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Pet Care Systems

June 29, 2012 By admin

Just What the Kitty Ordered In Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Pet Care Systems‘ production floor produces 44,000 lbs. of “Swheat Scoop™” cat litter on every shift. Swheat Scoop is made from wheat, environmentally friendly and has no added chemicals, biodegradable, and supports local wheat farmers. The cat litter market in the U.S. is large, with one […]

Filed Under: Biodegradable Materials, Business - small (<20 employees), Business to Business, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to Business: Other, Business to Business: Pet Stores/Veterinarian, Conservation, Developing new products, Diversified Funding, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Practices

Badgersett Research Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Growing Nuts in Canton, Minnesota To most people, the term “woody agriculture” is an unfamiliar concept. Woody agriculture refers to the growing of domesticated woody perennial crops such as in the accompanying image of a hazelnut plant on Badgersett Research Farm. The nuts can be harvested annually as a staple commercial foodproduct. Domesticated plants and […]

Filed Under: Biomass/biofuels, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business planning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Energy and Green Building, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Minnesota, No-till, Nuts, Practices, Renewable Energy, Southeast Minnesota, Sustainable Use

Pesta’s Vegetables

June 29, 2012 By admin

Food Quality and Health Jack Pesta’s interest in organic gardening began 25 years ago but a brush with cancer 14 years later made Jack realize the vital connection between food quality and overall health. Limited by the number of organic options available in the grocery store, Jack and his wife, Lucille, started to grow as […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cover Crops, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Pest Management, Practices, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Vegetables

Axdahl’s Garden Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Roadside Tradition Brian and Leslie Axdahl are famous for their sweet corn. Starting every year in mid to late July, folks from miles around make a sort of pilgrimage to Axdahl’s roadside vegetable stand on the outskirts of Stillwater, Minnesota for some of the sweetest, most tender “bi-color” corn they’ve ever tasted. Still warm […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Business to Business: Supermarkets, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fence Row Buffer Strips, Field Crops, Horticultural crops, Local foods systems, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, Pest Management, Pesticide Reduction, Practices, Vegetables, Wildlife, Youth, Youth Workers

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