Healthy Soil

"OSLER -- When farmer Steve Guenther plans his fertilizer use for next year's crop, he finds a careful application of liquefied fish and molasses does the trick.

While many Prairie farmers are maximizing production by applying the latest in technological and chemical methods, Guenther and his wife Jan are gradually steering about 1,000 acres of rented and owned land in the Osler area in a different direction: they're going organic.

Much of this year's crop, including potatoes, beets, carrots, hemp and flax, all now proudly carry the label organic. The couple also grow oats, hull-less barley, fall rye and peas."

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