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Joint request for increased Minnesota agriculture budget

The following letter was delivered on March 21, 2023 to the Minnesota House and Senate leadership.  Dear Minnesota House and Senate Leadership,

[Watch] Farm Bill 101: What the 2023 Farm Bill means for Minnesota

Watch the recording of the March 1, 2023 webinar above. Download the webinar slides here. 

2023 Farm to School and Early Care Bill Continues Positive Momentum in Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota—The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee will have a hearing today for Representative Kristi Pursell’s Farm to School and Early Care bill (H.F. 2043), with bipartisan support representing a step forward in supporting local food, schools and economies throughout Minnesota.

MinneAg Network Applauds Elements of Governor Walz’s Proposed 2023 Agriculture Budget

MINNEAPOLIS—Ahead of the release of the revised Minnesota budget targets early next month, the MinneAg Network commends Governor Walz’s administration on including in the Minnesota 2023 Agriculture Budget several elements key to building a more resilient, just farm and food system in Minnesota.

MinneAg 2023 State Policy Priorities

The MinneAg Network is housed at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and represents a collaboration of organizations.

MinneAg 2023 Farm Bill Priorities

The MinneAg Network is housed at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and represents a collaboration of organizations.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture Farm to School Grant Evaluation

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Farm to School Grants allocated nearly $300,000 to Minnesota schools for local food purchases in 2021-22, awarding 27 total Farm to School grants. This evaluation report covers economic impact, grant administration, grantee successes and challenges.

Minnesota’s climate report shows overall progress, but need to reduce agriculture emissions

MINNEAPOLIS—New greenhouse gas emissions data released today by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) show the state is making progress toward its climate targets, aided by the pandemic, but agriculture emissions continue to be a major contributor.

After 2022 midterms, opportunities for progress shift from Congress to states, executive branch

Depending on which headlines you read, 2022’s midterm elections had different takeaways, including a worse than expected showing for Republicans, the ultimate flipping of the United States House from Democrats to Republicans, the drop-off in turnout among Democrats in New York, California and Florida, and resounding Democratic successes in places like Michigan, Minnesota and P

IATP advocacy advances help for farmers devastated by "forever chemicals”

Laissez-faire national policy has long allowed sludge from sewage and industrial wastewater to be used as fertilizer on food and feed crops, even though it contains toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and hundreds of other toxic chemicals.