Meet MCGA’s new senior public policy director
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By Amanda Bilek
I recently joined the MN Corn Growers Association (MCGA) and will be serving as the Senior Public Policy Director.
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Legislative Recap: End of session and special session full of drama
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The Legislature did not fully complete its business, including the passage of omnibus tax and budget bills, by the constitutional deadline of May 22nd at midnight,
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Legislative Update: Farmers and local governments agree water buffer law is not ready
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One of the most important issues we have discussed during this legislative session is the need to make modifications to the water buffer law and to delay its implementation.
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Ag organizations and rural counties call for modifications and delay of state water buffer law
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Eighteen Minnesota farm and agricultural organizations and several local government officials representing rural counties signed onto a joint letter to Governor Dayton and legislative leaders urgently requesting they make needed modifications to the water buffer law and delay its implementation date to give local governments and farmers enough time to comply.
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Legislative Update: Major bills coming to fruition
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Leadership in both the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate continues to focus on the top priorities of tax relief, a state budget and a transportation bill.
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U.S. Grains Council on 2017 trade during World Trade Month
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For World Trade Month, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association spoke with U.S. Grains Council (USGC) President and CEO Tom Sleight on the latest from our nation’s capital and what to expect in what will be a crucial year for the corn export market.
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Legislative Update: Big bills, big issues in negotiations
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Minnesota House and Senate conference committee members continued their work this week to craft compromises in major legislation concerning taxes and the state budget, transportation and regulation,
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Legislative Update: Lawmakers pick up negotiations on key topics
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State legislators returned to St. Paul from their annual Spring Break this week to open House-Senate negotiations on the state budget, taxes and other issues,
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Buffers: Here’s where we are at
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One of the most important topics to farmers during the 2017 legislative session, the buffer law was created to protect state water resources from erosion and runoff pollution.
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