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Salber Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Up for the Challenge Mike and Keri Salber, of rural Browerville, have been farming most of their lives. For many years, they were conventional farmers, using herbicides, for instance, to control weeds and antibiotics to treat sick animals. A number of years ago, the Salbers decided to try a different approach to solving the challenges […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Flame Weeding, Hogs, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Poultry, Rotational Grazing, Soil Quality, Water Quality

Benrud Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Alternative Farming Roger and Michelle Benrud operate a 267-acre dairy and beef farm in Goodhue, Minnesota on land that has been owned by Roger’s father since the 1940’s. When Roger and Michelle started managing the land in 1992, the farm was mostly used for crop production; about five years ago, they made the switch to […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Birds, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farmer to Farmer/Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Days, Grass farming/free range, Healthful Products, Human Health, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Non-GMO, On-Farm Visits, Rotational Grazing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation

Primus Fresh-Air-Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Improving the Environment Just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, a few miles off Highway 27, you will find the lush green landscape of Marty and Georgiann’s 198-acre Primus Fresh-Air-Farm. Here they live with their four children, Meagan, Joshua, Benjamin and Abbeylyn where they are dedicated to the idea of improving the environment by keeping the […]

Filed Under: Air Quality, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farm stand, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Low Input, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Poultry, Practices, Responsible Purchasing, Rotational Grazing, Soil Quality

Pilgrim’s Way Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Family Affair Scott and Anna Froemming of Pilgrim’s Way Farm live with their seven children, Ryan, Lydia, Joey, Mitchell, Ruth, Faith and Elsie, on a 160-acre farm in Browerville, Minnesota. Tired of the corporate scene in Iowa where Scott was a CPA, Froemmings decided to return to their native state, after being away for […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Business - family, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Poultry, Rotational Grazing, Vegetables

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