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On November 1, 2023, President Biden and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the award of a $20 Million Grant to the Red River Basin Commission (RRBC) for the North Dakota and Minnesota Supply Chain Soil Health Partnership project. The goals of the project are to complement supply chain company investments in soil […]
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
Crookston’s own Tim Dufault will be representing the Minnesota Wheat Council on the Governor’s Trade mission to the U.K. and Finland next week. Dufault will fly out of Minnesota tomorrow afternoon, November 13, and arrive in London sometime Sunday, November 14. The Trade Mission will last all week and Dufault will return on Friday, November
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
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
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)
