Bill > HF653

This bill transfers $11,102,000 from the general fund to the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer (AGREETT) account in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with the same amount becoming the base funding for future years. The bill appropriates these funds to the commissioner of agriculture for various specific agricultural research and education initiatives, including $600,000 for the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's rapid response fund, up to $1,000,000 for avian influenza and turkey disease research, $3,000,000 for agricultural education grants through the Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council (MAELC) with a focus on farm business management and farm transition planning, $350,000 for potato breeding, $802,000 for the Forever Green Initiative to develop sustainable crop practices, $200,000 for wild rice research, and $250,000 for a cultivated wild rice research project. The bill requires the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences dean to submit an annual report detailing the use and achievements of the Forever Green Initiative funds. The commissioner may use up to 1% of the appropriation for administrative costs, and the funding is intended to supplement, not replace, existing funding sources.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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