Ag Opportunities on the Air |
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Welcome to the "Ag Opportunities
on the Air" web
page. Diversification is an important strategy for farmers
looking to balance environmental performance, profitability,
and quality of life/satisfaction on their farms. A series
of broadcasts on all the member stations of Minnesota
Farm Network brings you stories of people doing innovative
things on their operations. [  Listen
to a quick overview ]
Permission to rebroadcast: Any
and all of these programs may be rebroadcast free of charge.
Programs must be rebroadcast in their entirety, with or without
the "to
learn more about" tag,
which may be customized. Additional customized openings
and/or closings may be added at user's discretion. For more
information, please contact Margaret Hart at 651-201-6131
or margaret.hart@state.mn.us
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Transcripts
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a Minnesota Farm Network station in your area
Grants
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Grant programs help farmers try new things 10/8/2007 |
Grants are available to help Minnesota farmers try new strategies on their farms. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and North Central Region SARE both offer farmer research and demonstration grants.
To request an information packet about these programs, please call 651-201-6012. |
Crops
Livestock
Fruits
& Vegetables
Value-Added Enterprises
Conserving Soil, Energy, and Resources
You can get information on even more crop, livestock, farming
system and alternative enterprise topics along with free
decision making tools from the MDA by visiting Minnesota
Farm Opportunities.
To suggest story ideas, send an e-mail to meg.moynihan@state.mn.us
Ag Opportunities on the Air project partners:
Farmer members of the project team:
- Andy Hart (Elgin)
- Terese Hall (Butterfield)
- Jane Jewett (Palisade)
- Paul Kukowski, (Georgetown)
- Noreen Thomas (Moorhead)
Funding for this project was provided by the North Central Region
SARE program. This material is based upon work supported by the
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment
Station, University of Nebraska -Lincoln, under Cooperative Agreement
number 2004-38640-14464.
MDA Contact
Meg Moynihan
651-201-6616
Minnesota Farm Opportunities Program
Agricultural Development & Financial Assistance Division
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