Ethanol Update: Big month for biofuels in Minnesota
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It’s been a while since we did an Ethanol Update, so let’s get right to it. This week’s update includes information on a USDA biofuels grant,
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Minnesota corn farmers: Tell Klobuchar and Franken to stop WOTUS now!
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The U.S. Senate plans to vote on S. 1140 and possibly the Congressional Review Act concerning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corp of Engineers’ -
Crop insurance kerfuffle is latest example of why grassroots action is so important
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Written by Anna Boroff, MCGA Senior Public Policy Director
Crop insurance as we know it came dangerously close to ending this week.
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Corn Growers call for uniform national GMO labeling standard
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Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) policy director Anna Boroff recently spent time in Washington D.C. urging lawmakers to pass a uniform, national labeling standard for foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Agriculture, food and environmental issues on the agenda for Congress this fall
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Now that Congress is back in session following the Labor Day recess, it’s a good bet that several issues important to agriculture will be up for discussion.
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Corn Links: Buffer strips, algae blooms, data, and best-in-show
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It’s Tuesday, the weather is warming up again, and harvest time is getting closer and closer. Here are a couple of must-read stories from the world of corn and farming that are worth checking out:
All buffers,
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What blend wall? Minnesota drivers already use more than 10 percent ethanol
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When the oil industry and the Environmental Protection Agency cite the 10 percent “blend wall” as a reason to slash the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and cut the amount of homegrown ethanol blended in our fuel supply,
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Ethanol Update: Removing ethanol from fuel increases toxic emissions
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The official comment period to speak out against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to slash the amount of homegrown ethanol blended in our fuel supply as called for by Congress in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is now over.
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Make your voice heard: Ask Sen. Klobuchar and Sen. Franken to stop WOTUS
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Unless farmers, landowners and other concerned citizens act now, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule is set to go into effect on Aug.
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