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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden of Oregon led a group of Democratic Senators introducing legislation to end the trade embargo on Cuba. The measure called the US Cuba Trade Act of 2021 calls for repealing sanctions on Cuba and establish normal trade relations with the island nation. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish supports the effort. He says Northern Plains Producers will benefit by trading with Cuba.
He says the trade sanctions on Cuba haven’t worked and its’ long past time to remove those.
Wertish says it will take bi-partisan support to get Wyden’s bill passed.
Vaccinations must be Job 1 for Biden administration, Minnesota business leaders say Jim Spencer, Star Tribune
Minnesota s businesses have legislative and policy priorities that vary greatly, but the state s major players have coalesced around a single message for the Biden administration and Congress.
For companies to thrive, vaccinations must be Job 1.
Progress on most other issues can t happen until leaders in Washington work together to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, Minnesota company and trade group officials said.
That means placing COVID-19 vaccinations even ahead of fights over mask mandates and government-ordered shutdowns, they said. Getting the vaccine in people s arms means getting the virus under control and getting the economy stabilized, said Shaye Mandle, who leads the Medical Alley trade group representing hundreds of Minnesota companies. Then we can talk about what things should look like in the future.
In Minnesota, a growing interest in reviving the local butcher shop
A surging demand has put a spotlight on a problem that s been developing for years in Minnesota: a shortage of the small meat processing operations that provide a key link between farmers and consumers. Now, as there’s growing interest in reviving the local butcher shop, years of scaling back have left the industry in Minnesota at a moment of rebuilding.
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Brian Schatz stands inside Schmidt s Meat Market in Nicollet, Minn. Temporary food supply disruptions prompted by the pandemic have led more consumers to look for direct connections with farmers. It’s put a spotlight on a problem that s been developing for years: a shortage the of small meat processing operations that are a key link between farmers and consumers. There’s growing interest in reviving the local butcher shop. (Courtesy of Brian Schatz)