Although he’d already adopted best management practices on his Lake Benton family farm, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) President Bob Worth hadn’t seriously considered joining the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) since it launched in 2016. “I had…
August 24, 2023
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) President Bob Worth is the latest farmer to enroll in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP). On Aug. 22 at his family farm in Lake Benton, Worth will welcome Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen,…
August 15, 2023
In late December 2022, The Waterborne Commerce Statistic Center approved the Northern Gran Belt Ports (NGBP) (Wisconsin and Minnesota) application to be federally recognized as a Port Statistical Area. The NGBP approval to be listed as a U.S. Principal Port…
January 5, 2023
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announced the tonnage report for traffic through the St. Lawrence System through September 2022. The numbers show that the Seaway System continues to provide a reliable globalshipping route for agricultural products. “September’s tonnage report re-affirms…
October 20, 2022
Checks to Minnesota livestock farmers and specialty crop producers who applied for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program (ADRoP) beginning hitting mailboxes the week of Aug. 22. A total of 2,922 out of 3,000 received applications were…
August 23, 2022
Minnesota livestock farmers and specialty crop producers can still apply for up to $7,500 per farm in reimbursement for expenses incurred due to last year’s drought through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program (ADRoP). There…
June 30, 2022
Minnesota livestock farmers and specialty crop producers who incurred expenses due to last year’s drought can apply for up to $7,500 per farm in reimbursement through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program (ADRoP) when it…
May 31, 2022
Farmers enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) have higher profits than non-certified farms, according to a recent study by the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence. This marks the third year of data highlighting improved financial…
April 20, 2022