We Are Water Events and Exhibit in Grand Rapids

Starts:
Thu, 08/1/2019 - 4:00 pm
Ends:
Fri, 08/16/2019 - 4:00 pm
Location:

720 Northwest Conifer Drive
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
MDA is a:
Sponsor
Link:
Itasca Waters - View a listing of We Are Water MN- Grand Rapids events
MDA Contact:
Jen Schaust
Jen.Schaust@state.mn.us
651-201-6322

47.24763, -93.54279

Details:

"We Are Water MN" explores the connections between the humanities and water through a traveling exhibit, public events, and educator resources. Take some time to visit the exhibit and participate in local events.

Events begin Thursday August 1, 2019. 

The exhibit is open Sunday August 4 - Monday September 16, at the Reif Performing Arts Center, and is free to the public.

Visit the Minnesota Humanities Center website for more information. The MDA is one of five state agencies that partner in "We Are Water MN". The exhibit is sponsored in part by the Clean Water Fund.

Food, Ag, Ideas Week

Starts:
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:00 am
Ends:
Tue, 10/15/2019 - 5:00 pm
MDA is a:
Sponsor
Link:
Food, Ag, Ideas Week
MDA Contact:
Emily Jerve
Emily.Jerve@state.mn.us
651-201-6189

Details:

Join Grow North in partnership with MDA to explore industry-leading ideas across sustainable agriculture, food, agtech, entrepreneurship, innovation, and society. This annual multi-day event connects problem solvers to spark conversation and action. Food, Ag, Ideas Week features dozens of speakers, tours of farms and manufacturing facilities, and demos from entrepreneurs. Events are designed for discussion and networking in a build-your-own schedule format. Highlights include the Maker to Market Showcase, networking lunches, and a regenerative agriculture farm tour.

Tickets go on sale mid-August.

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The MDA has found the invasive weed Palmer amaranth can enter and spread through Minnesota in screenings.

Screenings are the byproducts of seed processing and are obtained through the cleaning of grains. Screenings are commonly sold and used as animal feed, roughage, and bedding and can consist of many kinds of grain byproducts.

We ask livestock producers to complete this brief, voluntary survey to get a better understanding of the use, types, and origin of screenings.

Please help us reduce the risk of Palmer amaranth in Minnesota.

Any information you provide as part of this survey will be used to assist MDA research and assess farm practices and how they relate to the spread of palmer amaranth across Minnesota. Participation is voluntary; you are under no legal obligation to provide MDA with any of the requested information. As a participant in the survey, your email address will be classified by Minnesota law as private data. If you opt to provide your farm registration number, MDA will have access to your name, address, phone number, and business location, which will also be classified as private or nonpublic data in relation to this survey. Data that is classified as private or nonpublic will be viewed and used at MDA only by authorized employees and contractors that require access.

Unless you consent to its release, private and nonpublic data will be shared only with other entities authorized by law to receive the information and parties named in a valid court order. In some circumstances, MDA may be required to share the information with the Office of the Legislative Auditor or the Office of the State Auditor upon their request. In addition, private or nonpublic data may be shared with other government entities, such as law enforcement, or made public if the MDA determines that there is a substantive threat to human health and safety or to the environment, or that disclosing the data would aid in the law enforcement process. In the event of a legal action, this data may be shared with the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General.

Do you use feed that includes screenings or grain products that are likely to contain weed seeds?
What type of grain or screenings do you use as feed?
Do you use roughage that includes screenings or grain products that are likely to contain weed seeds?
What type of grain or screenings do you use as roughage?
Do you use bedding that includes screenings or grain products that are likely to contain weed seeds?
What type of grain or screenings do you use as bedding?
Are the screenings or grain that you use for feed, roughage, and/or bedding produced in or out of Minnesota?
Approximately how many tons of screenings do you purchase annually?
Do you use hay and/or straw?
Does your hay/straw come from in Minnesota or out of Minnesota?
Are you willing to send in a sample of your screenings?
Will you provide your feedlot registration number?
What type of livestock do you have?

Minnesota Pavilion at the Sweets & Snacks Expo - CANCELLED

Starts:
Tue, 05/19/2020 - 8:00 am
Ends:
Thu, 05/21/2020 - 3:00 pm
Location:
McCormick Place - West Building
2301 S Indiana Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
MDA is a:
Exhibitor
Link:
Sweets & Snacks Expo
MDA Contact:
Brian Erickson
Brian.J.Erickson@state.mn.us
612-246-5149

41.8507901, -87.6217867

Details:

We coordinate the Minnesota Pavilion at this annual business-to-business food and beverage tradeshow that attracts candy and snack buyers from around the world. Hosted by the National Confectioners Association.