Rosendahl Farms Inc is a family owned and
operated farm, which lies approximately 15 miles north of Columbus
Nebraska. Our farm consists of 580 acres of which 52 acres are
pasture and farm building sites and 528 acres of No-Till row crops.
The row crop acres are divided into 50% corn and 50% soybeans
rotation with 2/3 being irrigated acres. The soybeans are sold
as a cash crop and the corn is fed as livestock feed into an approximately
4000-head/year feeder to finish swine feeding enterprise.
The farm is operated with one full time employee
(myself), and four part time helpers, my mother Carol, brother
Dave and sons Craig and Reid. Dave and his wife also work off
farm at a corn processing facility. Craig is in his first year
of college, Reid is in high school, and my wife works off farm
at Nebraska Power District. Our family has been farming the main
farm site since 1958.
Environmental Policy Statement
Our family takes pride in producing high quality grains and pork. However for our operation to remain viable and sustainable in the future, we realize that we must operate in a way that stresses quality over quantity.
We are able to keep the size of our operation manageable by utilizing family labor and focusing on producing a healthy high quality product in an environmentally friendly way. We will make our products a source of health and happiness to our customers by following the IERE’s (Institute for Environmental Research and Education) agricultural environmental management plan.
By complying with all regulations and following a plan that makes us better environmentally every year, everyone on our farm helps us remain sustainable and environmentally sound. By conserving our natural resources, our farm will be a safe and healthy place for future generations.
Environmental Aspects
The significant environmental aspects of Rosendahl Farm are the use of fossil fuels and the use of antibiotics in feed and manure management. Like all ISO 14000 environmental management plans, there are plans or practices in place to reduce the negative effects of the environmental aspects of the farm, with certain aspects being the target of actions every year. For this first year of operation, the farm has focused solely on the environmental aspects related to on-farm activities. In future, when a full life cycle assessment has been performed, the plan may include off-farm management plans
The Rosendahl Farm already uses No-till farming and low levels of antibiotics in feed. No-till farming reduces the use of fossil fuels and the disruption of the soil. Soil is conserved and even increases under no-till farming. Reducing antibiotics in feed reduces the risk of developing antibiotic resistance in people as well as animals.During 2002, our goals will be
This is the first year that the Rosendahl farms have been in the IERE program, and they therefore do not have a report out for last years.
Rosendahl farms must comply to local noxious weed regulations, and to FIFRA, and the Clean Water Act (a chemigation permit for fertilizer application), and we comply to the National Pork Producers Council Pork Quality Assurance Level III Requirements.
To the best of our knowledge, we are compliant to all these requirements
For more information, you may contact us at:
Stan Rosendahl
40346 190th Ave.
Creston, NE 68631
402-285-0469
drosend@megavision.com