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Apr 29, 2021 | 1:56 PM
South Dakota Senator John Thune– a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee– and committee chairwoman Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow have reintroduced the Cover Crop Flexibility Act.
The legislation would remove the prohibition on harvesting or grazing cover crops on prevented plant acres prior to November 1 and allow this flexibility outside of the primary nesting season.
This legislation is an offshoot of Thune and Stabenow’s 2019 effort that led the US Department of Agriculture to make an administrative change that allowed for penalty-free haying and grazing, which significantly benefited states like South Dakota and Michigan. In 2020, Thune and Stabenow again requested that USDA move up the November 1 date to September 1, but the department only provided flexibility in certain counties in South Dakota and North Dakota. This bill would provide a permanent solution to this issue and create greater certainty fo
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In March during National Future Farmers of America (FFA) week, the Polk County Soybean - Corn Growers recently donated $250 to each of the four FFA chapters in Polk County. The four high school chapters include Climax, Fertile, Fisher and Crookston.
FFA Organization is the premier youth organization, preparing members for leadership and exciting careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture, focused on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education.
“Supporting a group like FFA is important to ensure that we have another generation interested in a broad range of agricultural career pathways,” said Kevin Krueger, chair of the Polk County Soybean and Corn Growers Association. “Many of us know firsthand how FFA can develop these students’ potential and help them discover their talent through hands-on experiences, which gives them the tools to achieve real-world success.