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Minnesota Agriculture: July 2023
Minnesota Agriculture: June 2023
Legislative Update: With session over, focus turns to farm bill
The Minnesota state legislative session ended on Monday, May 22, completing a deal to fund state government for the next two years. You can read about how the session wrapped…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Legislature wraps up work on May 22
With hours to spare, the legislature adjourned on Monday, May 22 after reaching deals on healthcare, taxes, and infrastructure that completed their work on Minnesota’s biannual budget. Through the final…
Read MoreMany MFU priorities passed in 2023 legislative session
ST. PAUL – Several priorities of Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members were included in bills passed during the final days of the 2023 legislative session, including a public option that…
Read MoreAgriculture funding bills headed to conference committee
ST.PAUL – A bill funding the state’s agriculture department and related programs is on its way to conference committee following a vote today on the House floor. The House passed…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Five days to go in session 2023
Just days remain for state lawmakers to wrap up their work on a state budget by the session’s constitutional adjournment date on Monday, May 22. House leadership had previously shared…
Read MoreSenate, House pass ag funding bill, sending it to governor
ST. PAUL – The House and Senate passed the omnibus agriculture bill today, which Gov. Tim Walz has indicated he will sign. The bill (SF1955) passed the Senate on a…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Ag bill clears conference committee
Less than two weeks remain in the state legislative session and lawmakers are working nights and weekends to wrap up budget and policy proposals ahead of their constitutional adjournment deadline…
Read MoreMorning AgClips: MFU Hosts Working Group for Climate-Smart Commodities
Morning AgClips “More than 60 people gathered in-person and virtually on May 3 for the inaugural meeting of the Minnesota Working Group for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.” To read more,…
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