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26 Apr 2025

Awards and Recognition, News, Agriculture, Business

Conservation efforts vary across agricultural operations, but for the Czech family of rural Little Falls, land stewardship is an avenue to healthier crops and a stronger dairy herd.

The Czech family is the recipient of the Outstanding Conservationist award from the Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District. They were recognized as their county’s award winner by the Minnesota Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts during its annual convention.

Dave and Betty Czech own and operate Czech Dairy with the help of their four children — Joe, Josh, Scott and Taylor. They milk 240 cows in a double-12 parlor and grow around 480 acres of corn and alfalfa on the fifth-generation farm.

Read the full article from Dairy Star here.

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