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USDA INVESTS $27.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES IN RURAL MINNESOTA

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting State Director for Minnesota Cynthia Morales today announced the Department is investing $27 million to help rural America keep resources and wealth at home through job training, business expansion, and technical assistance.   “USDA’s business programs are meant to assist rural ag producers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs […]

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GOVERNOR WALZ ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION DROUGHT RELIEF PACKAGE FOR FARMERS, PRODUCERS

Today, Governor Tim Walz announced a $10 million drought relief package to support Minnesota farmers and livestock producers impacted by severe drought conditions during the 2021 growing season. “Historic drought conditions have created extreme stress and financial hardship for our farmers and livestock producers during an already difficult time for the agricultural industry,” said Governor Walz. “As

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USDA TO OFFER DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR GRASS SEED PRODUCERS

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding pandemic relief assistance to include grass seed producers.  This follows a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing where Klobuchar secured a commitment from Robert F. Bonnie, nominee for the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and

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GOVERNOR WALZ WAIVES TRUCKING REGULATIONS TO SUPPORT FARMERS DURING DROUGHT

As Minnesota’s agricultural community continues to face severe drought conditions across the state, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 21-30, declaring an emergency and waiving trucking regulations to support Minnesota livestock producers in the safe and efficient transport of livestock, water supplies, and commodities related to livestock feed.  The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)

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U.S. SENATORS AMY KLOBUCHAR & TINA SMITH ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY HAYING & GRAZING IN MINNESOTA

In response to the severe and worsening drought causing Upper Midwest cattle producers to run out of hay for their herds, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced that producers can now request haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land in 79 Minnesota counties. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized the change on Wednesday. The senators said that Minnesota counties are approved

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