Commodity Classic draws largest crowd ever down to the Big Easy
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
Better farm prices are right around the corner and farmers, the eternal optimists, want to be ready.
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Corn Growers renew partnerships with Minnesota Twins and Saints
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With spring training in full swing and planting season right around the corner, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is gearing up for another summer of outreach and promotions at Target Field and CHS Field.
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Legislative session preview: Property taxes, water and transportation top list of agricultural issues
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Written by Anna Boroff, MCGA Senior Public Policy Director
The 2016 Minnesota legislative session began this week and is scheduled to end on May 23.
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MCGA student Agvocate selected to receive national agriculture scholarship
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One of this year’s William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture scholarship winners is Katie Peterson, a Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) student Agvocate majoring in political science at Gustavus Adolphus College.
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Dismissed by the Pioneer Press: Making farmers' voices heard on water quality
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Before last weekend’s water summit hosted by Gov. Mark Dayton, two Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) farmer-leaders submitted guest columns to both the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press.
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Ignored by the Star Tribune: 4 steps toward improving water quality
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Before last weekend’s water summit hosted by Gov. Mark Dayton, two Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) farmer-leaders submitted guest columns to both the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press.
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Changing Nitrogen Use: good for yields, good for the environment
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
“You can adapt to change!” was the rallying cry issued to several hundred farmers who came to hear the latest science about nitrogen fertilizer.
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Governor’s Water Summit: Can state’s water challenges be made into economic opportunities?
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Written by Jonathan Eisenthal
The ballroom at the Intercontinental Hotel in St. Paul filled to overflowing on Saturday with an estimated 800 stakeholders all gathered to draw up the outlines of an action plan for restoring and protecting Minnesota’s waters.
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Summarizing news coverage of Gov. Dayton's water summit
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We’ll have several more posts throughout this week covering Gov. Dayton’s water summit, which took place on Saturday in St. Paul. For now, here’s a quick summary of the news coverage of the event.
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