With Minnesota Democrats losing their trifecta this past election cycle, politics in St Paul are expected to be more bipartisan in nature compared to past years. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing tells us how he sees ag legislation playing out in the Minnesota House of Representatives, now that there’s a tie in leadership. Glessing…
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With election season officially over, politics in our nation’s capital will be moving forward over the coming months. While the passing of a new farm bill is unlikely before the new administration takes their seats, American Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Director Luther Markwart says Washington still needs to get a short term funding bill passed. …
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The Federal Government is currently in recess until after the November General Election, and one piece of legislation that will have the eyes of rural America once the government is back is a new farm bill. Pro Farmer consultant Jim Wiesemeyer talks more on what we may see in a new Farm Bill, and when…
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The Farm Bill continues to be top of the mind for producers across rural America, but an agreement has yet to be made in Washington. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Director Harrison Weber says it remains a priority for the bill to get done this year, and he tells us where talks are…
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A new program at Norman County East is helping students stay ahead, and get personalized help with their grades when needed. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina tells us more about this program that they call AIT. Academics aren’t the only thing Norman County East is trying to teach students, as they have also instituted…
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American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad was a panel member at Ag Fest on Thursday, and he had a discussion on the farm bill that congress has been unable to reach an agreement on. Rockstad explains what the farm bill is, and its importance for area producers. Progress on a new farm bill has…
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Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach spoke to R&J News Wednesday about the progress of the Farm Bill in Congress. Fischbach says a part of that Farm Bill is legislation she is sponsoring that will help rural America. We’ll have the final part of our interview with Representative Fischbach on Friday.
In the third part of R&J News’ interview with Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach, she was asked about the farm bill and how it’s progressing in Congress. Then we asked where’s the holdup in passing a farm bill? In Thursday’s installment, Fischbach talks about investing in rural America.
It’s June 6 and we are still without a new Farm Bill. Norman County Corn and Soybean Growers Association President Corey Hanson says Corn and Soybean Grower lobbyists are hard at work but is not confident in an agreement being reached. Hanson says the food program will be a massive portion of the Farm Bill,…
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Progress on a new Farm Bill in the US House of Representatives has been minimal, but many across the agriculture industry are calling for Washington to ramp up progress. One of these people is Luther Markwart of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association who says that getting a bill done before the end of May is…
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