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Walz: Problems Will Likely Extend into Next Spring

Published November 8, 2019

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has requested a secretarial disaster designation for a dozen counties in the northwest corner of the state. Walz told the Red River Farm Network that the crop losses are a significant issue this fall, but the…

MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request

Published November 7, 2019

The Minnesota Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday in an effort to get a Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Minnesota farmers. In the letter, the delegation offers support for Governor Tim Walz’s request and note…

Disaster Designation Requested for 12 Minnesota Counties

Published November 7, 2019

A Secretarial disaster designation has been submitted for 12 northwest Minnesota counties. The request was sent to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue by Governor Tim Walz on Thursday. The letter asks for the federal assistance to help recover from recent weather…

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Walz: Problems Will Likely Extend into Next Spring

MN Congressional Delegation Backs Disaster Declaration Request

Disaster Designation Requested for 12 Minnesota Counties

Walz Issues Emergency Executive Order

Walz Hears from Northwest MN Farmers

Walz to Meet With NW MN Ag Community to Discuss Late Harvest

Walz to Highlight Biofuels Sector

Walz, Noem Offer Input to Administration on Small Refinery Waivers

Ag Secretary Perdue to Participate in Farmfest

A Milestone for Water Certification Program

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