Letter: Republicans have shown their hand to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, In reference to the recent news of the ouster of U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., I only have this to say: The Republicans have shown what they are. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News Service In reference to the recent news of the ouster of U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., I only have this to say: The Republicans have shown what they are. They are nothing but a group of power-hungry men and women who are relying on a person who betrayed his country to help them regain power on Capitol Hill. Then, they can do what they do best: hinder the efforts of a Democratic president in making America step into the future just like they did during the Obama presidency.
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Letter: Senators abrogated their duty in impeachment trial to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, The Republicans of our Senate would not know what impartial justice would be. As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blatantly proclaimed before the trial was finished, “I will vote to acquit. This is impartial? By stating this, he was telling the rest of his flock how they were to vote. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Drew Angerer/Getty I am angry. These words are going through my mind: “…. I will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws: so help me God.” Each Senator raised his right hand and took this oath. What a sham.
MCIA HIGHEST CROP ACHIEVEMENT HONOR: At its annual meeting last year, the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association gave its highest honor, the Achievement in Crop Improvement Award, to Dahlco Seeds of Cokato. Honored were (from left) Tammi and Duane Dahlman and Kevin and Nancy Dahlman. The 2021 winner will be announced Jan. 13. The two-hour virtual meeting will include recognition of award winners. Jan 12, 2021 The Minnesota Crop Improvement Association will convene its 118th annual meeting Jan. 13. The meeting, which all MCIA members are encouraged to attend, will be held virtually, via Zoom. For those who have not been able to attend an MCIA annual meeting in the past, the virtual format provides an opportunity to participate.
Each December, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) hosts America’s largest seed industry convention as the Christmas Season begins traditionally in the Chicago Hyatt Regency at the top of the Magnificent Mile. This year, like everything else since March, the ASTA CSS and Seed Expo was virtual, and that allowed nearly 1000 attendees from around the world to participate and have access to timely industry content, like the annual outlook for the agricultural economy with Dan Basse. People are still registering for the event to see some of the great panels and presentations. In this edition of the ZimmCast, we recap some of the highlights of #ASTACSS, including interviews with Basse, ASTA chair John Latham, Iowa farmer Pam Johnson, and ASTA CEO Andy LaVigne. Find more interviews and other media content from the event on the AgNewsWire virtual newsroom.
The American Seed Trade Association CSS & Seed Expo is a wrap, but the content lives on and will lead into the next ASTA conference, the virtual Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in February. ASTA President and CEO Andy LaVigne says they had nearly 1000 attendees at the virtual CSS & Seed Expo. “The great thing about virtual is you can continue the life of this event,” said LaVigne. “And you reach a lot more people. We had people from South America, Europe, even Asia, participating in our event this week.” The event included the annual outlook from ag economist Dan Basse, as well as interesting sessions with the major players in the seed industry, sustainability, premium markets, genome editing, corn research, and much more. All content remains available for attendees and the platform will even be open for appointment setting through December 18.