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Urge the MN Senate to Pass a Robust Agriculture & Rural Development Budget Today

March 30, 2022

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Today (March 30), the Minnesota Senate Agriculture & Rural Development Committee is finalizing its proposed budget — and its proposal falls short.

While the Governor and the Minnesota House Climate Action Caucus have put out exciting proposals to build a resilient, regenerative farm and food system, the Senate is failing to include meaningful investments in the countryside. Would you take just a few moments to e-mail the Senate Agriculture & Rural Development Committee?

With an historic budget surplus, there’s no excuse to fail to deliver for our independent small and mid-sized farmers, food system, and rural communities this legislative session. You can read the Land Stewardship Project’s recent letter to the Senate Agriculture & Rural Development Finance & Policy Committee here.

Take Action Here!

 

We need to push the Senate to restore the Governor’s proposal, at minimum, and ask them to strengthen it further by:

  • Creating a Certification Navigator Position within the Minnesota Department of Agriculture with $150,000 to help processors develop HAACP and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) plans for their operations and navigate certification and inspection processes.
  • Including $100,000 for reimbursing small meat processors for food safety and business planning.
  • Establishing statewide soil-healthy farming goals and creating a statewide soil health action plan.
  • Doubling the funding for the farm-to-school grant program to match demand for the program and allow early care centers to participate.

Please, just take a moment to contact the committee. We can’t miss this opportunity to pass a robust Agriculture & Rural Development Budget!

Category: Action Alerts
Tags: climate change • continuous living cover • direct maketing • Forever Green • meat processing • Minnesota Legislature • regional food systems • soil health

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Amanda Koehler, LSP policy manager, 612-400-6355, e-mail

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