Posts by Janet Kubat
MDA accepting applications for Livestock Investment Grants
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is once again accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Livestock Investment Grant. Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers looking to…
Read MoreMinnesota Women’s Press: Farming Resilience
Farming Resilience
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: March 2024
Minnesota Reformer: Glimmers of hope in Ag Census
The Census of Agriculture was released last week, and the headlines reflected the well-known but unfortunate trends in U.S. agriculture — we continue to lose farmers and farmland, and of those remaining,…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Successful Lobby Day held
Just one week after legislators gathered in St. Paul for the start of the 2024 legislative session, MFU members from across the state gathered for our annual Lobby Day. More…
Read MoreAmerican Ag Network: Members gather for Lobby Day
Minnesota Farmers Union Members Gather for Lobby Day
Read MoreMFU members gather for lobby day
ST. PAUL – More than 75 Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members traveled to St. Paul on Feb. 20 for MFU’s Lobby Day. Members met with policymakers, including Gov. Tim Walz,…
Read MoreBrownfield: Right to Repair, healthcare top MFU issues
Right to Repair and healthcare top legislative issues for Minnesota Farmers Union
Read MoreMDA Seeks Input on New Green Fertilizer Grant
Through a request for information (RFI), the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) invites eligible cooperatives and other interested stakeholders in providing input to help the agency in designing a new…
Read MoreFarmers have until March 15 to enroll in ARC, PLC
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise…
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