Springing ahead: 40 Square announces new faces, same great service

40 Square Cooperative Solutions is evolving with the times. The member-owned, member-governed organization is the first of its kind. 40 Square is Minnesota’s only agricultural co-op focusing exclusively on providing farm families, agribusinesses, qualified ag trade associations and cooperatives – and their employees – access to self-funded health plan options. Plan participants are eligible to…

USDA to expand rural hospital access in Minnesota

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the establishment of a program under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to expand rural hospitals and providers’ access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing and supplies, while helping rural health care providers stay financially solvent in the long-term. The initial awards of the Emergency Rural Health Care Grants total $43 million…