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Fargo/Moorhead Diversion Project Gets More Money

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The St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received $437 million to complete work on the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion project from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funds will allow the Corps to complete all remaining…
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Cautious About Budget Surplus

Published January 21, 2022

The Minnesota legislative session will begin in less than two weeks. While there is a budget surplus, Minnesota House Ag Finance and Policy Committee Lead Republican Paul Anderson does not think lawmakers should spend it all. "This is one-time money…
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Proposed MDA Budget: What to Do with One-Time Dollars?

Published January 21, 2022

Portions of the proposed budget for the Minnesota Agriculture Department were announced ahead of the upcoming state legislative session. "There are things we're considering with this $7.7 billion surplus in addition to the American Rescue Plan dollars," said Thom Petersen,…
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Future Farm Bill Direction

Published January 21, 2022

As the farm bill process begins, farmers and ag lenders want to protect crop insurance and federal farm programs. At the MN Ag Expo, Minn-Star Bank Senior Vice President Kent Thiesse said there will be some new themes in the…
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No Silver Bullet

Published January 21, 2022

The ever-increasing cost of fertilizer was brought up in a House Agriculture Committee hearing. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the complexity of the situation. "There's no silver bullet, I wish there were and if there were, we'd certainly be…
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Drought Relief Included in Walz Budget Plan

Published January 21, 2022

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz outlined a variety of agriculture funding requests for the upcoming legislative session. There’s $10 million to help farmers and livestock producers that suffered from the drought. That includes rapid response grants for livestock producers and specialty…
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Walz Sets Water Quality Goal, Promotes E-15 at MN Ag Expo

Published January 20, 2022

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made an appearance at the MN Ag Expo. In addition to setting a goal of enrolling one million acres in the Minnesota Agriculture Water Quality Certification Program this year, Walz talked about the upcoming legislative session…
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