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This week showed why it's important for farmers to tell their own story

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Richard J is one of the farmers participating in the

Richard Johnson is one of the farmers participating in the Root River Field-to-Stream partnership.

We’ve spent the past week here at MinnesotaCornerstone.com highlighting some of the common, everyday conservation efforts of Minnesota’s corn farmers.

To many farmers, conservation practices like buffer strips, grass waterways or setting aside wildlife habitat is part of everyday life on the farm. But non-farmers might not be familiar with such practices and how farmers implement them.

That’s why it’s important for farmers to tell their own story, with an emphasis on conservation efforts. Too often, farmers let others tell their story for them. When agriculture’s critics are allowed to take the lead on talking about farming in Minnesota, the results are messy (and inaccurate).

The four profiles we published this week at MinnesotaCornerstone.com were seen by nearly 200,000 people on Facebook and generated over 1,000 “likes.” They also set records for readership at MinnesotaCornerstone.com.

What’s the lesson here? People want to know more about modern farming, especially in the area of conservation. When farmers step up and tell their own story, it benefits all of agriculture. If you’re interested in having your conservation story told on MinnesotaCornerstone.com, contact Adam Czech, public relations manager at the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

We’ll be back at MinnesotaCornerstone.com next week with more profiles of Minnesota farmers who are growing food, feed, fiber and fuel while taking steps to protect our land, soil and water resources. Meantime, here are links to this week’s stories:

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