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MFU Minute

Published July 3, 2022

In this week’s Minnesota Farmers Union Minute, President Gary Wertish recaps a meeting with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack about the upcoming farm bill.
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Flexibility is Key for More Permanent Disaster Aid

Published July 3, 2022

Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie is thinking about ad hoc disaster relief big picture ahead of the upcoming farm bill. "That will be an important conversation. We're walking into extreme weather swings we haven't seen before…
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Crop Insurance Remains a Priority

Published July 3, 2022

The House Agriculture Committee is in the process of reviewing the current farm programs and preparing for the 2023 farm bill debate. Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach continues to hear from farmers about the importance of crop insurance. "We've got issues with…
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Trying to Fix Emergency Relief Program Hiccups

Published June 29, 2022

The USDA knows there were a few hiccups in the implementation of the Emergency Relief Program. "The AGI-related issues, we're looking to the flexibility in the regulations for that," said Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, Farm Service Agency. "Some of the tax…
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Food Insecurity Gets G-7 Response

Published June 28, 2022

The Group of Seven nations plan to contribute $4.5 billion to address global food security. More than half of that total will come from the United States. The G-7 leaders met in Austria to discuss the Russian-Ukraine war and the…
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Reform Sought for Conservation Programs

Published June 27, 2022

Former USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach believes federal conservation programs should be reformed for climate considerations. At this point, conservation programs, like carbon sequestration programs, aren’t taking into account previous farming practices. "Farmers that are first adopters have already started to do…
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Biofuels Continue to Use A lot of Soybean Oil

Published June 27, 2022

Biofuels may become the largest use of soybean oil in the next few years, beating out the food and feed segment and exports. That’s according to an analysis from Agricultural Economics Insight economist David Widmar. In 2014 and 2015, biofuels…
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