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In Line With Stipulation Agreement, MDA Opens Public Comment Period On Groundwater Protection Rule

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has opened a public comment period on the adequacy of the state’s Groundwater Protection Rule. The action is in line with a court-approved stipulation agreement between the plaintiffs (a coalition of environmental groups) and the defendants (Attorney General/MDA and a Minnesota Corn Growers Association (MCGA) led coalition of farmer organizations). You can read more about the lawsuit and MCGA’s response here.

Last year, the activist groups had sued MDA arguing that the Groundwater Protection Rule doesn’t adequately protect groundwater from nitrate contamination. They sought to have a judge compel the agency to enact further restrictions on commercial nitrogen fertilizer—circumventing the normal administrative rulemaking process that allows for public input.

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Predictive weed Management saves on herbicide costs and increases yield potential

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Gowan Canada is partnering with Geco Strategic Weed Management to help Canadian growers take a strategic approach to weed control through data-driven prediction and planning.

Geco’s technology uses data and AI to map where weeds have been over the past five years and predict where patches are likely to emerge next season. These insights allow farms and retailers to plan ahead and target actions in the most challenging areas.

“Our technology enables the question: if you could know where your most problematic patches are and where they are spreading to, what could you do differently? That’s what our technology makes possible,” said Greg Stewart, CEO of Geco. “Many of our farms are already using our prescriptions along with Gowan products, so this collaboration is a natural next step.”