Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) has reported that western and southern Minnesota is experiencing severe drought right now. In fact, in some places herd culling is being done due to a lack of quality feed and farmers are making other operational changes to mitigate future losses in production.
âThere are resources available to farmers, ranchers, businesses, and communities impacted by this natural disaster,â Fischbach said.
On July 15, Fischbach and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the department to grant an emergency waiver for haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in the state.
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Farm Bureau takes annual leadership conference to South Dakota
By Minnesota News Network|2021-04-12T06:43:49-05:00April 12th, 2021|
This year’s Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation leadership conference will cross the border into South Dakota. The bureau’s annual LEAP Conference will be held in Sioux Falls on July 16th and 17th. Rachael Peterson with M-F-B says the move comes as part of a joint effort with the South Dakota Farm Bureau.
“That’s giving us a great opportunity to add to our conference and have some different activities and speakers that we wouldn’t normally have if we were just doing it on our own.”
Paap not seeking reelection as Minn. Farm Bureau president
Paap not seeking reelection as Farm Bureau president By KEYC Staff | March 10, 2021 at 11:20 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 11:20 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap announced this week that he will not seek reelection in November.
He served in the role for 16 years.
Paap, and his wife Julie, own and operate a fourth-generation family farm in Blue Earth County.
A new Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation president will be elected to a two-year term at the 103rd annual meeting of voting delegates on Nov. 19 in Bloomington.