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01/27/2026

🎟️ FREE TICKETS for Minnesota & Midwest Farmers! 🎟️

Get into Ground Work: Soil Health for Profitable Ag — FREE with code GW_FACEBOOK
🔥 Only 10 free tickets available — 2 days only!

📍 Stewartville, Minnesota — Feb 9
A full day for Minnesota & Upper Midwest growers looking to turn soil health into higher margins.

🚜 Farmer-led, field-tested insights from:

🌱 Mitchell Hora – Continuum Ag (IA)
• 7th-gen farmer + national voice in regenerative ag
• Shares real field data on soil health ROI
• Keynote: Making Money with Soil Health

🌾 John Meyer – Rock Dell Farms (MN)
• No‑till + cover crop veteran
• Focuses on soil biology and business gains

🌱 Kenn Jenkins – 50K Organic Acres (ND, SD, Midwest)
• Manages 50,000+ certified organic acres
• Proven strategies to scale regenerative systems

🌽 Rusty Olson – River Valley Organic (IA)
• Blends organic + conventional systems
• Practical insights on transition, risk, and ROI

PLUS:
💵 Creative ag financing – Grower’s Edge
🌱 MN grants & conservation funding – Dept. of Ag
🍽️ Sit‑down lunch + Vendor booths + Happy Hour

✅ USE CODE: GW_FACEBOOK
🎟️ Only 10 FREE tickets — claim yours before they’re gone!

Join Return for a deep dive into soil health in southern Minnesota. Explore new tools, strategies, and tactics to take control of your land.

01/12/2026

Now Growing: Margins 🌱💰

Farmers, agronomists, and anyone looking to make better returns from better soil…this one’s for you.

Join us in Stewartville, MN on Thursday, February 12 for GROUND·WORK: a full-day soil health event focused on real-world strategies to boost your bottom line.

🔸 Keynote from Mitchell Hora Continuum Ag
🔸 Proven financial tools for this moment from Grower’s Edge
🔸 Grant navigation support from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
🔸 A grower’s panel focused on solutions
🔸 Hot lunch + happy hour included
🔸 Soil-first systems that grow ROI—not just crops

🕙 10AM–5PM
📍 Stewartville, MN

🎟️ Early bird tickets just $30 through this week — price jumps next week.

👉 Grab your seat now at the link here.

If your soil isn’t paying you back yet, it’s time to dig deeper.

Join Return for a deep dive into soil health in southern Minnesota. Explore new tools, strategies, and tactics to take control of your land.

12/11/2025

🚜 “A great team of hard-working people…”

That’s from Dan H. from Minnesota, longtime Return user.

He also said Return is “a sustainable input that feeds our crops... and the fields...”
Couldn’t’ve said it better ourselves.

Better soil. Better yields. That’s the kind of return we’re all about.

12/03/2025

📍 We spent the day at the Premier Soil Health Summit in Mankato, hosted by the Minnesota Soil Heath Coalition…and what a lineup of conversations.

The Return crew connected with farmers digging into real-deal regenerative agriculture, especially the role of poultry litter in building healthier, more profitable soil. Not the marketing fluff, the kind that boosts organic matter, improves nutrient cycling, and delivers long-term ROI.

We shared data, swapped field stories, and talked through how organic amendments like litter are helping growers cut inputs, improve soil function, and maintain strong yields in a tough market.

📢 If you snapped a moment with us today:

➡️ You probably met Marilee Jones and Vince Van Bael at the Return booth

➡️ Saw our product up close—what litter actually looks like in the soil

➡️ And maybe even got a greeting from Digger, our (fake) booth dog and mascot of microbial enthusiasm 🐶🦠

Whether we met today or you missed us this year, let’s keep the conversation going. Good-for-the-earth growing starts with better soil inputs.

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Return®—where the real feast starts in the soil.

Because Turkey only feeds for a day...Turkey litter feeds crops all season long—and can keep building soil fertility long after that.

Organic matter. Micronutrients. Biology.... It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

11/21/2025

He said it in ’37. We’re living it in ’25.

A grower told us not long ago:
“I thought it was a fertility problem. Turns out it was a soil problem.”

That one hits.

Because when you’re staring down rising input costs and inconsistent yields, it’s easy to look at the crop. But the real issue? Nine times outta ten, it’s under your boots.

Soil health is the difference between short-term fixes and long-term gains.
Organic matter. Microbial activity. Nutrient retention. That’s the engine.

Start building that back, and the payoff isn’t just healthier plants—it’s stronger ROI, more resilience, and fewer surprises next season.

