IN THE NEWS

Whether it’s a Minnesota Agri-Growth Council event or a current issue regarding the food and agriculture industry, the Council is often quoted or mentioned in the news media – traditional and nontraditional. Here’s the current buzz on the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council:

2010

Farmers must be part of renewable energy plans, Carol Stender - Agri-News, July 22, 2010
Food, Ag Companies Dominate Top 100 Minnesota Companies List, usag.net, June 10, 2010
Agri-Growth Council to Host Legislative Wrap Up, usag.net, June 8, 2010
I mmigration: The key to Minnesota growth and prosperity, MinnPost.com, Lee Egerstrom, May 5, 2010
New website promotes federal immigration reform, MNLA.com, March 2010
200 Minnesotans You Should Know, Twin Cities Business Magazine, March 2010
Semi-Sweetened, Pioneer Press, Tom Webb, March 16, 2010
7 Minn. companies among '100 Best Corporate Citizens', Star Tribune, March 3, 2010
Minnesota Agri-Growth Policy Luncheons, Minnesota Agri-Women Newsletter, February 2010
Minnesota Food Production Sector: Growing Green Jobs, AURI, February 2010
Atrazine: Groups Submit Dueling Letters to EPA, Jane Fyksen, Agri-News: January 21, 2010

2009

As ‘boomers’ age, Minnesota’s labor force shrinking, Dick Hagen, The Land:
December 31, 2009
Sustainable agriculture trends, Farm Industry News: December 15, 2009
What's eco-commerce?, Farm Industry News: December 15, 2009
Brian Buhr discusses sustainable agriculture production, Farm Industry News: December 15, 2009
Agri-Growth Council Meeting, Emily Achen, 2009-2010 Minnesota FFA Secretary: December 9, 2009
The Scoop | What's your sustainability index?, Jodie Wehrspann, Farm Industry News: December 1, 2009
Agri-Growth Council Focuses on 'Sustainability' Trend in Food, Ag Industries, Minnesota Ag Connection: November 25, 2009
Editorial: The economic case for immigration, The Star Tribune: November 20, 2009
Immigration Key to Business Growth, Mankato Free Press: November 19, 2009
Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Announces New Board, The Farmer: November 10, 2009
Agri-Growth Council to discuss sustainability, Elizabeth Dunbar, MPR news: November 3, 2009
Minnesota Agri-Growth Council hires new communications director, Minnesota Farm Guide: September 10, 2009
"Agriculture isn't a dirty word," Science magazine, Washington, D.C., letter to the editor by Agri-Growth Director Al Levine, Ph.D., dean of the University of Minnesota College of Agricultural, Food and Natural Resource Sciences: May 2009
40 under forty honored: Daryn McBeth, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Minneapolis, Minnesota: March 27, 2009
Food and ag form a cornerstone of Minnesota's economy, MinnPost, Minneapolis, Minnesota, editorial by Agri-Growth President Daryn McBeth: March 18, 2009
Important science left out of stimulus research funding: agriculture, MinnPost, editorial by Al Levine, Minnesota Agri-Growth Council director: March 5, 2009
Minnesota budget won't be easily solved, Agri News, Rochester, Minnesota: Jan. 13, 2009

2008

Peterson lays out some Ag Committee priorities, DTN Ag Policy Blog, Omaha, Nebraska: Nov. 3, 2008:
Black Book: Minnesotans you should know: Daryn McBeth, Twin Cities Business, Minneapolis, Minnesota: October 2008
Pawlenty announces state aid for state's livestock producers, MinnPost, Minneapolis,Minnesota: Oct. 31. 2008
Shadows loom after sunny day's for state's agricultural sector, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota: Oct. 30. 2008
Companies rolling out the red carpet for RNC, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota: July 11, 2008
AgNite at RNC, AgWired blog: July 6, 2008
With the convention comes cash, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota: July 5, 2008
Farm Hands on the Potomac, Agri-Pulse, St. Charles, Illinois: June 25, 2008
Legal help for ag partygoers, The Political Animal blog, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota: June 19, 2008
U of M senior joins Agri-Growth Council as intern, St. Cloud (Minnesota) Times : June 9, 2008
People urged to speak up for immigration reform, Daily Globe, Worthington, Minnesota: June 6, 2008
AgNite to celebrate food, ag diversity, Feedstuffs, Minneapolis, Minnesota: June 2, 2008
Winners and losers in the ag economy, Marshall (Minnesota) The Independent : May 28, 2008
AgNite gala at the RNC, The Political Animal blog, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota: May 12, 2008
Corporate events: Mostly no hard sells, Twin Cities Business, Minneapolis, Minnesota: April 2008
Lobbying & Law: Party Time!, National Journal, Washington, D.C.: Jan. 26, 2008

2007

Ethics clears way for convention parties, Roll Call, Washington, D.C: Dec. 13, 2007