Minnesota Farm Bureau stage makes for windy Day on the Hill

Minnesota Farm Bureau stage makes for windy Day on the Hill

ST. PAUL — "See, I like John Deere, and the president likes Case IH," said Minnesota Farm Bureau Vice President Carolyn Olson. "We can get along." That interaction as Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing brought Gov. Tim Walz onstage nailed the theme for the Capitol steps presentation at MFB's Day on the Hill, as members traveled by bus to St. Paul to talk policy with elected officials. Like last year's event, which also coincided with N…

Minnesota’s long journey to balance productive farming with protecting drinking water

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nitrates in water is still the hottest issue facing southeast Minnesota's agricultural industry. Aune Hall on the Olmsted County fairgrounds reached capacity March 13, with farmers drinking coffee and eating doughnuts to start a daylong meeting on the latest nitrogen management research, along with existing and future policy regarding nitrates in water. The event was put on by University of Minnesota Extension with support fro…

MN farmers find footing on the Hill  - Minnesota Soybean

Darin Johnson doesn’t do doom and gloom. The Wells farmer prefers keeping a challenging policy outlook in its proper perspective, rather than getting bogged down in a cycle of negativity. “It’s always a great day when you’re talking about farming and advocating for soybean growers,” Johnson, the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, said March 19 after a full day on Capitol Hill visiting with nine of Minnesota’s congressional o…

Water quality at the top of mind for farmers in 2025  – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

The 2025 planting season is fast approaching, and one topic that’s expected to be at the top of many producers’ minds will be water quality. Kelly Sharp of GK Technology talks more about the importance, and increased use of technology like drain tiles by area producers, and how they are helping maintain proper water quality.  Sharp also says that now is a perfect time for producers to start pulling their equipment to check on it, so that they ca…