Alternative crops, as well as specialty forms of traditional crops, offer options that may be more profitable than commodity grain production.
No matter what crops are grown, good soil management is the foundation of crop production. You can find information here that goes way beyond choosing a type and amount of fertilizer.
Farmers' markets are growing across Minnesota, as well as other opportunities for local and regional sales of fruits and vegetables. This has led to lots of interest in season extension techniques, to gain a longer productive season than the Minnesota climate will usually allow.
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