Amidst all the bad news, there is some good news

“We were just thinking of our families and the kids and the food we eat.” — Organic farmer Gary Burdorf

Leading a trend: Organic crops, livestock on the rise

Tim Krohn, The Mankato Free Press

ARLINGTON —The organic food movement has long been dominated by fruit and vegetable growers. Increasingly, products of mainline farming operations — soybeans, corn, alfalfa, cows, pigs and chickens — are in demand organically.

Minnesota is the No. 1 producer nationally of organic corn, soybeans and edible beans, said Jim Riddle, organic outreach coordinator with the University of Minnesota.

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