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Willow Lake Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Learning to See Tony Thompson has lived on his family’s Willow Lake Farm near Windom, Minnesota all of his life. Although he holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and has nearly completed his Master’s degree in Plant Community Ecology from the University of Montana, at Bozeman, he never really left home for school. “I went […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Birds, Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn & Soybeans, Cover Crops, Developing new products, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, Management Concerns, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Practices, Prairie Restoration, Prairie Seeds, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Waste Reduction, Water Quality, Water Quality, Wetland or Waterway Reconstruction

Minnesota Agroforestry Cooperative

June 29, 2012 By admin

Educating Growers and Buyers The Minnesota Agroforestry Cooperative (MAC), a producer-owned cooperative, focuses on the economic gain and stability of the producer. Its goal is to collectively raise and market agro-forestry products for profit. The Co-op also aims to educate prospective growers about hybrid poplars and create public awareness about the advantages of agricultural fiber […]

Filed Under: Agroforestry, Air Quality, Business - cooperative, Business Development, Business planning, Business to Business, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Education, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Forestry, Forestry Cooperatives, Harvesting Nature, Hybrid Poplars, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Producer Capitalization Plan, Soil Quality, Starting a business, Water Quality

Bio Builder of Minnesota

June 29, 2012 By admin

Healthy Lakes Bio Builder of Alexandria designed a unique fertilizer to keep Minnesota lakes clean, while helping lakeshore owners grow healthy, green lawns. The fertilizer, Thrivin’ Natural™ and Organic Turfgrass, is made from corn distiller’s dried grain and rough fish. The environmentally friendly formula is phosphorous-free eliminating toxic run-off and protecting and maintaining lake water […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business to Business, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Marketing to Government Agencies, Methods, Minnesota, Native Prairie Grasses, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Product Innovations, Soil Quality, Value added, Water Quality, Wetland Restoration, Youth, Youth Businesses

Dave Jacobson

June 29, 2012 By admin

Preserving and Educating Love of the land, wildlife and a vision of what was there before his grandparents homesteaded his 160-acre family farm motivated David Jacobson of Sauk Centre, Minnesota to return the land to its natural state of wetlands, woodlands, and prairie. When asked why he would take active farmland out of production, Jacobson […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Birds, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Easements, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Education, Land Trusts, Minnesota, On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Policy Tools, Practices, Prairie Restoration, Preserving landscapes, Program - private, Tourism and Recreation, Water Quality, Wetland or Waterway Reconstruction, Wildlife Management

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