Farmer input needed for year-round access to E15
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The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule that has the potential to make the selling of year-round E15 a reality this year. However,
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Legislative Update: Budget targets are revealed and key bills are on the move
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By Amanda Bilek, senior public
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SE Minnesota farmers: Input is needed on potential nitrate study in karst region
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At the end of Governor Mark Dayton’s term, Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner John Linc Stine submitted a formal
request to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to order a generic
environmental impact statement (GEIS) to study and address nitrates in
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Legislative Update: MCGA directors advocate for federal priorities in nation’s capital
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By Amanda Bilek, Minnesota Corn Growers Association Senior Public Policy Director
Last week, a group of Minnesota Corn Growers Association
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MCGA Day on the Hill focuses on tax legislation, ag innovation
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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) brought 16
grower leaders to the Minnesota State Capitol for its annual Day on the Hill
last week. The group met with Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner
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Legislative Update: MCGA testifies on ag innovation, holds annual Day on the Hill
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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) has a busy
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Legislative Update: Budgets revealed and ag research funding bills introduced
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By Amanda Bilek, Minnesota Corn Growers Association Senior Public Policy Director
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Buffer property tax relief included in Governor’s two-year budget proposal
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Governor Tim Walz announced his $49.5 billion budget
proposal today. In the two-year spending plan, Walz included $15 million to
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Gov. Walz named chair of Governors’ Biofuels Coalition
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Announced last week, Governor Tim Walz was named 2019 chair of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition. In the role, Walz will work with governors from 22 states on advocacy efforts supporting regional and national biofuel policy development.
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