revealed little about the makeup of the team, short of the obvious: When the Lakers don't have Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder, they're too short on talent to win a lot of games. Particularly on the offensive end. If the losing continues after the…
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The Lakers, tired and shorthanded, are slumping as trade and buyout rumors start flying!
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That the Lakers are slumping without Anthony Davis (calf strain) and Dennis Schröder (health and safety protocols) in the lineup isn't exactly a surprise. Most teams would suffer without an all-world guy like Davis, and the type of dynamic scorer that Schröder is, particularly when nobody left on the roster not named LeBron James can serve as that …
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Injuries ruin Lakers vs. Nets, 35,000 points for LeBron and more All Star Game headaches for the NBA
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The Lakers and Nets were supposed to have a marquee, earth-shaking tussle on Thursday, but instead had it derailed by player absences. No Anthony Davis, no Kevin Durant, and then in a surprise, no Dennis Schroder, who was a late scratch after being put in the COVID protocols. More information about that will surely emerge in the next few days. But …
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Anthony Davis is out... so what happens now? How Dennis Schröder can help save LeBron James.
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The Lakers got bad news on Monday, though it certainly could have been worse. Anthony Davis, who re-aggravated his Achilles tendinosis Sunday in Denver, will almost surely miss the nine games remaining for the Lakers before the All Star Break. But an MRI revealed no structural damage to the tendon itself, meaning long term hopes for the season are …
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Anthony Davis has a sore Achilles tendon. Cause for concern? Plus the Wisdom of Alex Caruso and more
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As much as anything can be in this day and age, the 2020-21 season for the Lakers has been pretty smooth sailing. No COVID-19-related cancellations, little by way of injuries, piling up wins, and so on. Now, we seem to be passing through a potentially more challenging stretch. Anthony Davis has been diagnosed with tendonosis of his right Achilles. …
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