Cottonwood Co. Farmer Makes First Court Appearance Tomorrow

(St. Paul, MN)  —  The USDA is unveiling new rules to prevent organic food crime, and two Minnesota farmers are partly responsible.  The department has tightened restrictions to prevent farmers from selling non-organic crops as organic.  This comes after Cottonwood County farmer James Wolf was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota for allegedly making 46-million dollars off an organic fraud scheme from 2014 to 2021.  Wolf pled not guilty.  His alleged conspirator Adam Clifford Olson is expected to plead not guilty during his first court appearance tomorrow.