FDR wasn’t talking theory. He was talking survival.
And if we’re paying attention, he’s still right.

10/30/2025

Farmers: Have you heard about the 45Z tax credit?

It’s a new federal credit meant to support low-carbon fuels. The biofuel processors can claim it—but they need your crops to get there.

Here’s the thing: some farmers might see a payout down the road for growing low-carbon intensity (CI) corn or soy—but there’s still a lot that’s unclear. Who pays the farmer? How much? And when?

Right now, it depends on contracts and data. You’ve gotta track what’s happening on your acres, and line up with buyers who can actually turn those records into dollars.

We pulled together a free guide to help clear the air:
✅ What 45Z is
✅ What buyers are looking for
✅ How to calculate your CI
✅ What steps you can take now to be ready

👉 Download your guide here https://www.returnco.com/45ztaxcreditpdf

You’re already putting in the work. Might as well be first in line when the market catches up.

Return, LLC is a Minnesota-based, family-owned supplier of good-for-the-Earth growing supplies: Specializing in poultry litters—Turkey Finish & Brood Litters & Chicken Litters—and more. Since 2009.

10/19/2025

🌬️💨 Poor Hal. Tough as nails… until a 30mph gust turns him into compost-on-the-go.

Here’s your reminder that wind erosion isn’t just a scarecrow problem. When topsoil goes airborne, so does your yield potential. And let’s face it—replacing blown-away nutrients ain’t cheap.

Want to keep your soil—and profits—on the ground where they belong?
Start building that soil armor with more organic matter. Poultry litter adds structure, boosts biology, and helps your field hold its ground—even when Mother Nature huffs and puffs.

🔁 Trade erosion headaches for higher ROI. Let’s talk poultry litter and smarter growing inputs.

Stay tuned for more from team Return.

10/10/2025

Hey folks: big news from the Return crew. We’re officially shifting gears. 🌱

👇 Here’s what’s up:

We’ve traded in our place on retail shelves like Target and Ace for the rows of corn, soy, and cover crops. Why? Because we realized we can have more impact where it matters most — helping farmers build healthier soil, stronger crops, and sustainable bottom lines. (returngrows.com)

So yes, our retail goods are on pause for now. We hope to be back in that space soon. But right now, we’re all-in on supporting growers. 🌽

If you’ve enjoyed our products, our mission, or just like nerding out about soil biology, stick with us.

👉 If you’re into ag or regenerative growing, follow our new home:

To our current community: thank you. This evolution doesn’t happen without the foundation you helped us build. 💪

Stay tuned. Soil-forward is where we’re headed.

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09/25/2025

Rye now = less stress later 🌾

This Minnesota family’s fall playbook is packed with smart moves:

✅ Interseed rye while sidedressing
✅ Lock in nitrogen from fall manure
✅ Cut spring w**d pressure (and get in the field faster)

They’re not just saving time...they’re saving their soil.

🎥 Video by SARE Outreach: Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBvBzfeSeCE&t=318s

Producer Rob Olson and Daughters Nicole and Kari demonstrate inter-seeding cover crops into corn on their farm in Clay County, MN. Videography by Dan Balluff...

09/11/2025

Hey farmers—are you missing out on new money for old crops?

If you’re growing corn, soy, or other crops headed for fuel, there’s a new tax credit called 45Z that could put real money in your pocket. We’re talkin’ up to 50¢ a gallon in potential value.

It’s not money you’re losing. It’s money you’re not making—yet.

✅ If you use no-till or cover crops
✅ If you manage your nitrogen wisely
✅ If your grain heads to ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel

Then yeah—you should probably be looking at 45Z.

We made a free guide that breaks it down in plain English.

👉 Download Free Guide: https://www.returnco.com/45ztaxcreditpdf

Let’s make sure the folks doing the growing are the ones seeing the value.

Return, LLC is a Minnesota-based, family-owned supplier of good-for-the-Earth growing supplies: Specializing in poultry litters—Turkey Finish & Brood Litters & Chicken Litters—and more. Since 2009.

08/22/2025

🚜 DIRT THERAPY – SESSION 8 🚜

Some crops push through anything.
Others call it quits by lunchtime.

But your soil? It doesn’t get PTO.
Good thing poultry litter pulls double shifts.

✅ Feeds soil biology all season long
✅ Boosts nutrient availability when crops need it most
✅ Builds long-term structure for better ROI

Cheap nitrogen might look good up front—until it ghosted your yield.
Stick with the input that shows up.

🐓⚡ Let’s put in work that keeps working.