A Detroit Lakes business is one of nine in Minnesota that is receiving funding from the US Department of Agriculture to improve regional food systems. Manna Food Cooperative of Detroit Lakes is receiving around $304,000 to create and outfit a new commercially licensed processing kitchen, buy processing equipment and expand food-grade storage capacity for the…
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The USDA is now accepting applications for their Rural Business Expansion Grant program. MN State Director of USDA Rural Development Collen Landkamer says the grant can be used to help fund a plethora of business types across rural Minnesota. Landkamer says the grant is awarded into two separated sectors, and she tells us more about…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Colleen Landkamer of USDA Rural Development to discuss grant opportunities offered by the USDA when it comes to rural development. One of the many programs offered through the USDA is a grant for non-profits that provide tech assistance for ag, housing, and financial cooperatives, which Landkamer tells…
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A farmer from Ogema has received a grant through the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. Kevin Hoban received $208,034 to install an energy efficient grain dryer. The project is expected to save $8600 annually in electricity costs. Hoban was one of ten Minnesotans to receive clean energy grants.
October is national co-op month, and people are encouraged to celebrate the work, and their area cooperatives do for the community every day. Colleen Landkamer of the USDA tells us more about national co-op month and explains why co-ops are worth celebrating. Landkamer also spoke on the importance of co-ops when it comes to providing…
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The USDA released its Planting Intentions Report for the upcoming planting season on Thursday. Allison Thompson with The Money Farm says that report has good news for area farmers. You can hear more from Allison Thompson on the Money Farm Market Recap Friday afternoon at 4 on KRJB, KRJM and KKCQ.
As part of a nationwide effort to reduce pollution and strengthen rural Minnesota’s power grid, the USDA is loaning Wild Rice Electric Co-op $18.6 million. Wild Rice will use the funding to build and improve 99 miles of line and connect 628 consumers. Wild Rice Electric Co-op CEO Mike Wade tells R&J News more about…
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A new farmer Advocate group called Go Farm Connect is partnering with the USDA and invites area farmers to attend a free of cost USDA Office Visit on February 15 in Moorhead. Go Farm Connect is a relatively new organization whose goal is to help new and non-traditional farmers get the services they need. Go…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has joined a coalition of governors from across the country in filing an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court in the court case of Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine , which is arguing that a decision upholding a recent Fifth Circuit decision would undermine…
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Allison Thompson of the Money Farm joined us on the Farm and Field Show Wednesday to discuss the latest USDA global stock reports. Thompson gives an update on what showed up in those reports. Thompson also discussed crop production and how we could possibly enter a weather market with the decrease in production overseas. Thompson…
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