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Corn Matters
Published May 16, 2022
In the latest Corn Matters, Minnesota Corn Growers Association director Harold Wolle has more on a call to action from the National Corn Growers Association on fertilizer.MN Beef Update
Published May 16, 2022
Did you know that May is beef month? Minnesota Beef is focusing promotion efforts on grilling. Hear more in this week's Minnesota Beef Update.Planters Make Way for Cleanup Crews
Published May 16, 2022
Glacier Plains Cooperative Assistant Grain Merchandiser Grant Thompson says farmers are falling behind in corn planting, especially with the strong winds that left facilities and fields in disarray. "Every day that passes, we get a little further delayed in corn…Late Planting vs Prevent Plant
Published May 16, 2022
NDSU Extension Farm Management Specialist Ron Haugen says farmers have three options when it comes to late planting or resorting to prevent plant. "If it gets to be really late, one of the main decisions is should I even plant…ND Corn Celebrates 35 Years
Published May 16, 2022
The North Dakota Corn Growers Association is celebrating its 35th anniversary. NDCGA Executive Director Brenda Elmer says concern for the corn market spurred the decision to organize. "Thirty-five years ago, several leaders came together over shared concern about the Canadian…Senators Seek 30×30 Review
Published May 16, 2022
Twenty Republican senators wrote a letter to the White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory urging proper analysis and a public comment period for the 30x30 initiative. The letter argues the public input requirements of the National Environmental…MFBF Update
Published May 16, 2022
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack met with Minnesota farmers before giving the commencement address at the University of Minnesota-Crookston earlier this month. Minnesota Farm Bureau board member Shayne Isane recaps the meeting in the latest MFBF Update.Policies to Incentivize Crop Production Take Time
Published May 16, 2022
Amid the shocks from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there are global food security concerns. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Policy Specialist Brad Lubben says there is a good reason to understand why United States agriculture should respond, but the challenge with any…End-of-Session Framework Deal
Published May 16, 2022
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller have come to terms on a broad framework for the end of the legislative session. The plan includes $4 billion to invest in education, public safety…