Prime farmland is land that has the right combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops. Such land could be used as cropland, pastureland, rangeland, or forest land.
Persistence of Planted Forages Land use provisions provide a straightforward approach to meeting conservation goals on leased land. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/crpoptions/ maintaining-leased-land.aspx- 83.9KB
Planning for Agricultural Land Preservation in Minnesota ● Planning for A gricultur al Land Preservation in Minnesota A Handbook for Planning Under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 40A ● Planning Agricultural for Land ● Preservation in Minnesota: A Handbook for Planning Under ... http://www.mda.state.mn.us/news/publications/protecting/sustainable/ planning.pdf- 10242.9KB
Greenbook 2008 - About the Program
92 GREENBOOK 2008 • MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND IPM PROGRAM Alternative Markets and Specialty Crops Growing the Goji Berry in Minnesota Koua Vang and Cingie Kong 7862 – 465th St. ... http://www.mda.state.mn.us/Global/MDADocs/protecting/sustainable/ greenbook2008/gb2008programinfo.aspx- 2457.1KB
Agriculture's Contribution to Restoring Minnesota's Wetlands
2007 RESTORED WETLAND HABITAT MINNESOTA WETLAND RESTORATION FACTS 㼀 To date, Minnesota farmers have enrolled over 500,000 acres of wetlands and associated upland buffers on privately owned farmland in various ... http://www.mda.state.mn.us/Global/MDADocs/protecting/conservation/ agscontribution-wetlands.aspx- 92.7KB
Energy from Biomass Minnesota farmlands are an important resource that can be used to produce renewable energy. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/renewable/renewablefuels/biomass.aspx- 82.9KB
Controlled Grazing There are two major types of grazing management: continuous and controlled. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/crpoptions/ controlledgrazing.aspx- 87.8KB
Persistence of Planted Forages Farmers should evaluate their CRP fields for weeds. Weeds may need control, depending on future land use. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/crpoptions/ foragepersistence.aspx- 83.6KB
Converting to Organic Production CRP land that has not been treated with herbicides for the last three years may be eligible for organic certification. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/crpoptions/ organicconvert.aspx- 85.8KB
Facts & Figures See how Minnesota stacks up when it comes to conservation on privately owned farmlands. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/facts.aspx- 77.7KB
Renovating for Forage Production Renovation of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields may be needed to make a transition to productive forage systems. http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/crpoptions/ foragerenovation.aspx- 93.8KB
