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Beef
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Laura and Marvin Bihl, Home Place Beef Organic
Farm
Wright County
14316 Endicott Ave NW
Clearwater, MN 55320
320-558-6392
Best time to contact: Evenings
marvobihl@aol.com
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Laura and Marvin Bihl farm 240 acres, which have been certified organic
since 1989. They raise cattle, which they direct market as certified organic
beef. They use a long rotation with corn, small grain, and several years
of alfalfa. Alfalfa and cattle manure are used as fertility sources, and
grazing rotation, and cultivation for weed management. They are members
of the Sustainable Farming Association, Wright Home Gardeners, Sierra Club,
and Church Rural Life Advisory Board. They prefer to answer questions about
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Lynn Brakke, Lynn Brakke Organic Farms
Clay County
5724 170th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56560
218-585-4107
Best time to contact: no calls after 9 om or on Sundays please
lbrakke@aol.com |
Lynn Brakke farms 2,500 acres, certified organic since 1994, and raises
35 head of certified organic Angus beef cattle. He has great experience
with alternative crops, extended rotation, and alternative weed management
methods such as electrostatic and flame weed control. |
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Craig Murphy
Stevens County
51487 320th St
Morris, MN 56267
320-392-5176
Best time to contact: weeknights before 9 pm
cjemurph@fedteldirect.net
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Craig Murphy farms 470 acres, which have been certified organic since
1983. Craig experiements with many different alternative crops. He works
with on-farm manures, green manures, roation, rotary hoe, harrow, cultivator,
and hand-rogueing to manage weeds and soil fertility. Craig is Vice-Chair
of the South Dakota Chapter 2 Organic Crop Improvement Association, and
is on the board of the western chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association
of Minnesota. |
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Dairy
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Dale Rusch
McLeod County,
22864 190th Street, Hutchinson
MN 55350
320-587-5721
Best time to contact: Sunday nights, 9-10 pm
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Dale Rusch has always farmed organically. He farms 240 acres, all certified
organic since 1989. He also owns and operates an organic dairy. Dale follows
a 4-5 year rotation and uses on-farm manures, lime, rock phosphate, and
plow-downs for fertility and cultivation (including a rotary hoe and spring
tooth harrow) and rotation for weed management. Dale is the 6th generation
on a 100-year family farm, which has never seen any chemicals. |
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Jerry Wiebusch, Wiebusch's Valley View Family
Farm
Wabasha County
RR3 Box 86
Lake City, MN 55041
507-753-2754
Best time to contact: Evenings after 9 pm |
Jerry Wiebusch farms traditional crops using techniques such as flame-weeding
and has been certified since 1998. He currently operates a 70-head organic
dairy. |
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Poultry
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