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Crop artists (and fans), take note: The Minnesota State Fair is coming for your quinoa.
Why it matters: The seed is beloved by competitors in the fair's crop art competition "for its size, shape and rainbow of natural colors," the Star Tribune's Jennifer Brooks reports.
Friction point: The fair says quinoa doesn't qualify as a "Minnesota crop" — a requirement for judged entries.
What's next: If the ruling stands, chia seeds, quinoa and cardamon will be off limits for competition entries starting in 2027.
"We will show it," the State Fair's Marta Shore told the paper. "You just can't be in the competition for a ribbon."
