Minnesota leads the way with cropland grazing exchange

Jon Burleson
May 24, 2021
May 24, 2021 Updated Jul 19, 2021

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Kelly Anderson has been hooking up farmers and cattle producers for four years. No, she doesn’t work for the FarmersOnly.com online dating site, she is the Minnesota livestock grazing specialist in charge of the state’s cropland grazing exchange.

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Jon Burleson can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.