Tag: Minnesota Department of Agriculture

MDA Awards $120,000 to Combat Noxious Weeds

RELEASE FROM MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: (St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded $120,000 to combat noxious weeds across Minnesota. Twenty-seven projects are being funded though the 2022 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant. The money, awarded to cities, counties, townships, conservation districts, and tribal nations, will be used to purchase…
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July 21, 2022 0

Q-Country Crops & Livestock Program (5/26)

Thom Petersen – MN Commissioner of Agriculture, MN Department of Ag Betsy Jensen – Stephen, MN, area producer Billy Bushelle – owner/operator of Bagley Livestock Exchange & Winger Livestock James Hardy – manager, CHS Mahnomen Amber Glaeser – Director of Public Policy, MN Farm Bureau


May 27, 2022 0

EPA Approves 2022 Minnesota-Specific Restrictions for Dicamba Herbicide

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given approval to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) state-specific use restrictions for three dicamba herbicide products during the 2022 growing season in Minnesota. The restrictions are aimed at curbing off-site movement of the products. The affected dicamba formulations are Engenia by BASF, Tavium…
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March 17, 2022 0