MAE advocates:

1. Cleaning up polluting feedlots in the Minnesota River Basin by passing responsible state feedlot rules, responsible local ordinances, and responsible state laws that provide assistance to "clean" producers.
2. Preserving and protecting the Minnesota River by promoting full funding for and full implementation of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), which will permanently set aside flood plain and riverbank buffer land.
3. Enhancing water quality by advocating for sustainable agricultural and urban storm water management.
4. Promoting whenever possible an overall ethic of environmental stewardship in urban and rural areas.
5. Raising awareness of food security and food safety issues, and promoting environmentally sound shopping to support environment-friendly farming practices and good stewardship of the land.
6. Promoting a clean and sustainable energy policy at the state and national level, including more regional power production and further research into biomass projects that can provide new markets for Minnesota farmers.