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Omnibus Ag Finance Bill Passes MN House

Published June 21, 2021

On Saturday, the Minnesota House passed the omnibus agriculture finance bill on a 111-20 vote. Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says the Minnesota Senate is expected to consider the bill early this week. "It's been a real bipartisan effort throughout the…

New Scholarship Opportunity for Water Quality Certified Farmers

Published January 28, 2021

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offering a scholarship for farmers tied to the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program. AgCentric Director Keith Olander says the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program Farm Business Management Scholarship provides tuition buy down…

MN Ag Department Follows EPA’s Nationwide Dicamba Cutoff for 2021

Published December 8, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will follow the EPA’s federal registration and label for dicamba herbicides in the 2021 growing season. This means an application cutoff date of June 30 or the R1 growth stage, whichever comes first. For the…

Corn Matters

Published November 4, 2020

2020 has been a year of ups and downs. One resource for farmers and ranchers is the Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline. Hear more from Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Meg Moynihan in Corn Matters, an update from the Minnesota Corn…

MN Corn Matters

Published October 28, 2020

Twenty-twenty has certainly been a year of ups and downs. The Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline is just one resource to help farmers and ranchers. Get the details in Corn matters, an update from the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

Assistance Available for MN Hog, Turkey Producers and More

Published October 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic caused major hiccups in the food supply chain earlier in the year, particularly when it came processing and transportation of ag commodities. That's why nearly $7.7 million of CARES Act funding is now available agricultural producers and…

Grant Money Available to Help with Wolves in MN

Published September 23, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is making $60,000 available in grant money to help livestock producers prevent wolf attacks. The grants will provide reimbursement for costs of approved practices to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts. Applications for this fourth round of funding…

MN Ag Department Seeking Feedback on Chlorpyrifos

Published July 20, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is considering a special registration of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The department drafted a scoping document and will seek public comments on that draft for the next two months. The comment period ends on September 17.…

MN Farmers Must Have a Coronavirus Plan in Place

Published June 29, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is requiring all Minnesota farmers to have a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan in place by today, June 29. The plan must comply with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health coronavirus…

MDA Denies Extension Request for Dicamba Application

Published June 22, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has denied a request from the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association for a 10-day extension to the June 20 dicamba application cutoff date. Early last week, Executive Director Joe Smentek submitted the request, but on Friday,…

Articles tagged under: Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Omnibus Ag Finance Bill Passes MN House

New Scholarship Opportunity for Water Quality Certified Farmers

MN Ag Department Follows EPA’s Nationwide Dicamba Cutoff for 2021

Corn Matters

MN Corn Matters

Assistance Available for MN Hog, Turkey Producers and More

Grant Money Available to Help with Wolves in MN

MN Ag Department Seeking Feedback on Chlorpyrifos

MN Farmers Must Have a Coronavirus Plan in Place

MDA Denies Extension Request for Dicamba Application

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