Minnesota Report Listening to the discussion over the need for water mitigation in rural communities is a direct result of herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizer usage. As we learn more about this issue, we are surprised by the absence of any discussion about...
In light of the fact that Governor Mark Dayton (D) is unwilling to call a special session, we thought it worthwhile to look at the of the proposed Tax Bill which was vetoed by Dayton and discuss one aspect worth noting. Specifically, the provisions for reimbursement...
We are hearing House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-28B, Kenyon) may be having some problems with a group one would think he should understand well, rural legislators. Rural members of his own caucus are feeling left out with the spending priorities being discussed. From...
Senator Dallas Sams Despite a robust economy elsewhere, the agricultural economy continues to take a beating. Last year, more than 1,000 Minnesota farms with annual sales over $100,000 went out of business. The loss of farms has a disastrous ripple effect on...
People: The forgotten factor in public policy By David J. Frederickson It’s time people replaced profit as the motivating factor behind public policy.It matters not if that policy is the 1996 Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act, certain bills...
