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Minnesota Beef Update
Published February 3, 2021
Are you up-to-date on your Beef Quality Assurance training? Learn more from Minnesota Beef Council CEO Kelly Schmidt in the Beef Update.Corn Matters
Published February 3, 2021
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association took part in the "Let's Kick Hunger" fundraiser. Find out more from Public Relations Manager Brent Renekke in the latest Corn Matters.Importance of Crop Insurance Stressed at ASGA Meeting
Published February 3, 2021
Jason Schatze, who is a member of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association executive committee, sees crop insurance as a priority policy issue. "If you can remember, 2019 was a disastrous year and we had a very average 2020.…Three New Democrats Join Senate Ag Committee
Published February 3, 2021
This group includes New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock and New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Lujan. Booker, who is a vegan, has the most extensive resume on agriculture issues. The bills introduced by Booker include proposals to…Line 3 Project Continues Despite Court Challenge
Published February 3, 2021
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has denied a motion to stop construction of the Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa and the White Earth Band of Ojibwe filed the motion, saying this project would…State Senator Recognized by SDSGA
Published February 3, 2021
The South Dakota Soybean Association has presented State Senator Mary Duvall with its Advocate of the Year Award. Duvall, who lives at Pierre, chairs the Senate Transportation Committee. She previously served four terms in the House.Spieker Transitions to Agweek
Published February 2, 2021
The Sugarbeet Grower magazine is now part of Agweek. The magazine’s editor, Mike Spieker, will continue in that role, along with serving as a staff writer for the Fargo-based publication.MFBF Update
Published February 2, 2021
The legislative budgeting process has begun in Minnesota. Find out more from Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Associate Director of Public Policy Josie Lonetti in the MFBF Update.Vilsack Faces Senate Ag Committee
Published February 2, 2021
On Groundhog Day, Tom Vilsack ironically found himself back in front of the Senate Agriculture Committee for a confirmation hearing. Vilsack is returning to the job he held for eight years during the Obama Administration. The former Iowa governor kicked…