First-of-its-kind law aims to help young farmers find their footing in Minnesota

Matthew Fitzgerald was at the wheel of a tractor last week near Hutchinson, Minn., flames from a customized cultivator trailing him as the last step in his efforts to rid the grass and weeds from the rows of organic corn plants.

The unusual cultivation is one of several techniques that are growing in favor as millennials and others push farms away from herbicides toward organic production. Fitzgerald, 25, describes it as a “giant grill for weeds,” and he and other young farmers are changing the industry, from embracing new methods to sharing information through social networks.

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