After meeting with Clay County Farm Bureau members, Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec said property taxes were a major concern. “The value of land is going up, but what they’re actually producing on that land is not going up so…
In less than one month, lawmakers will be back in St. Paul, Minnesota to begin a new state legislative session. Ag lobbyist Bruce Kleven says there is restructuring taking place. "Senator Torrey Westrom from Elbow Lake was the ag finance…
The South Dakota legislative session has wrapped up. One disappointment for the South Dakota Farmer’s Union is Governor Noem's veto of industrial hemp. Lobbyist Mitch Richter says there is enough interest in the state to discuss further in the next…
In less than two weeks, South Dakota lawmakers be in Pierre for the 2019 legislative session. There’s a move to change the productivity model used for property taxes. South Dakota Agricultural Land Assessment Task Force member Jason Frerichs explains the…