Posts by Janet Kubat
June cut-off dates for Dicamba use on soybeans
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding pesticide applicators of state-specific restrictions for the use of dicamba herbicide for the 2024 growing season. Engenia by BASF,…
Read MoreHarvesting Minnesota’s Wind Twice
Read MFU’s climate and working land director, Ariel Kagan’s, recently published piece about green ammonia and cooperative ownership: https://issues.org/wind-ammonia-minnesota-kagan-reese/
Read MoreBWSR: Apply for Lawns to Legumes grant by Nov. 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is accepting applications for spring 2025 Lawns to Legumes pollinator habitat grants. The Lawns to Legumes program…
Read More‘Cooperatives for Climate’ grant recipients announced
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three projects supporting cooperative development in Minnesota received funds through the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) Foundation’s “Cooperatives for Climate” grant program. Now in its second year,…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Ag bill passes, session wraps
The state legislative session came to a dramatic end at midnight on May 20, ahead of the constitutional deadline. As in past years, the ending was chaotic, if decidedly more…
Read MoreLegislative update: Final week with far to go
Less than six days remain in the state legislative session and a final deal on many priority items remains out of reach. That said, conference committees are meeting across many…
Read MoreAlmanac: Renewable energy in Minnesota
MFU member Erik Hatlestad, CURE Energy Democracy Director, is featured in a renewable energy story that aired on Almanac. See the story here: https://www.tpt.org/almanac/video/renewable-energy-in-rural-minnesota-40769/
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: May 2024
Farms.com: Gail Donkers on being a mom
MFU staff member Gail Donkers talks about being a mom in agriculture in this special Mother’s Day story found at https://m.farms.com/ag-industry-news/mother-s-day-q-a-with-gail-donkers-and-jamie-beyer-376.aspx
Read MoreLegislative Update: Senate approves ag package
Lawmakers are working long hours at the State Capitol and that pace isn’t expected to break through the end of the legislative session on Monday, May 20. Since last week’s…
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