ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 14 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture's (MDA) Emerging Farmers' Working Group (EFWG) has openings for nine volunteer members for two-year terms. Minnesotans interested in making it easier for new and emerging farmers to create or sustain an agricultural business are encouraged to apply today. "The work of the Emerging Farmers' Working Group is critically important in helping identify barriers   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 14 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: House and Senate Republican leaders finally have a response from Department of Public Safety to an inquiry about ineligible voters registered through the new Automatic Voter Registration law. A letter from DPSsuggests about 1,000 voter registrations were inactivated after the review requested by Republicans. House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth, Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, and House and Sen  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 14 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Webinars scheduled, comments sought for 2025-2030 short-term management strategies * * * Feedback on updated versions of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' duck and pheasant action plans is being accepted through Friday, Oct. 11. "DNR technical experts, with input from conservation and tribal partners, have been working since March to refresh our current pheasa  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota a $363,000 research grant to study the impacts of urban agriculture. The grant comes as the popularity of urban farms, backyard plots and community gardens continue to grow in the U.S. amid a changing climate. The project, "Measuring Ecosystem Services from Urban Agriculture" will focus on identifying the benefit  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 14 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Aligned vision across health programs provides unique opportunities to tackle statewide challenges * * * Leaders from across the University of Minnesota's health sciences programs outlined key objectives for a unified health science strategic plan during a discussion with the Board of Regents Special Committee on Academic Health earlier this week. The discussion was particularly timely at  more