Bill > HF1983

This bill provides a $5,000,000 appropriation from the state's general fund for fiscal year 2026 to support innovative agricultural practices and emerging crop systems in Minnesota. The funding will be administered by the commissioner of employment and economic development, in collaboration with the commissioner of agriculture, to provide grants to organizations developing early-stage commercial enterprises related to continuous living cover crops. Specifically, the grants can support projects involving regenerative poultry silvopasture systems, Kernza (a perennial grain), winter camelina, and elderberry. To prevent duplicate funding, grantees cannot receive funding for the same purposes from another state agency within the same calendar year. The bill requires the commissioner to submit a detailed report to legislative committee chairs by January 15th, 2027, describing how the grant funds were used, including administrative costs. This is designated as a onetime appropriation, meaning the funding is not ongoing and is intended for a single fiscal year.

Labor and Employment

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