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Tiffany Family Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Diversifying the Farm Bruce and Ann Tiffany have designed a new new wildlife feed that they are producing and marketing through Tiffany Family Farms. Not content just to raise corn, wheat, peas, sweet corn, alfalfa, soybeans, sheep, cattle and hogs, Bruce also manages Quality Repair by Tiffany, a farm equipment repair shop. “Making feed for […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business Development, Corn & Soybeans, Developing new products, Diversified, Diversified Funding, Education, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Hay & Alfalfa, Hogs, Livestock, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Packaging, Processing, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Starting a business, Value added

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

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

The Berry Patch

June 29, 2012 By admin

More Berries, Less Chemicals The Berry Patch is a 120-acre farm near White Bear Lake, in Washington County. Kevin Edberg is the primary farmer, with other members of the seven family farm partnership participating in financial record keeping and machine repair. The families have been partners in the farm for 25 years. The Berry Patch […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: u-pick, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Integrated Pest Management, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Small Grains, Wildlife Management

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