Posts by Janet Kubat
Hagstrom Report Alert: USDA to require dairy cattle testing
The Hagstrom Report Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | Alert | Volume 14 Number 82 USDA to require testing of dairy cattle before interstate movement due to bird flu Reacting to…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Ag budget proposals released
This week, Senate and House committees released their supplemental funding proposals for agriculture and other jurisdictions ahead of a final legislative deadline this Friday. MFU priorities—including addressing a shortfall in…
Read MoreBWSR awards federal funding for climate-smart programming
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is awarding a total of $2.1 million in grant funding to local governments to support climate-smart agricultural…
Read MoreUSDA unveils online LIP decision tool
Source: USDA The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled a new, online Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Decision Tool and farm loan resources available to agricultural producers and cooperators who…
Read MoreMinnPost: Legislature weighs corporations’ role
Profiting or providing? Minnesota Legislature weighs corporations’ role in state’s economy by Peter Callaghan A recent exchange in a House committee hearing between DFL and Republican lawmakers over the role of…
Read More‘Meatpreneurs’ workshop planned for Saturday in Willmar
WILLMAR, Minn. – The Minnesota Farmers Union Bottleneck Project Team will host a ‘Meatpreneurs’ workshop on Saturday at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 713 12th Street S.W., Willmar, MN 56201. There…
Read MoreTim Velde receives National Farmers Union award
ST. PAUL – Yellow Medicine County farmer Tim Velde received the Bruce Miller Award at the 122nd anniversary convention of the National Farmers Union (NFU) held last month in Scottsdale,…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Ag proposals take shape
Lawmakers returned on Tuesday after a short holiday recess, leaving less than two months to wrap legislative work ahead of their constitutional adjournment on May 20. Each day lawmakers convene…
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: April 2024
Legislative Update: Joint budget targets released
As of Wednesday, March 27, the legislature is preparing to break for a short holiday recess after a busy lead-up to committee deadlines and the release of joint budget targets.…
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