Local and Regional Market Webinar Series: Local and Regional Market Data

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Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:00 pm
Ends:
Wed, 05/10/2023 - 1:00 pm
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Kate Seybold
Kate.Seybold@state.mn.us
651-201-6165

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Part two of three of the Local and Regional Market Webinar Series. Join us to dig in to new data about Minnesota's local and regional markets collected from agricultural producers, supply chain partners, and consumers around the state!

This webinar will review data related to five themes: Local Food Supply Chains, Food Safety, Demand for & Expectations of Local Foods, Local Food Promotion & Minnesota Grown, and Consumer Access to Local Foods.

The series is hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota, and based on outcomes from a recent Data Party & Workshop with partners. Attendees are strongly encouraged to register and attend all three webinars (taking place on 5/3, 5/10, and 5/17). Recordings will be shared with registrants afterwards. 

Local and Regional Market Webinar Series: Data-Informed Action Priorities

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Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:00 pm
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Wed, 05/17/2023 - 1:00 pm
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Kate Seybold
Kate.Seybold@state.mn.us
651-201-6165

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Part three of three of the Local and Regional Market Webinar Series. Join us to dig in to new data about Minnesota's local and regional markets collected from agricultural producers, supply chain partners, and consumers around the state!

This webinar will introduce data-informed Action Priorities for collaboratively supporting local and regional markets. The Statewide Cooperative Partnership invites public input on this framework and plans for how it will be used. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. Please attend or watch the two previous webinars if you would like to participate in this final webinar.

The series is hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota, and based on outcomes from a recent Data Party & Workshop with partners. Attendees are strongly encouraged to register and attend all three webinars (taking place on 5/3, 5/10, and 5/17). Recordings will be shared with registrants afterwards. 

 
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April 25, 2023

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture convened a meeting today to discuss options for the HyLife Foods Windom, LLC pork production plant. On April 11, the company notified state officials the plant will permanently close in June if a new buyer is not found.

The meeting included the city of Windom, staff from Minnesota’s congressional delegation, Sen. Bill Weber, Rep. Marj Fogelman, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority.

City and state officials and policymakers stand ready to work with HyLife to help secure a new buyer for the facility, placing an emphasis on housing and infrastructure needs. Support for the nearly 1,000 plant workers remains a focus. The prosperity of the Windom area and southwest Minnesota are a top priority.

Following the meeting, Windom Mayor Dominic Jones spoke to a representative of the HyLife facility, and the company reiterated their position of actively working toward selling the facility and continuing to operate production for the immediate future.

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Allen Sommerfeld, MDA Communications
651-201-6185
Allen.Sommerfeld@state.mn.us

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April 27, 2023

Those wanting to grow and process hemp in Minnesota in 2023 have additional time to apply for a license with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The deadline to apply has been extended to May 31 to accommodate all potential applicants that are waiting on legislative action on cannabis. To date, over 230 people have applied for an MDA hemp license.

The online application for growers and processors will only be available until April 30 at www.mda.state.mn.us/industrialhemp. Those interested in applying for a license after April 30 will need to complete a paper application. Paper applications can be requested by contacting hemp.mda@state.mn.us. Along with the paper application, first-time applicants need to submit fingerprints and pass a criminal background check. All paper applications must be postmarked by May 31 to be accepted.

This is the eighth year of the state’s Hemp Program. Last year, 293 people held licenses to grow or process hemp. Over 375 acres and 122,040 indoor square feet were planted in Minnesota in 2022.

Growers and processors need to be aware of the following for 2023:

  • The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) testing fee per grower sample will cost $100.
  • Penalties may be assessed to growers that do not submit Planting and Harvest Report forms.
  • Growers are required to complete a Farm Service Agency (FSA) 578 form for all hemp varieties and locations planted. If a grower fails to submit this data to FSA in the required time, the MDA will not be allowed to sample and test those fields, nor issue a Fit for Commerce Certificate for those hemp lots.
  • A grower license starts at $400.
  • The minimum cost of a processor license is $500.

Anyone growing on tribal lands within a reservation’s boundaries or other lands under tribal jurisdiction (e.g., trust lands off-reservation) must obtain a license from the tribe or the USDA if the tribe does not have an approved hemp production plan.

Questions about the MDA’s Hemp Program should be sent to hemp.mda@state.mn.us or 651-201-6600.

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Brittany Raveill, MDA Communications
651-201-6131
Brittany.Raveill@state.mn.us