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The Food Innovation Team (FIT) was created as a subcommittee of the Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force to help answer questions and assist food business owners in navigating Minnesota’s food licensing and regulatory environment.  Most food business owners receive a license to do business from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), or their delegated agencies with relative ease. However, some food business owners may encounter challenges in licensing due to a number of factors that may not easily be resolved without assistance. When this happens food business owners are encouraged to work with the FIT to help answer their questions and create a path forward for their licensing needs. FIT meetings are held every other month and are open to anyone interested.

Due to precautions against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in conformance with Minnesota Statues Section 13D.021, upcoming meetings of the FIT have been scheduled and will be changed from in-person meetings to video-conference meetings with a phone-in option.

Join the March 16th meeting using WebEx

Or you can call in via audio conference (sorry, this is not a toll-free line) by calling:
+1-415-655-0003

Access code: 146 424 6096

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Natasha Hedin at 612-247-5888 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible.

The Farm Safety Working Group (FSWG) is an informal collaboration between state agencies, higher education institutions, agriculture membership organizations, farm safety advocates, private sector companies, and labor and safety organizations focused on improving safety in agriculture. The FSWG’s purpose is to provide a forum to discuss safety issues in agriculture, connect groups and organizations who are working on farm safety, and organize a collective effort to improve agricultural safety.

Contact Susan VonBank for meeting details.

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

Join their discussion with Mark Erickson as they reflect on his long journey in family farming, including the challenge of rethinking what farming meant for him, and the process of persuading other landowners to allow him to convert their land to pasture for his animals over the past decade around Morris, Minnesota.

​You can also access the event on the West Central MN We Are Water Facebook Page

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

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

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

Join their discussion with Ella Robertson and Eric Wana from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate near Peaver, South Dakota, who are role models of the idea of Indigenuity -- the hard work, perseverance, entrepreneurial spirit and resilience in working to recover traditional farming methods and practices. With deep connections to the land, we will discuss their current projects and practices, and what they are working to pass along to future generations.

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

The Food Innovation Team (FIT) was created as a subcommittee of the Minnesota Food Safety and Defense Task Force to help answer questions and assist food business owners in navigating Minnesota’s food licensing and regulatory environment.  Most food business owners receive a license to do business from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), or their delegated agencies with relative ease. However, some food business owners may encounter challenges in licensing due to a number of factors that may not easily be resolved without assistance. When this happens food business owners are encouraged to work with the FIT to help answer their questions and create a path forward for their licensing needs. FIT meetings are held every other month and are open to anyone interested.

Due to precautions against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in conformance with Minnesota Statues Section 13D.021, upcoming meetings of the FIT have been scheduled and will be changed from in-person meetings to video-conference meetings with a phone-in option.

Join the May 18th meeting using WebEx

Or you can call in via audio conference (sorry, this is not a toll-free line) by calling:
+1-415-655-0003

Access code: 187 324 0122

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Natasha Hedin at 612-247-5888 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible.

The Governor's Food Safety and Defense Task Force has continuously met since 1990 to discuss issues affecting Minnesota's food system. The Task Force is composed of sixteen members, nine of whom are appointed by the Governor's office, representing food regulatory agencies, agricultural industries, food related non-profit associations, and the University of Minnesota. Meetings of the Task Force are held every other month and are open to anyone interested. 

Due to precautions against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and in conformance with Minnesota Statues Section 13D.021, upcoming meetings of the FSDTF have been scheduled and will be changed from in-person meetings to video-conference meetings with a phone-in option. 

Attend the May 18th meeting using WebEx

Or you can call in via audio conference (sorry, this is not a toll-free line) by calling: +1-415-655-0003

Access code: 187 638 9744

Individuals with a disability who need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Natasha Hedin at 612-247-5888 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 711 as soon as possible. 

The Good Food Access Program (GFAP) Advisory Committee advises the Commissioner of Agriculture on the management, eligibility, accountability, and promotion of the program. The purpose of the GFAP is to increase the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved communities in low-income and moderate-income areas.

Contact Ashley Bress for meeting login information.

Please join us for the 50th in-person celebration of Horticulture Night!

Integrated pest management (IPM) can be a valuable tool for homeowners, city landscape managers, and farmers to protect pollinators. Learn how IPM can be used to protect pollinators in home and garden settings as well as where pollinators may be present in the surrounding landscape.