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Ag Summit Highlights Challenges, Benefits of Organic Farming

By Victoria Traxler

About 40 people gathered in a field of lentils on a recent Saturday. It’s a typical central Montana day: A clear blue sky and a slight breeze tempering the 90-degree heat.

They’re at Vilicus Farms located north of Havre and just a few miles from the Canadian border.

The group of health care professionals, agriculturists and nutrition specialists are listening to Crystal Manuel, who runs a nearby organic farm.

In the early 2000s, after years of battling health issues, Manuel became interested in how food could help improve her health. That led her to organic farming.

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