Policy

Preliminary Public Waters Inventory Maps Released

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe DNR recently released the preliminary map for Aitkin, Benton, Blue Earth, and Clay counties.

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Advocacy Efforts Go Deeper than Congress or the State Legislature

Reading Time: 3 minutesMCGA represents farmers at the regulatory and rulemaking levels, making sure agency decisions reflect the realities of life on farms.

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MPCA announces withdrawal of rulemaking process for pesticide treated seed disposal

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe withdrawal is a positive development for the farm groups that have opposed this rulemaking since it was first proposed by the Minnesota Legislature.

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MPCA denies drainage petition submitted by environmental organizations

Reading Time: 2 minutesHewing to a rationale outlined by MCGA, the agency said it did not have the statutory authority to regulate drainage projects.

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MCGA, MBA urge full reallocation of SRE volumes

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe U.S. could have difficulty meeting its 2026 and 2027 renewable fuel targets without full reallocation, MCGA and MBA said.

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Additional fine-tuning of updated Nutrient Reduction Strategy is needed

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe updated Nutrient Reduction Strategy should emphasize evidence-based, voluntary strategies that support measurable nutrient reductions while recognizing the practical and economic realities facing Minnesota farmers.

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Make America Healthy Again Commission report backs away from misinformation on crop protection tools in second report

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe recommendations specific to crop protection tools are an improvement over an earlier version of the report.

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MCGA applauds passage of bill legalizing E15 in California

Reading Time: 3 minutesLast week, the California State Senate voted 39-0 to approve Assembly Bill 30, which would legalize E15 immediately upon the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom.

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Biofuel infrastructure grant program opens for applications

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2026 AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant program, supported in part by MCGA, is accepting applications between now and Oct. 23.

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