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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Minnesota farmers said they were blindsided by an executive order issued by Gov. Mark Dayton that could make it more difficult to apply neonicotinoid insecticides and plant neonic-coated seeds.
It was never a sure thing that the Margin Protection Program, or MPP, was going to be an effective safety net and insurance program for the nationðs dairy farmers.
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A new era in agriculture opened on Monday as the Federal Aviation Administration new regulations for routine non-recreational use of small unmanned aircraft, or drones, went into effect.
The Agriculture Department shut down offices in five states because of anonymous threats, including at Beltsville, Md., home of USDA's flagship research facility.
A spokesman didnðt describe the nature of the threats but said that the department was working wi
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Revenue insurance claims on corn are likely to be modest this year except in eastern areas of the Corn Belt that have been hurt by dry weather, a leading analyst says.
The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) offers technical and financial assistance to farmers and ranchers to maintain high standards of resource conservation and environmental stewardship while also pursuing additional conservation improvements. Eligibility is based on meeting or ex
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Minnesota farmer John Svihel has agreed to pay about $576,000 in back wages and other restitution to Caribbean workers after paying them illegally low wages and withholding the difference for his personal spending.
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