UMN to host sustainable agricultural center through 2022

The program gives grants to farmers and researchers working to promote sustainability in agriculture.

For the next five years, the University of Minnesota will continue to host a regional agricultural sustainability research and education program, the University announced earlier this month.

The North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program — in operation for the past 30 years — has four regional branches across the U.S. The program awards grants to farmers, ranchers and researchers working to promote sustainability in agriculture...