Friday, January 18, 2008

Minnesota Organic Agriculture Conference

"Collegeville, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture kicks off a two day conference on organic farming today in St. Cloud, Minn.

The conference is set to tackle some of organic agriculture's biggest challenges, like weed control for crop farmers and animal health for livestock producers.

More farmers are considering getting into organic farming. Mary Hanks with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture says that's being driven by strong consumer demand for organic food."


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