Articles tagged under: Tim Walz
Walz Issues Emergency Executive Order
Published October 31, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has issued an emergency executive order to support farmers in the western part of the state. With this effort, the restrictions are lifted on drivers and carriers hauling propane and liquid fuels. The assistance is designed…Walz Hears from Northwest MN Farmers
Published October 29, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen heard the challenges facing farmers during a roundtable event in East Grand Forks. For sugarbeet farmer Paul Rutherford, who farms north of Crookston, it’s been a slow start to the full…Walz to Meet With NW MN Ag Community to Discuss Late Harvest
Published October 25, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen will be in East Grand Forks Tuesday to get a first-hand look at the extreme harvest conditions faced by area farmers. In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, Walz…Walz to Highlight Biofuels Sector
Published September 16, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz plans to sign an executive order today establishing the Governor’s Biofuels Council. The executive order will be signed early this afternoon on the Brian Thalmann farm at Plato. Thalmann is the current president of the Minnesota…Walz, Noem Offer Input to Administration on Small Refinery Waivers
Published September 4, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem have sent a joint-letter to President Donald Trump, offering input on ethanol and the small refinery waivers. Trump has said he will soon release a package of ethanol initiatives to…Ag Secretary Perdue to Participate in Farmfest
Published August 2, 2019
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will join American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall Wednesday, starting the day at the Minnesota Farm Bureau breakfast. Perdue will also be part of a listening session on the farm economy with House Agriculture Committee…A Milestone for Water Certification Program
Published August 2, 2019
Minnesota farmers have now enrolled a half-million acres of farmland into the agricultural water quality certification program. A total of 722 farms have gone through the certification process since 2014. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was part of a ceremony at…Governor Walz Signs Ag Bill
Published June 12, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed the omnibus agriculture finance bill. This legislation includes money for the proposed Soy Innovation Campus at Crookston. There is assistance for dairy farmers who sign up for five years in the federal Dairy Margin…Walz Signs MN Budget Bills Into Law
Published June 3, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed thirteen budget bills into law on Friday, including the omnibus agriculture finance bill. This bill provides a budget and policy changes for the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research…