Agriculture

USDA announces details of new Supplemental Disaster Relief Program

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe new Supplemental Disaster Relief Program will include assistance for natural disaster related losses in 2023 and 2024.

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Practicing Safety

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How to respond to severe weather

Written by Jonathan Eisenthal

Keeping safe during severe weather is a skill like playing a sport or a musical instrument,

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BeSure! Campaign Returns to Promote Good Stewardship Practices This Season

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis season, join the stewardship movement by ensuring you’re championing best-management practices for safe and responsible product use.

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Details of USDA’s Emergency Commodity Assistance Program announced

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe program aims to help alleviate the significant economic losses producers faced in 2024.

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Exports add value to the Minnesota economy

Reading Time: < 1 minuteExports of corn, ethanol, and co-products added $4.73 billion in value to the Minnesota economy in 2022, a study found.

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Seeing (and meeting) is believing

Reading Time: 4 minutesAgronomy Field Day at UMN research center connects farmers to researchers

Written by Jonathan Eisenthal

Science guides farmers’ choices in everything from planting date to fertilizer rates to which combination of herbicides to use to combat water hemp.

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Help is a call, text, or email away

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Minnesota Department of Agriculture has a variety of resources for farmers experiencing challenging times.

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U.S. corn, ethanol exports increase

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs of July, U.S. corn exports were up 34.3% year over year during the 2024 marketing year, which ended in August.

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Spotlighting Minnesota’s Ag Water Quality Certification Program

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe voluntary Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program helps Minnesota farmers protect water resources.

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