The steady growth of organic farming in Minnesota and the economic impacts of organics on rural communities cannot and should not be ignored. The USDA recently reiterated their commitment to organic production by announcing another $50 million in funding for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Organic Initiative, which provides a 75 percent share of the cost of implementing organic conservation measures to those who qualify -- 90 percent for beginning, limited-resource and … [Read more...]
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