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reapply. This could be something that we are
regenerating over the course and the life of our
impact,' " Orrock said.
Diestel Family Ranch started implementing
this theory through a pasture raised program
based on its home ranch nearly a decade
ago, which was successful but not without
challenges. The company struggled to know
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how to scale the program, how to keep the
pastures green and how to rotate the birds.
The Diestel family began talking with
experts in the regenerative space, which
proved to be the missing piece in their puzzle.
" The thing about the Regenified team that
we were so thankful for is a lot of the folks
within that group are actual farmers, " Orrock
said. " And so, when we started
to talk to them about what it
meant to be regenified, it felt like
we had landed on the moon in a
sense because there was so much
collaboration. When you're in
farming, you would think it'd be
highly collaborative, but it isn't
always. Sometimes you're really
out on your own trying to figure
things out. "
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Through this partnership with
Regenified, Diestel Family Ranch
was able to find a way to scale its
pasture raised program.
" It feels like such a long
time coming, and such a reward
to be the first turkey producer
in the country, but also just to
be continuing to have those
conversations and really pushing
for better and for more, "
Orrock said.
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Regenerating the soil at Diestel
Family Ranch starts by feeding
the birds corn, grown by local
farmers. Earlier this spring, the
company sourced 650 tonnes
of Certified Regenified corn for
its feed. By 2035, the farm looks
to replace half of its feed with
Certified Regenified corn.
Other company initiatives
include mimicking the birds'
natural habitat. Diestel Family
Ranch has set out to create
a shaded environment that
replicates trees in a forest. All
birds on the property are given
access to open land that includes
over two miles of evergreen,
perennial shrubs, grasses and
flowering trees. The plants were
specifically selected to promote
biodiversity - attract beneficial
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