CSA Fair and Sustainability Fair

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CSA FairSaturday was the CSA Fair at the Seward Co-op. There were nearly 30 farms selling shares. When we arrived at 1 p.m., farmers were reporting a great turn-out. The tent was still busy when we showed up, but we heard that earlier it was wall-to-wall with people wanting to learn about the farms and buy shares. If you’d like more information about CSAs, check out Seward Co-op’s list of FAQs.Farms at the fair are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Continue Reading

Baseball and farming: This is the year

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It’s not an ideal day for baseball, but that won’t stop the Minnesota Twins from opening their 2013 season today at Target Field, which also means the planting season is fast approaching for Minnesota farmers. An uncertain weather forecasts also looms over the farming season’s open, with prospects for both spring flooding and summer drought. Continue Reading

Historically noncontroversial, agriculture omnibus bill doesn’t get out of committee

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The trouble for HF473 and its chances of passing the House Agriculture Policy Committee as currently written, began about 20 minutes into the committee’s meeting Wednesday. Department of Agriculture officials were wrapping up an overview of the omnibus agriculture finance bill, when Rep. Roger Erickson (DFL-Baudette) asked a question about a $2 million expenditure.

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