U.S. Organic Farms Faced with Mudslides

"A new danger has beset the nation’s struggling organic farms - too much rain. Hundreds of organic farms in southwestern Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota were drenched by a foot of rain in late August. The heavy downpour washed out plantings, eroded soil, and damaged fences and buildings. The owner of Wisconsin’s Harmony Valley Farm estimated his damages at $300,000.

“We have a lot of steep, hilly county and we’ve had a lot of mudslides,” said Tom Van Der Linden, a nearby agent for the Minnesota Extension Service."

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