Hackathon delivers insights to aid local farmers

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University of Minnesota students spent their weekend crunching numbers in the second annual Analytics for Good Hackathon at the Carlson School of Management to help a Twin Cities nonprofit better serve its mission of expanding market opportunities for small farmers.

The Good Acre works with diverse, independent farmers to distribute healthy produce to clients in the metro area. However, variables throughout the planting and growing seasons often make it difficult for the nonprofit to plan for crop yields.

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