• In 2000, Matthew Fitzgerald’s family started growing organic grains on 200 acres in central Minnesota. At the time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had just finalized the federal organic standards and many of the surrounding farmers growing conventional commodity crops saw their system as a threat and a denigration of their own practices, he recalls.

  • Sustainability is a primary concern for many around the world today, but we’re still working on getting things right in the agricultural industry. While some important changes have been made, there is still a long way to go.

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