The Minnesota Department of Agriculture wants to tighten the connection between the state's farmers and consumers who buy their products. The Ag Department hopes a new certification program will give consumers detailed information about their food, so they can feel secure in it's quality.
As Europeans deal with livestock diseases, U-S consumers are growing more interested in where their food comes from, and how it's raised. But not everyone thinks the new effort is a good use of resources. Some say programs that help organic farmers are being cut to help the state's big farms. Mainstreet Radio's Tim Post has the second of two report's on a new marketing philosophy in the state's agriculture industry.