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U OF M EXTENSION TO BRING DEEP WINTER GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY TO FARMING COMMUNITIES

Grant money is available to a limited number of Minnesota farmers to build winter greenhouses for growing fresh produce. The opportunity, supported by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s AGREETT program, is available through the University of Minnesota Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP). RSDP seeks one specialty crop farmer in five regions to partner in […]

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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO HELP NEW FARMERS PURCHASE LAND

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced today a new grant program to support Minnesotans purchasing their first farm. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will manage the grant program and offer dollar-for-dollar matching up to $15,000 for qualified small farmers to purchase farmland. “Farming is a part of Minnesota’s identity and a significant component

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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS OFFERING THE CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED WEED KILLERS AND PESTICIDES THIS WEEK

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has made a Public Service Announcement, announcing that the department is sponsoring opportunities for people to properly dispose of their unwanted weed killers/herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and other pesticides from their farms, businesses, or homes. Minnesota pesticide users can bring their waste pesticides to any of the following events and

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THE NWROC’S ANNUAL CROPS AND SOILS DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20

The Northwest Research and Outreach Center’s annual Crops and Soils Day event is scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center’s (NWROC) Maintenance/Farm Operations Building located south of Polk County Hwy 71 on NWROC’s campus near the University of Minnesota Crookston Campus. Parking is across from the office building. Upon

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CITY OF CROOKSTON WILL ENFORCE AN ORDINANCE FOR TRANSIENT MERCHANTS

The City of Crookston has enacted an ordinance for food truck vendors that come to the City. Effective as of Wednesday, June 1, the City of Crookston has put an ordinance in effect with respect to Transient Merchants, including food trucks, to have and display a city license in order to operate their truck or

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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WARNS CONSUMERS OF EATING CERTAIN BRANDED STRAWBERRIES AFTER FINDING LINKS TO HEPATITIS A

Minnesota officials are warning consumers to avoid eating fresh, organic strawberries from the FreshKampo or HEB brands after linking hepatitis A illnesses to these strawberries. The Minnesota Department of Health, the California Department of Public Health, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are working with federal officials and public health agencies in other states and

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