MSHSL updates outdoor-indoor mask guidance
The Minnesota State High School League, in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health, announced updated outdoor sports mask and face covering guidance. Masks and face covering are no longer required for athletes in outdoor contests and
Chahinkapa Zoo set to open Saturday
Chahinkapa Zoo will be opening for the 2021 season this Saturday at 10:00 AM. According to Zoo Director Kathy Diekman “everyone is really excited to open the doors to the 2021 season.” She also added that the
Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Retroactively Extend PPP Benefits
(NAFB) – Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, this week introduced bipartisan legislation to extend more relief to farmers and small businesses. The PPP Flexibility for Farmers, Ranchers, and the Self-Employed Act offers
USDA Seeks Comments on Food System Supply Chains
(NAFB) – The Department of Agriculture seeks comments on a Department-wide effort to improve and reimagine food supply chains. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced the comment period Wednesday as part of a response to an executive order signed
Bipartisan Ag Carbon Credits Bill Up For Senate Panel Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Voluntary private carbon market legislation gets a second shot (today, Earth Day), as the Senate Ag Committee plans to vote on the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act, first introduced last year. The reworked
Swap Shop: Wednesday, April 21
DAKOTA VETERINARY HOSPITAL PET CARE TIP FOR THIS WEEK: Spring means a time for the bugs to begin coming out of the ground. Although spring means more outdoor time with your pets, it’s also a time when
North Dakota Soybean Checkoff-funded research formulates innovative soy-biobased dust suppressant
FARGO, N.D. (Ag News 890) – A new soy-based dust suppressant is now available for roads, construction sites, farms and more, offering a sustainable choice for rural, urban and business communities to improve air quality for people,
Regan: EPA Won’t Return to Obama-era WOTUS Definitions
(NAFB) – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan told lawmakers Wednesday the agency would not go back to the Obama-era definitions of Waters of the U.S. Regan made the comments as part of the 2022 Budget Request
USDA Expands and Renews Conservation Reserve Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack just announced that USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate
2021 Pork Production Will Flatten Out but Remain High
(NAFB) – 2020 was a rough year in the pork industry, but 2021 finds things looking more optimistic than they were a year ago. Dr. Scott Brown is an Associate Extension Professor at the University of Missouri,