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Agriculture omnibus conferees reach agreement
The 10-member conference committee on the omnibus agriculture finance bill reached agreement Monday on a final version of the legislation.
Sponsored by Rep. Rod Hamilton (R-Mountain Lake) and Sen. Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake), HF895/SF780* would appropriate more than $100 million during the upcoming biennium to fund the Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute.
Those General Fund direct appropriations include:
- Department of Agriculture - $101.88 million
- Board of Animal Health - $10.77 million
- AURI - $7.29 million
The bill would also provide funding for farmer-led councils meant to help implement the state’s buffer laws; provide money for research to prevent avian influenza; establish a pollinator habitat and research account; appropriate funds to manage the state’s industrial hemp pilot program; and fund reimbursement payments for destroyed or crippled livestock.
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