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MnSP and Verity Holdings Work Together
Published April 4, 2025
Minnesota Soybean Processors have partnered with Verity Holdings to track and verify sustainable agricultural practices. This effort will expand opportunities to export sustainably certified products. The Minnesota Soybean Processors plant is in Brewster, Minnesota.Republic Regional Seed Network Created
Published April 4, 2025
Funk Agriculture LLC has formed the Republic Regional Seed Network. The seed companies that are part of this network are Midwest Seed Genetics in the central and Upper Midwest, NC+ in the Western Cornbelt and Crow’s in the East. Funk…Emergency Economic Powers in Question
Published April 4, 2025
The Trump Administration is being sued by a legal advocacy group over the new tariffs imposed on China. The New Civil Liberties Alliance argues that the use of the Emergency Economic Powers Act for tariffs is unconstitutional.ND Senate Passes Property Tax Bill
Published April 4, 2025
The North Dakota Senate unanimously passed property tax reform. There are differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill regarding the primary residence tax credit. The bill now returns to the House to review the amendments passed in…Senators Call for E15 Nationwide
Published April 4, 2025
A bipartisan group of senators is asking the White House for year-round sales of E15. Eight Midwestern states have been given a waiver and the lawmakers want to extend that waiver nationwide. A letter to President Trump said this action…Ranck Reinstated
Published April 4, 2025
Heather Ranck is being reinstated as the director of the National Rural Export Center in Fargo. In a joint statement, North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer said they worked with the Commerce Department on Ranck’s return. Ranck was…New WTO Ag Committee Chair Appointed
Published April 4, 2025
Members of the World Trade Organization have confirmed the appointment of Ali Sarfraz Hussain of Pakistan as chair of the agriculture committee. Hussain will have a significant role in the 2026 ministerial conference in Cameroon.From NPPC to CropLife America
Published April 3, 2025
Annemarie Pender is the new senior director of strategic communications for CropLife America. Most recently, Pender was the assistant vice president of marketing and communications for the National Pork Producers Council.Ag Advocate Gene Hemphill Passes Away at 80
Published April 3, 2025
Gene Hemphill, a longtime agricultural communicator and industry advocate, passed away on March 23 at age 80. Raised on a grain farm in Illinois, Hemphill began his career in journalism. Hemphill later served as a spokesperson and speechwriter for President…