Another important non-timber resource in Carlton County is horticultural grade peat. There are two peat harvesting operation sin the County. The older is Michigan Peat, now Aitkin Agri-Peat, located east of Cromwell. Its primary product is a loose-bagged reed-sedge peat. The other operation is Premier Horticulture located west of Cromwell. It produces compressed bales of sphagnum moss peat. Development of peatlands is complex and under close environmental regulation by the Minnesota DNR, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Army Corps of Engineers.