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Additional Emergency Relief Program Funding
Published November 15, 2022
USDA is preparing to roll out Phase Two of the Emergency Relief Program and a new Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program. The Agriculture Department said it was sharing information early to help farmers and ranchers put together documentation and train FSA…Odds of Rail Strike Rising
Published November 15, 2022
A third rail union has rejected the tentative labor agreement. Negotiations remain in a cooling-off period and neither side can enact a work stoppage until December 4th at the earliest. The deal that was made in September would have provided…Work Remains During the Lame Duck Session
Published November 14, 2022
The House and Senate are returning to Washington, D.C. this week. In addition to electing new leadership, Congress still needs to pass the 12 appropriations bills, which will likely be folded into one massive omnibus bill. The Russell Group President…Russia Seeks Concessions
Published November 14, 2022
The humanitarian grain agreement that includes Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations will expire on Saturday. Negotiations took place over the weekend, but Russia’s deputy foreign minister said an extension is not yet in place. Russia wants unlimited access…Walz Team Makes Plans for New Term
Published November 11, 2022
A day after the election, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sat down with commissioners and state agency heads. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said the administration is hitting the ground running and mapping out the next four years. "It'll be a…Leadership Elected
Published November 11, 2022
The new DFL majority elected Kari Dziedzic of Minneapolis as the Senate majority leader. State Senator Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks will serve as the minority leader in the upcoming session. In the House, Melissa Hortman of Fridley was…Rail Strike Deadline Moves to Early December
Published November 9, 2022
The threat of a railroad strike is now off the table until December 4th at the earliest. The previous strike deadline was November 20th. One of the major unions announced it was extending the status quo timeline to match another…A Change in Perspective for the House Agriculture Committee
Published November 9, 2022
For the past two years, President Biden has been in the Oval Office and the Democrats had the majority in the House and Senate. Republicans took control of the House in Tuesday's election. Public policy consultant and lobbyist James Callan…Change Can Happen in an Instant
Published November 8, 2022
During a time of high commodity prices, rising land values, and government payments, a percentage of farmers became complacent. Virginia Tech Professor Emeritus Daid Kohl made that point during the National Bankers Conference in Omaha. "You're going to have a…