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Minnesota Farmers Union pleased with House and Senate Ag Bills

The government relations director for Minnesota Farmers Union says there’s a lot to like in both the House and Senate agriculture bills.

Stu Lourey tells Brownfield the Senate version includes investments in biofuels, broadband, and meat processing.

“The House bill has even stronger investments. They got an $11.5 million target for agriculture, which means they can make new investments in helping small meat processors get started across the state and invest in biofuels infrastructure.”

He says there are also dollars for farmer mental health, cooperative development, and a host of other Farmers Union priorities.

“We don’t just need to get back to the status quo coming out of a really challenging year with COVID-19, but we really need to take this opportunity to build a food and ag system that’s more resilient and distributed and fairer for farmers, workers, and consumers.”

Lourey is excited for the agriculture bill to go to committee and credited Governor Walz for laying the groundwork with his budget proposal earlier this year.

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