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By Amanda Bilek, Minnesota Corn Growers Association senior public policy director
The 91st session for the Minnesota Legislature convened today. Even though some of the same policy challenges persist for Minnesota,
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Governor-elect Tim Walz announced the appointment of Thom Petersen as the next Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture earlier today. Currently government relations director for Minnesota Farmers Union,
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In an Oct. 2 article, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) updated readers on a procedural decision involving the proposed Groundwater Protection Rule.
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Update: The U.S House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the 2018 farm bill, which now awaits President Trump’s signature. Below is a statement from Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Brian Thalmann on the farm bill’s passage:
“Minnesota’s corn growers thank the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for their work to complete a farm bill this year and members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation for their support of the bill.
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By Jeff Harrison, Combest Sell & Associates
The 2018 farm bill conference report had been slated for consideration and final passage by the House Wednesday—exactly 28 years and 1 week from the date on which then President George H.W.
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Minnesotans came out to vote last Tuesday, with nearly 2.6 million people hitting the polls – a midterm turnout of nearly 64 percent. For both political parties,
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Gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz and First Congressional District candidate Dan Feehan visited the Courtland farm of Tim Waibel Friday to discuss issues corn farmers are facing in the First District and all of Minnesota.
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The Minnesota Corn Growers Association sent a letter to candidates for Governor and the Minnesota House of Representatives requesting their support for the Buffer Property Tax Credit to address the unfairness of continuing to tax farmland converted to buffers at a tax level that assumes those acres are still producing crops and revenue.
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Late Sunday, the United States, Canada and Mexico reached an agreement in principle on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), renamed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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