EXCERPT: “President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which calls for $231 billion in reductions to spending, shouldn’t scare anyone. But the cuts it suggests are red flags. That’s the take of U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, a Blue Dog Democrat who represents Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. He was in Hutchinson Friday for Dairy Day, and stopped by the ...

Marnie and Jim continue their conversation about the impact of access to mental health care services in Greater Minnesota.

EXCERPT: “A new agreement to allow more milk producers to enter the Chinese market is underway. That’s according to former U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, head of the Dairy Export Council. He says processors could enter that market in a matter of weeks. Minnesota Milk Producers Association President Dave Buck is excited about the possibility ...

  Excerpt: “A group of international feed buyers made their way to Waseca to get a firsthand look at a Minnesota soybean operation. In an effort to expand international markets and create relationships with overseas buyers, the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council initiated the farm visit. ‘We export 56% of our product outside of the country ...

EXCERPT: “The U.S. Climate Alliance announced that Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia have all joined the coalition, which is committed to upholding the Paris Accord and taking aggressive action on climate change. In response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, New York Gov. Andrew ...

First of a two-part talk with CRPD’s Research Director Marnie Werner about the Center’s newest report discussing access to mental health services in Greater Minnesota.

EXCERPT: “The USDA Agricultural Research Service lab in Morris is slated to be closed under President Donald Trump’s budget but a local advocacy group is already working to make sure it doesn’t happen . . . The ARS lab in Morris has an annual budget of $2.8 million, representatives of the Barnes-Aastad Soil & Water ...

EXCERPT: “May is melanoma awareness month. This is a good time for everyone to consider their own proactive approach to managing skin cancer risk. Ag professionals – whether farmers planting, consultants making recommendations, or applicators spreading fertilizer – need to be aware of the dangers of sun exposure. “Many of us in agriculture spend a ...

CRPD President Brad Finstad gives his wrap up of the 2017 Minnesota legislative session.

Limited resources are putting growing pressure on rural communities May 2017 By Marnie Werner, Research Director The mobile crisis and outreach teams of the Northern Pines Mental Health Center in Brainerd are busy. In 2016, they made 1,200 calls in the counties they cover—Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena—and most of those calls ...