Bio-farming plants seeds of high-value harvests
Farmer Marc Arnusch looks to the future and foresees a day when he might trim his 1,100-acre operation down to a much smaller operation of high-value pharmaceutical-producing crops.
Arnusch, 30, takes care of his farm, represents a large seed company and is also a contracting agent for ConAgra Cattle Feeders. For Arnusch, bio-farming holds the possibility of a better living with less risk and effort.
“As a young producer, it’s not unthinkable that I could concentrate on, say, 160 acres of production instead of the 1,100 that I’m currently farming and make a very comfortable living doing it,” Arnusch said.
Bio-farming is the…
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