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Royal Family Farming has a diverse crop production, an essential link in a closed-loop system that fuels livestock and creates byproducts that are returned to the soil to grow more crops.

• Nine crops: potatoes, peas, sweet corn, field corn, alfalfa, wheat, tritricale, apples, and cherries
• Harvest crops for human consumption to supply fresh food
• Send crops to The Kitchen to create nutritious cattle feed

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Byproducts from Royal Family Farming’s operations, local community processing companies, and culled apples, pears, and cherries (non-marketable or damaged fruit) from CMI Orchards.

• Agricultural and food byproducts transformed into feed
  
• Provides cattle optimal nutrition at every stage with 25 unique customized formulations

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Royal Family Farming is home to nearly 50,000 beef and dairy cattle. 

• Flush lanes rely on water and gravity to move manure
  
• Waste is recovered and reused elsewhere on the farm
  

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Solid and liquid manure is managed and repurposed to support sustainable farming.

• Mechanical systems:
  

• Settling pit
• Primary screen
• Sand lanes
  

• Solid manure sent to compost yard
• Liquid manure sent to worm beds
  

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14 acres of worm beds turn farm waste into valuable resources that improve soil health and reduce emissions.

• Process waste from
  

• Liquid manure and wastewater from Royal Family Farming
• Chipped orchard wood from CMI Orchards
  

• Remove up to 95% of contaminants from liquid manure in four hours
• Eliminate greenhouse gases through natural processing
• Transform waste into:
  

• Nutrient-rich worm castings for orchards and row crops
• Clean water for reuse on the farm
  

• Worm castings sent to The Soil Center, the hub of soil health innovation
  

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The Soil Center is a groundbreaking partnership between CMI Orchards and Royal Family Farming, where waste becomes a powerful tool for soil health and climate impact.

These efforts not only regenerate the land, but also help achieve carbon-negative fruit production.

• Upcycles 100,000+ tons of natural material annually into regenerative soil products
  
• Includes 40 acres of compost rows for large-scale organic recycling
  
• Operates three biochar reactors producing 8,000 tons of biochar each year
  
• Maintains 14 acres of worm beds generating nutrient-rich worm castings
  
• Improves soil health and sequesters carbon, about 350,000+ metric tons of CO2 equivalent annually
  
• Generates third-party verified carbon credits, which are sold as insets to supply chain partners
  
• Supports Planet Positive™ program, allowing CMI to market carbon-negative tree fruit
  

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Newborn calves begin their journey here, supported by advanced care and tracking systems:

• 50 calves born daily with 99% survival rate
  
• Tagged with red for beef and yellow for dairy
  
• Equipped with RFID for traceability and carbon footprint tracking
  

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The heart of milk production. Dairy cows are essential to both food supply and regenerative farming.

• Each cow turns 120 lbs. of feed into about 100 lbs. of milk daily
  
• Cows produce nutrient-rich manure that supports the regenerative cycle
  

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Upcycled materials produced through the system—such as compost, biochar, and worm castings—are returned to CMI Orchards to grow flavorful, nutrient-dense apples, pears, and cherries.

These regenerative soil amendments improve soil health, build long‑term resilience, and store carbon in the ground instead of releasing it into the atmosphere.

• Culled fruit is returned to the kitchen as cattle feed 
• Removed orchard wood is chipped and used in the biochar reactors and worm beds
  

This closed‑loop approach supports our Planet Positive™ program.

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