New “Nate on the Farm” episode is out!
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Public Relations Manager Nate Gotlieb continues his tour of family corn farms around Minnesota! In the latest episode, Nate visits the family farm of Brandon Fast in Mountain Lake,
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State soil health grant program impacts farm families
Reading Time: 2 minutesNearly $2.8 million in grant funding is available this year through the Minnesota Soil Health Financial Assistance Program, which has helped family farmers like the Oelfkes purchase soil health equipment.
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Corn’s economic contribution highlighted
Reading Time: 4 minutesA new NCGA study measured the contribution of corn production to the economies of individual states and the entire country.
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Analysis: Permitting reform needed
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A 2018 analysis commissioned by Minnesota Corn found that the lengthy and cumbersome nature of Minnesota’s air permitting process has negative economic effects on the state’s ethanol plants.
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Prevented planting deadlines approaching
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This spring planting season has had fits and starts thanks to all the wet weather that has marched across the state since April. And, the weather models look to include a few more rainy days over the coming month.
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Southeast MN water quality open houses
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The state Department of Health has announced three upcoming in-person meeting opportunities in southeastern Minnesota where attendees can take in a presentation about water quality in the area.
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MCGA-supported grant program honored
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A Minnesota nonprofit has honored a state-run, Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) supported soil health grant program.
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Well-distributed rains erase (most of) Minnesota’s drought
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
Even before Lamberton got 1.6 inches of rain overnight on May 23, it had reached eight inches of moisture in the top five feet of the soil profile—a mark above the historical average.
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Why corn acreage varies from year to year
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
As highlighted in the USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings Report, the number of acres planted to corn in Minnesota changes each year—typically a few hundred thousand above or below 8 million.
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