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Keranen Pasture-Based Farm Earns Water Quality Certification
May 19, 2023 by MAWQCP
Bob Keranen’s grass-fed cattle farm joins the rising number of producers becoming certified as stewards of water quality through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) - a voluntary opportunity that certifies farmers taking the lead in implementing conservation-minded practices to protect water quality. Keranen’s 320 acres of pastureland achieved water quality certification in April of 2022, accompanying over 1,300 producers in Minnesota farming more than 950,000 certified acres within the program.
Read MoreFour Hill Farms Inc. Achieve Water Quality Certification
April 24, 2023 by MAWQCP
Four Hill Farms Inc., proudly operated by Nathan and Jacob Thompson, has recently become water quality certified under the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP).

Sedlachek Family Farms Achieve Water Quality Certification
April 13, 2023 by Alyson Levig
East Otter Tail and Wadena SWCD staff assist farmers with becoming Water Quality Certified.
Read MoreArlin Wanderi Farms now Water Quality Certified
July 6, 2020 by MAWQCP
Congratulations to Arlin Wanderi! His farms are now Water Quality Certified in Minnesota’s Ag Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP).
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Winkelman Farm Achieves Water Quality Certification
June 23, 2020 by MAWQCP
Babe Winkelman’s name is often recognized for his hunting and fishing adventures. Now the Winkelman Farm is being recognized for achieving Water Quality Certification in Minnesota’s Ag Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP). And Babe Winkelman is the first to say that all of the conservation stewardship efforts on their farm have been a ‘family project’.
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