BWSR 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 practices such...
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Legislative 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...
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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 the spread of highly...
View ArticleLegislative Update: Supplemental budget bills advance
With the start of May, there are just over two weeks until the end of the legislative session. Supplemental budget bills continue to move forward despite contentious developments in the Senate. The...
View ArticleRedwood Gazette: Aspiring meatpreneurs gather
Can ambitious rural Minnesotans bring in new people to revitalize the tradition of local butcher shops and meat processing lockers in Minnesota? Judging from the experience new local meat processors...
View ArticleFile to be a SWCD supervisor
Are you passionate about conservation? Are you engaged in your community and want to become more of a leader in your community? Minnesota’s natural resources play an important role in the state’s...
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Legislative 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 update, we’ve seen renewed...
View ArticleFarms.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...
View ArticleAlmanac: 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:...
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Legislative 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 of the jurisdictions,...
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