Rooted In Tomorrow

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 for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 years. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 their farm is being powered by a new generation. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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. Morgan Kinross Wright joins Kim as guest in this episode. She serves as VP, Community Relations & Exec. Director, Land O'Lakes Foundation. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 vibrant. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 Nutrition and cooperative alliances for Winfield United. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

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 Officer at Land O'Lakes, Inc, and George Weathermon, a Land O'Lakes flex-worker from St. Joseph Missouri. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 Officer at Land O'Lakes, Inc, and George Weathermon, a Land O'Lakes flex-worker from St. Joseph Missouri. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 conservation and Farmers On The Rise awards have helped make them leaders in agriculture. You can follow Alice at: Instagram: @heelsandholsteins Farm Website Long Green Farms Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 Officer at Land O'Lakes, Inc. Drew Garretson, Chief Marketing Officer at Ceres Solutions in Crawfordsville Indiana. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 to stay relevant in the future. Check out Jacks Newsletter at jackuldrich.com Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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 importance of telling their stories to consumers, policy makers and community leaders. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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, Brett Bruggeman, President of Winfield United joins us to talk about how Land O’Lakes is creating markets for farmers to invest in sustainable farming practices consumers care about. All while ensuring the economics make sense. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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.com/our-farmers/ Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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. It's about increasing access to food, understanding where it comes from, and bridging the gap between the farm and the grocery store. Guests in this episode are Gretchen Rockstad, a Minnesota Farmer and a member of the Land O'Lakes, Inc. Policy & Resolutions Committee. And, Amber Horn-Leiterman, Land O'Lakes farmer-member from rural Wisconsin. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com

Send us a Text Message. 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, animal nutrition, food production, and environmental sustainability. That means we have many stories to tell, and we believe a strong enterprise brand can tie those stories together to help drive home our cooperative’s strong mission and purpose in the world. Something Greater has changed its name to Rooted In Tomorrow. The podcast name change is effective April 2022. Subscribers will not need to resubscribe. Push alerts will remain for those who have subscribed through Apple Podcasts. Search for, "Rooted In Tomorrow" by Land O'Lakes, Inc. on all your podcast platforms. "Something Greater" will no longer be searchable content effective May 2022. Check out Rootedintomorrow.com for more stories of incredible farmers! Follow Land O'Lakes Inc at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/LandOLakesInc Instagram: @LandOLakesInc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/landolakesinc/ Follow along with our other businesses. Dairy: www.landolakes.com Animal Nutrition: www.purinamills.com Crop Protection: www.winfieldunited.com Sustainability: www.truterraag.com