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July 28, 2023

Farmfest 2023 attendees should plan to visit the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s exhibit for information and resources on a wide variety of agriculture-related programs and topics. Farmfest is August 1 – 3, 2023, at the Historic Gilfillan Estate near Redwood Falls, Minnesota.

Featured Programs (every day):

  • Rural Finance Authority Loan Programs – farmers can find low- to zero-interest loans to help recover from natural disasters, improve farm facilities, restructure debt, expand livestock production, or help first-time farmers purchase land.
  • Grant Programs – learn more about MDA grant programs available to help increase productivity, improve efficiency, develop new agricultural products, and more.
  • Ag Weather Station Network – find out how you can get real-time weather information and air temperature inversion alerts to your cell phone via the 29 Minnesota weather stations incorporated into the North Dakota Ag Weather Network (NDAWN), and learn about the network’s upcoming expansion, thanks to additional funding from the Minnesota Legislature.
  • Minnesota Ag Water Quality Certification Program – learn how you can become certified in this popular water quality program and obtain regulatory certainty for a period of ten years.
  • Rural Mental Health Resources – find out about the people and organizations ready to help farmers and their families deal with stress, depression, and suicide.
  • Grain Indemnity Fund – The Legislature has established a new grain indemnity fund that will protect producers who have unpaid grain sales when grain buyers or warehouses become financially insolvent. Find out more about how it will work.

The MDA Farmfest Booth is #517S.

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Media Contacts
Larry Schumacher, MDA Communications
651-470-0592
larry.schumacher@state.mn.us

Allen Sommerfeld, MDA Communications
651-387-6599
allen.sommerfeld@state.mn.us

 

Regulation of Native Produced Agricultural Products Under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act

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Wed, 08/2/2023 - 10:00 am
Ends:
Wed, 08/2/2023 - 11:00 am
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Attention Native growers, producers, food entrepreneurs and gatherers – this is a presentation you do not want to miss on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 10:00 am Central via Streamyard, YouTube, or FaceBook live. Did you know the U.S. Department of the Interior proposing new regulations to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) that has the potential to impact YOU as a Native grower, producer, food entrepreneur and gatherer? Please join the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI), MN Department of Agriculture, and Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance, as we host a conversation with Erin S. Parker, J.D., LL.M., and co-author of IFAI’s Policy Analysis: Potential Regulation of Native Produced Agricultural Products Under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act and Shannon Kesner, Fond du Lac citizen and Tribal Liaison with MN Department of Agriculture. This conversation will focus on Native growers/producers and the proposed regs, existing opportunities for trademark protection, the strength of Tribal Sovereignty and consultation, and a call to action. After an initial presentation about the revisions, we invite Native participants to ask questions and express any thoughts/concerns. Review the proposed changes to the act. Read the IFAI’s Policy Analysis: Potential Regulation of Native Produced Agricultural Products Under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

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Map of the existing weather stations in Minnesota as part of the Minnesota Ag Weather Network (14), the North Dakota Ag Weather Network (24) and the University of Minnesota Research and Outreach Centers (6). The locations for the planned expansion sites are also included and listed as phase 1 (40) and phase 2 (40).