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Pipeline Stakeholder Meeting Recording

The MDA is hosting an informational meeting for producers impacted by Pipeline Foods, LLC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

The Fridley-based company announced on July 9 it had filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

The MDA meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, July 21 from 1-3 p.m. When it's time, join the meeting here. Meeting number (access code): 1465 48 4431. Meeting password: AKqpQ7Ed32

During the meeting, staff will share available information on the situation, review the state’s bond claim process for grain sellers, and take producer questions.

Four short hours that can save a life.

When a neighbor’s tractor gets stuck, you don’t hesitate to help. But when you see a family member, friend, or client stuck in a rut—and possibly suicidal—it can be daunting to try and help and can leave you feeling powerless.

This training focuses teaches in-depth skills you can learn in half a day. You’ll learn how to recognize someone having thoughts of suicide, how to engage them, and how to make sure they get help. This evidence-based training is effective for people as young as 15.

Who should attend? Farmers, lenders, mediators, agency staff, clergy, educators, veterinarians, healthcare and social service providers, and agricultural advisors and businesspeople.

Sponsored by the Martin County Corn and Soybean Growers Association.

UMASH (Upper Midwest Agriculture Safety & Health Center) brings the Farm Safety Pavilion back to the attendees of Minnesota Farmfest. The focus is to provide up-to-date safety and health information for farmers, farm workers, and their families in an effort to prevent and/or reduce injuries and illness on farms.

Each day at 9:00 am, 11:00 am, and 2:00 pm, there will be grain handling, ATV and UTV, tractor rollover, and Power Take-off (PTO) safety demonstrations. Exhibit areas in the pavilion will feature giveaways from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation and the MDA, personal protective equipment giveaways, and resources on respiratory protection, grain bin health and safety, mental health, and more.

Read more about 2021 Minnesota Farmfest.

The University of Minnesota Morris and partners are offering the Sharing Stories: Growing Relationships with the Land Webinar Series.

Join their discussion with Carrie Redden as they reflect on her efforts to breathe new life/write a new story for their 6th generation family farm. Carrie converted conventional farmland into pasture for their family’s organic dairy operation in Chokio, Minnesota. We explore the learning curve required for this endeavor, when she and her husband did not grow up farming. Carrie is an entrepreneur who is learning by doing, while deepening her relationship with the land and her animals.

This series is supported by the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment, Minnesota State Agencies, the Minnesota Historical Society and the McKnight Foundation.

For more information visit Sharing Stories: Growing Relationships with the Land Webinar Series