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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.

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 or Emily Mehr for Teams meeting login information.

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.

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.