USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Rickey Dale “R.D.” James toured the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Wednesday to discuss the importance of waterways to the competitiveness of agriculture and the economy. During the…
August 29, 2019
MSGA disappointed with overall tenor of MDA’s proposal The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) released Tuesday its proposed Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule, and as proposed in March, soybean cropland received an exemption. The rule will be published in the State Register…
April 24, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt expressed his department's support for agriculture during a round-table discussion Wednesday hosted by AgriGrowth at the Securian Center in St. Paul.
July 20, 2017
Minnesota lawmakers missed a deadline for completing their year’s work, and transitioned straight into a special session early Tuesday to complete work on a $46 billion, two-year budget.
May 23, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Resources (DNR) has announced revisions to public waters inventory (PWI) areas that were erroneously claimed as part of the public drainage systems.
April 20, 2017
Farmer leaders educate, help look for solutions Gov. Mark Dayton’s much anticipated Water Summit came and went Saturday with agriculture taking center stage early and often. Overall, however, plenty of discussion and collaboration occurred between the 800 stakeholders representing the ag…
February 27, 2016
Implementation of buffers depends on timely release of maps The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) this week joined Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation and Minnesota Farmers Union in sending a letter to Gov. Dayton asking to expedite…
February 1, 2016
