Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) confirmed Wednesday that the USDA is making up to $16 million available to eligible groups and organizations to fund efforts to assist veterans and non-traditional farmers in Minnesota and across the country in getting into agriculture. Sen.…
July 17, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a long-term approval last Friday for the insecticide sulfoxaflor— an effective tool to control challenging pests with fewer environmental impacts. After conducting an extensive risk analysis, including the review of one of the…
July 12, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for agricultural producers in states impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to producers in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio,…
July 11, 2019
With no accounting for refinery exemptions, the proposal rolls back RFS volumes, NBB says The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule for the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) and 2021 Biomass-based Diesel Volume, saying…
July 8, 2019
The American Soybean Association (ASA) and Corteva Agriscience are seeking applicants for the 2019-20 Young Leader Program. The Young Leader Program, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience and ASA, is a two-phase educational program for actively farming individuals and couples who are…
July 2, 2019
Six months after a court ruling delayed the implementation of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule (N Rule) through the 2019 legislative session, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced the regulation went into law effective June 24, and becomes enforceable in…
June 24, 2019
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a broad tax bill June 20 that includes an extension of the biodiesel tax credit and incentives for biofuel infrastructure and wind power, but the legislation will face objections in the Republican-controlled Senate.…
June 24, 2019
RMA announces change to haying and grazing date for prevented planting acres planted to a cover crop
Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier than November this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) adjusted the 2019…
June 20, 2019
After two years as vice president, Jamie Beyer is stepping into the big chair. The Wheaton farmer was elected president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) Wednesday during the organization’s quarterly meeting, replacing Michael Petefish. Beyer is the third…
June 19, 2019