Mikkel Pates

Wisconsin’s Pittsville is the center of the cranberry world. The high school’s FFA annually hosts the “Splash of Red Cranberry Tours” to showcase the crop.

Farmer David Vipond and others believe White Earth Nation’s aim is to stop conventional farming in general and may be focused on the R.D. Offutt farms, just on the east side of the reservation.

White Earth Nation officials say they contacted Minnesota officials “before and after” adopting a new water ordinance, but Minnesota leaders say they’ve had little contact with the band about it.

The White Earth Nation likes agriculture but not necessarily modern agriculture. Agriculture manager Wade Jackson is working to move the band back to traditional ways of growing food.

David Vipond and other farmers near White Earth Reservation believe the Reservation Business Committee’s water ordinance is an overreach. Tribal officials believe it asserts their sovereign rights.

The Midwest Council on Agriculture, an industry group founded by former Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson, has put together proposals on insurance programs for both crops and livestock.

The Public Utilities Commission on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, voted unanimously to limit the environmental impact statement for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline to Otter Tail and Wilkin counties.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, shared her thoughts on the upcoming farm bill at Minnesota Farmfest. Jeff Beach discussed the topic with Sen. Klobuchar.

Dr. Brian Hoefs was announced Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, to be the Minnesota Board of Animal Health’s executive director and state veterinarian.

Part 3 of Staff Writer Mikkel Pates’ reflections on a 44-year career at Agweek.