will be inducted into the North Dakota Agriculture Hall of Fame during this year’s North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City. He is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the R.D. Offutt Company, the nation’s largest producer of potatoes. He also founded RDO Equipment Co., which owns the largest network of John Deere construction and agricultural dealerships in the country, with more than 80 locations in 10 states. Internationally, RDO Equipment has dealer partnerships in Russia, Ukraine and Australia.