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How Gov. Dayton Can Keep Pheasant Openers Part of Minnesota’s Future

October 7, 2011
Brian DeVore
Food and Sustainable Agriculture
Audrey Arner, Conservation Reserve Program, CRP, DNR wildlife management areas, farms, Gov. Dayton, Governor's Pheasant Opener, grass, grazing, hunting, Land Stewardship Project, MDA, Montevideo, Moonstone, Richard Handeen, sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grants Program, wildlife habitat, working farms conservation, working lands conservation

Minnesota’s first ever Governor’s Pheasant Opener next week couldn’t come at a better time in terms of highlighting the need for supporting working lands conservation. After Gov. Dayton has a chance to…
MDA Sustainable Ag Program Under Siege (Again)

April 8, 2011
Brian DeVore
Food and Sustainable Agriculture
Greenbook, MDA, Sustainable Ag Demonstration Grant Program, sustainable agriculture, sustainable agriculture research

Remember the financial punch to the stomach the MDA’s Sustainable Ag Demonstration Grant Program took in 2009? Well, the Senate is attempting to finish the job with a budget proposal that provides…