Articles tagged under: Minnesota

MN Legislature Passes Bonding and Tax Bill

Published October 16, 2020

The $1.36 billion bonding and tax bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature on Thursday will provide $200 million in tax breaks for farmers, including Section 179 conformity. "I think there was some concern about getting the tax bill done before…
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Looking Back: Farmers Reflect on October 2019 Blizzard and Harvest

Published October 12, 2020

Northern Plains farmers haven't forgotten about the historic October 2019 blizzard. Near Wimbledon, North Dakota, farmer Mike Clemens remembers watching the storm roll in. "It felt like I was in Antarctica with all of the snow and the soybeans. Harvest…
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Dry Bean Scene

Published October 8, 2020

The dry edible bean harvest is wrapped up for Walhalla, North Dakota farmer Patrick Dunnigan. Get the details in the Dry Bean Scene, made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, BASF, Johnstown Bean Company and SRS Commodities.
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Harvest Progress Advances With a Dry Corn Crop

Published October 6, 2020

In northwest Minnesota, Halma farmer Lance Hapka started harvest just over a week ago. The corn was at 18 percent moisture. "It's been 2012 since I've had something like that, especially so early." In southern Minnesota, near Lake Benton, Bob…
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Regional Basis Bids Remain Mostly Unchanged

Published September 29, 2020

Basis bids at the six Northern Plains grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network remain unchanged for spring wheat for nearby delivery. Corn and soybean basis levels are also mostly unchanged from last week. Spring wheat basis for…
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RRFN Interview with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler

Published September 29, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler denied requests for retroactive small refinery waivers in mid-September, but pending small refinery exemptions remain. "Those pending waivers are from 2019 and they're the subject of the Tenth Circuit Court's decision," Wheeler told RRFN.…
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Perdue Talks Trade, CFAP and More with MN Farm Bureau

Published September 25, 2020

To help agriculture deal with the market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA announced another Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, offering aid to 89 commodities and crops. Not much additional relief has been provided for biofuels or farmers depopulating livestock.…
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