Iowa Startup Company To Potentially Turn Salmon Into Cash Crop

HARLAN, Iowa —A startup company thinks it can turn salmon into a cash crop next to an Iowa cornfield.

As Americans eat more fish, fresh Atlantic salmon are filling restaurants and stores. 

"Ninety percent of the salmon consumed in the United States is imported," said Peder Hansen, CEO of Inland Sea.

The problem, Hansen says, is that importing isn't cheap.

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