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CAPITOL UPDATE FROM REPRESENTATIVE DEB KIEL

Dear Neighbors, I am proud to announce the roll out of the new Dairy Assistance, Investment and Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program, which will provide financial assistance for small- to medium-size dairy producers who enroll for five years of coverage in the USDA Farm Service Agency’s Dairy Margin Coverage program. Through the Agriculture and the Jobs omnibus […]

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USDA OFFERS INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WHOSE FIELDS WERE TOO WET OR FLOODED TO PLANT

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Minnesota is offering a special Environmental Quality Incentive Program sign-up for farmers who couldn’t plant their crops because of flooded or wet fields. The deadline for sign-up is Friday, July 12. This EQIP sign-up is an opportunity for farmers to plant a cover crop, which they could later cut for

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EAT UNITED SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM BEGINS MONDAY JUNE 10

The Eat United Summer Food Service Program returns for its fifth year, Monday, June 10.  Crookston Public Schools, along with the USDA, United Way of Crookston and Tri-Valley Opportunity Council provide free summer lunches to all youth in the community on a first come, first serve basis. Crookston Public Schools Food Service Director Anna Brekken

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USDA ANNOUNCES LOANS TO UPGRADE RURAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MINNESOTA

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Brad Finstad has announced a more than $130 million investment to upgrade rural electric systems across Minnesota. Funding includes nearly $22.5 million to finance smart grid technologies that improve system operations and monitor grid security. “President Trump and the United States Department of

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FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN JUNE 14

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Friday, June 14, 2019. Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee. Individuals may nominate themselves or others as a candidate. “I encourage America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest stewards to nominate

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TRI-VALLEY FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH WITH BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

Tri-Valley Opportunity Council’s Summer Food Service Program kicked off Monday and runs through August 17.  The program offers free breakfast and lunch to kids and teens Monday through Friday throughout the summer at the Crookston Family Service Center, 1407 Erskine St., explains Debra Cooper, Child Nutrition Specialist. “The summer food service program we participate in

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