Dan Coffman is Minnesota Soil Health Specialist for Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) He was born and raised in West Concord, MN, on a hobby farm and attended North Dakota State University majoring in Agricultural Systems Management with a minor in Soil Science 

Dan worked for several co-op’s in ND, a seed dealership and a local farmer in Minnesota, gaining experience in precision agriculture and cover crops. He received the inspiration for conservation from his dad, Tom Coffman who was a District Conservationist for the NRCS in Rice County, MN. He started his farm operation in 2019 while driving a truck part time. He utilizes many soil health practices on his farm including no-till, strip-till, cover crops and livestock integration. Additionally, he has transitioned about 50% of his acres to organic production. He currently resides in Nicollet, MN with his wife Alysha and 4 children. In his free time, he enjoys the outdoors hunting/fishing/farming, spending time with his family and antique machinery.