NORTHFIELD, Minnesota — The tomatillos hang in small-green balls from the vine, water-logged. The chilis sprouting up in a mucky row are puny. The garbanzo: Finished. Floods killed these crops. But unlike the large corn and soybean spreads in south central Minnesota — dotted with ponds after historic June flooding — federal crop insurance covers none of these crops. “Last year’s harvest would fill baskets,” said Erika Gomez of Tierra de Esperanza Farm, a quarter-acre operation on the grounds of Sharing Our Roots farm in rural Dakota County. Gomez said in Spanish through a translator that one day last year, she and her partner picked 600 pounds of produce to sell at local markets.
Produce Farmers Lack Crop Insurance. Minnesota Flood Has Exposed The Inequity
Christopher Vondracek, Chicago Tribune: Business
Wed, 07/03/2024 - 3:26pm
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