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Soybean Group Wants GMO Issues Addressed in UK Trade Talks

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Northern Soy Marketing has sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, seeking the elimination of non-science based trade barriers in the United Kingdom. This group, which represents soybean farmers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota, cites England’s…

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Grants Awarded in Prairie Pothole Region

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The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved $22 million to conserve or restore more than 160,000 acres of wetlands and habitat. Multi-million dollar grants will target the Prairie Pothole Region in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. Land will be…

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NCFC Seeks Change in ‘Grain Glitch’

Published Today

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives has sent a letter to key Trump Administration officials seeking a change in the tax laws. The concern is with the ‘grain glitch’ that was part of the 2017 tax law that limits the…

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Ag Finance Bill Signed into Law

Published Yesterday

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed the supplemental ag finance bill. It includes funding for farm safety and mental health. There are grants for meat processors effected by COVID-19 and money for the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab to…

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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Sign-Up Open

Published May 26, 2020

Farmers and ranchers with an agriculture commodity suffering a five percent or greater price decline due to COVID-19 are eligible for the direct payments in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. For livestock producers, payments will be made based on sales…

Canola Minute

Published May 25, 2020

Aid for canola growers is included in the latest coronavirus relief package, the CARES Act. Learn more from Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman in this edition of the Canola Minute.

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Session Ends with Unfinished Business

Published May 25, 2020

The Minnesota legislative session wrapped up at midnight May 17 with unfinished business. A special session is expected in mid-June to address bonding. "In a democracy and the way the bonding bill is set up, you need to have bipartisan…

New Bill Supports Biofuel Producers in COVID-19

Published May 22, 2020

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill to support biofuel producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill will require the USDA to reimburse biofuels producers for feedstock purchases from January 1 through March 31 through…

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Ag Economists Dive Into COVID-19 Direct Payment Details

Published May 22, 2020

Texas A&M University Agricultural and Food Policy Center co-director Bart Fischer is fielding questions from farmers on the USDA direct payment program. The agency still needs to clarify a few details, including the definition of un-priced inventory. "Our expectation is…

Walz Issues Executive Orders

Published May 22, 2020

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed two executive orders. One order provides emergency regulatory relief for truckers who transport euthanized animals. The other order provides temporary relief to farmers by exempting truckers from certain regs when moving wood and wood…

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Soybean Group Wants GMO Issues Addressed in UK Trade Talks

Grants Awarded in Prairie Pothole Region

NCFC Seeks Change in ‘Grain Glitch’

Ag Finance Bill Signed into Law

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Sign-Up Open

Canola Minute

Session Ends with Unfinished Business

New Bill Supports Biofuel Producers in COVID-19

Ag Economists Dive Into COVID-19 Direct Payment Details

Walz Issues Executive Orders

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