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A New Side of Flax

June 29, 2012 By admin

A New Side of Flax Goodrich, North Dakota Cosmetics. Shar Pei dogs. Goats, whose instinctive response to danger is to pretend to faint. Bison. A log cabin and bunkhouse for hunters and birders. No one can claim that John and Stephanie Stober are shy about trying new business ventures. Some have lasted: they still raise […]

Filed Under: Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development and Marketing, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Internet/Website, Marketing, Marketing - Ag specific, North Dakota, North Dakota Book, Rural Business Development, Social Marketing: Linking Consumers to Producers

A Wild and Woolly Multifaceted Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Wild and Woolly Multifaceted Farm Wales, North Dakota Janet and Terry Jacobson are living, breathing proof that lives and livelihoods guided by the principles?of sustainability are viable in North Dakota. For almost 30 years, these farmers have been on a mission to move away from conventional agriculture, which relies heavily on pesticides and monocultures, […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Beef and Dairy, Business - small (<20 employees), Conservation, Conservation Aim, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Hay & Alfalfa, Livestock, Management Concerns, Methods, North Dakota, Organic farming, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Sunflowers, Sustainable Use

Certifiably Organic

June 29, 2012 By admin

Certifiably Organic Medina, North Dakota The Northern Plains, and North Dakota in particular, have been at the heart of both. Maintaining as much acreage in organic production as any other state in the country, North Dakota has also been home to visionaries in a movement that continues to inspire producers and consumers around the globe. […]

Filed Under: Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Certification Standards, Consumption and Purchasing, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Green Products, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, North Dakota, Organic, Organic farming

No More Treating Soil Like Dirt

June 29, 2012 By admin

No More Treating Soil Like Dirt Beach, North Dakota Zook were watching their precious farmland dry up and blow away. Constant wind erosion and an annual rainfall of only fourteen inches was making farming an unending, uphill struggle against nature. Mike realized his farming methods were going to have to change. While the colors of […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, North Dakota

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