MCGA’s newest board member is a soil health innovator
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Bryan Biegler, a farmer in Lake Wilson, Minn., has been appointed to an at-large position on the board of directors of Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA).
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Becoming the most environmentally responsible farmers
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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) announced today its intentions to implement an ambitious set of initiatives with the goal of making Minnesota corn farmers the most sustainable and environmentally responsible in the United States.
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The next value-added market for Minnesota corn? Shrimp!
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trū® Shrimp Systems, in the southwestern Minnesota town of Balaton, hopes to become the premier supplier of fresh shrimp to the United States. With their innovative technology,
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Vietnam DDGS inspection team tours Minnesota farm and ethanol plant
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A group of 13 trade delegates from Vietnam recently visited the farm of Harold Wolle in St. James, Minn., and the Poet Biorefining ethanol plant in Lake Crystal as part of a weeklong fact-finding tour.
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$1.1 Million grant funds farmer-driven water quality research
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Farmers believe that raising food efficiently goes hand in hand with taking good care of the soil and the water.
The farmer-funded Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center (MAWRC) has received its first major grant from an outside organization— a $1.1 million grant to fund a project called “Developing Diagnostics to Improve Water Quality and Soil Health on Tile Drained Lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin.” The money comes from USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
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Minnesota corn farmers encourage Congress to pass TPP in 2016
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Farmers: Report crop losses to crop insurance agent BEFORE harvesting
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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is reminding farmers to contact their crop insurance agent before harvesting fields to report and verify crop losses.
Heavy rains throughout Minnesota have left some farmers dealing with issues like flooded fields,
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Coborn’s/‘Lil Dukes celebrates E15 with promotional events
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A steady stream of customers pulled off the road from their afternoon commute on last Monday and drove up to the pumps at the Coborn’s/’Lil Dukes fueling station in Hastings to save money on ethanol-blended fuels.
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Farmers foster soil health to fight wind erosion
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Talking soil health on Bryan Biegler’s farm near Lake Wilson.
On Thursday, despite rain and the threat of thunder, a group of farmers crowded around a pit dug in the midst of row crops almost ready to harvest.
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