Video clip and photos from the Pope County Fair's Rodeo on Friday night

A video clip

61st Annual Hoffman Harvest Festival schedule posted again (click to enlarge)

Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson Statement on EPA Peer Review for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Released Today

WASHINGTON, DC. - Today, Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (MN) issued the following statement in reaction to the Environmental Protection Agency's release of a peer review of the lifecycle analysis issues included in the RFS2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

"The EPA peer review panel reaffirmed many of the concerns I have about the EPA's proposed rule and rulemaking process for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). The panel expressed concern about using these incomplete and unreliable models to measure indirect land use changes and indicated that they didn't have enough time to review this convoluted and complicated proposal.

I am also concerned that there is no evidence that the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any other Federal agencies with expertise on these issues were included in the peer review process.

This is exactly why the House of Representatives voted in the climate change bill to limit EPA's ability to implement international indirect land use provisions in the RFS2."

2009 Pope County Fair in Glenwood is in full swing

Austin Pooch (below) of rural Farwell was one of two youth that I identified from the Hoffman Tribune coverage area who had animals at the 4-H buildings.





























Pope County Dairy farmers sponsored a $2 pork sandwich feed on Thursday night, an event that was well attended.














First State Bank of Kensington is one of numerous businesses who help sponsor the Pope County 4-H program, listed in the photo below.

The sidewalks are back in Hoffman! By the end of Thursday they'll all be laid down on Main Street

"The Great Pretenders" perform on the main stage at FarmFest throughout the 3-day event

More scenes from FarmFest - DFL governor candidates attend fundraiser near Vesta, MN