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MN House Ag Committee to Discuss Farm Profitability

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Minnesota House Ag Committee Chair Mike Sundin says discussions this week will center on mental health and hemp rulemaking. There will also be discussions on farmer profitability. "We're looking at the farmer lending program and relief for farmers in need.…

ND Farmers Should Prepare for Persisting Drought Conditions

Published January 15, 2021

North Dakota farmers need to be prepared if drought conditions persist this year. That’s according NDSU Extension specialists. Much of the Dakotas and Minnesota are experiencing dry conditions. In fact, 62 percent of North Dakota is in severe drought with…

Vilsack Meets with Lawmakers and Ag Groups Ahead of Confirmation

Published January 13, 2021

Ahead of the confirmation process, Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack is meeting with lawmakers and agriculture groups. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith met with Vilsack via Zoom. The conversation centered around rural broadband, biofuels and the implementation of COVID-19 relief. "I…

Minnesota Delegates Ready for Sessions at AFBF Convention

Published January 11, 2021

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap is anxious for this week's delegate session at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention. "There's a lot of important issues in policy right now. We're not that far away from a new…

A Shorter Potato Shipping Season in Red River Valley

Published January 6, 2021

Fresh potato packing sheds will be done shipping potatoes earlier than usual. For East Grand Forks, Minnesota-based Folson Farms, the season is expected to wrap up in early April; an average shipping season goes through May. "We definitely have less…

#6 Story of 2020: The End of an Era in Minnesota’s CD-7

Published December 30, 2020

After 30 years in Congress, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson lost his bid for reelection and that is the Number Six story in RRFN's recap of the top stories of 2020. Republican challenger Michelle Fischbach defeated Peterson 54 percent-to-40…

Epitome Energy Crush Facility in Permitting Process

Published December 17, 2020

The proposed Epitome Energy soybean crush facility in Crookston, Minnesota is still in the permitting process. CEO Dennis Egan said COVID slowed things down, but the goal is to have air and wetland permits submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control…

American Soybean Association Names 2021 Leadership

Published December 11, 2020

The American Soybean Association elected a new governing committee for 2021. Valley Springs, South Dakota farmer Kevin Scott is president. Worthington, Minnesota farmer Bill Gordon moves into the chairmanship role. Four new at-large members were named to the governing committee.…

Farmers Have Mixed Feelings on 2021 MN Dicamba Decision

Published December 10, 2020

Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Dicamba Task Force Chairman Bob Worth is hearing mixed feelings from farmers regarding the state dicamba decision, but Worth believes the Minnesota Department of Agriculture had its hands tied. "They couldn't do the 24(c) label, what…

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…

Articles tagged under: Minnesota

MN House Ag Committee to Discuss Farm Profitability

ND Farmers Should Prepare for Persisting Drought Conditions

Vilsack Meets with Lawmakers and Ag Groups Ahead of Confirmation

Minnesota Delegates Ready for Sessions at AFBF Convention

A Shorter Potato Shipping Season in Red River Valley

#6 Story of 2020: The End of an Era in Minnesota’s CD-7

Epitome Energy Crush Facility in Permitting Process

American Soybean Association Names 2021 Leadership

Farmers Have Mixed Feelings on 2021 MN Dicamba Decision

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

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