Proceedings of the conference held in Fairmont, Minnesota on February 7 and 23.

On February 7th, 2003, over 30 participants gathered in Fairmont, a small town in southwestern Minnesota for the first meeting of a workshop series entitled “Third Crop Opportunities in the Blue Earth River Basin.” At the meeting, hosted by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and the Blue Earth River Basin Initiative (BERBI), participants explored some of the new opportunities for agriculture to provide diversification and other environmental benefits while ensuring adequate returns for the farmers.