IAM President, Jake Wildman, was a guest for the second episode of Sherburne SWCD’s brand new podcast about irrigation and farming in Sherburne County and greater Minnesota.Sherburne County SWCD Agricultural Conservationist and SWCD Podcast host, Miranda Wagner, led the discussion with other guests; IAM board member and President of the East Central Irrigators Association, RyanContinue reading “Irrigation in Minnesota”
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Staples CLC Ag Center Irrigated Corn Yield Variation with a Flipped Center Pivot in 2022
Hannah Swartzentruber – Research Manager, CLC Ag & Energy Center- One certainty in farming is the fact that each year is different. Last growing season at the Ag and Energy Center, we observed this as a storm flipped over irrigators in the Wadena County area. This affected a couple of fields that we farm asContinue reading “Staples CLC Ag Center Irrigated Corn Yield Variation with a Flipped Center Pivot in 2022”
Minnesota Irrigator’s Fight Against Regulatory Challenges
In an article written by the Star Tribune on February 18th 2023, farmers were accused of excess pumping during the 2021 drought year. Additionally, they have made blanket statements that water use was excessive and that because of the drought, pollutants were more likely to potentially contaminate drinking water. The DNR has stopped approving wellContinue reading “Minnesota Irrigator’s Fight Against Regulatory Challenges”
Ryan Peterson, Joins the Irrigators Association of Minnesota (IAM) Board of Directors at their annual 2023 meeting and Convention at the Freeport Community Center on Feb 16th.
Ryan, a longtime irrigating farmer, and oldest son of former IAM president Alan Peterson, partners in the operation of the “A & L Peterson Farm” with his brother Nick and their mother Laurie and their families near Clear Lake, Minnesota. Earlier this week MCGA announced that Ryan’s brother Nick was elected to the Minnesota CornContinue reading “Ryan Peterson, Joins the Irrigators Association of Minnesota (IAM) Board of Directors at their annual 2023 meeting and Convention at the Freeport Community Center on Feb 16th.”
DNR opens application period for reimbursement of well interference costs resulting from the 2021 drought
Feb. 3, 2023 The following is a news release from the Minnesota DNR. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages well owners, high-capacity water appropriators and water suppliers to apply for reimbursement of costs associated with the resolution of well interferences that occurred during the 2021 drought. As part of a relief package to addressContinue reading “DNR opens application period for reimbursement of well interference costs resulting from the 2021 drought”
AGRI VALUE-ADDED GRANT PROGRAM
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Value-Added Grant Program. The program provides funding to help processors add value to Minnesota agricultural products by investing in production capacity, market diversification, and market access for value-added products. The AGRI Value-Added Grant application must beContinue reading “AGRI VALUE-ADDED GRANT PROGRAM”
Caring for your Center Pivot End Gun
By Carmelita Nelson, Minnesota DNR Water Conservation Consultant Somewhere in Minnesota, the county sheriff or the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is getting a complaint about irrigation systems shooting water onto the roadway. Sending water through your center pivot’s end gun onto public roads can create hazardous driving conditions for cars and motorcycles and canContinue reading “Caring for your Center Pivot End Gun”
Drought of 2021?
Thank you for taking the time to read through IAM’s summer newsletter. As you page through, I am sure you will notice a common topic. The topic of course is the drought many of us, if not all, are experiencing right now. Some are experiencing challenges we have not had to face before or wereContinue reading “Drought of 2021?”
Annual Meeting, Day on the Hill and Legislative Update – April ’21
I hope everybody is enjoying the spring weather. In my area, there was a little fieldwork that got done before we received some spring moisture. I’ll first start out by giving a recap of some of the events IAM has participated in over the last few months. On February 18th, IAM hosted its annual meetingContinue reading “Annual Meeting, Day on the Hill and Legislative Update – April ’21”
Comments by the IAM President
I would like to start out by giving everybody an update on a few items that have taken place down in St. Paul. As I’m sure you are all aware, COVID-19 has remained a large priority at the Capital. With that said, IAM has remained active throughout by continuing to have communications with key legislatorsContinue reading “Comments by the IAM President”
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