#MNLeg has kicked off which means it’s time to plan for lobby day! Join MFU at the capitol Feb 4 to add you voice in advocating for family farmers, fairness in markets, and climate resilience!
mfu.org/event/lobby-...
NEW: The prospect of a wave of mega data centers in Minnesota is now possible. The first is under construction by Meta in Rosemount. But I found at least 9 others in various stages of development.
They could need as much power as every household in the state. www.startribune.com/mega-data-ce...
More on the response and a petition from former Rubicon staff (me included) to protect the paper and the writers: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Senator-elect Tim Sheehy attended the same private prep school as me in St Paul. The (very good!) student newspaper wrote this article and now the Sheehy family is pressuring the school to censor- so much for free speech! Read the article here: www.rubiconline.com/class-of-04-...
It’s a full house for the green ammonia summit today in Morris, MN! We’re talking technology, policy, farmer ownership, and decarbonization. Exciting to see so much interest in this topic!
Big news! At today's Green Ammonia Summit in Morris, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Peterson announced the launch of the Green Fertilizer Grant Program.
www.mda.state.mn.us/mda-announce...
I am in Morris, MN (the Prairie's edge). The green ammonia summit has barely begun and a theme is emerging: community and family ownership enabling diversifying and advancing rural development.🔌💡
“High input costs + low commodity prices are putting immense pressure on farmers and rural communities.”
Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp joined us at tonight’s Green Ammonia Summit dinner reception to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act + what the next #FarmBill should address.
The Green Ammonia Summit, hosted by @mnfarmersunion.bsky.social has kicked off at UMN-Morris bringing together farmers, researchers, cooperatives, NGOs and private industry towards driving down the carbon intensity of the agriculture industry.
Countdown is on for the Green Ammonia Summit on Dec 10 in Morris! Registration still open- greenammoniasummit.org
#greenammonia reduces carbon emissions associated with nitrogen fertilizer, and can be made regionally, meaning $$s stay in rural places!
Made the jump over. Been off twitter for over a year. How does this work again??
