Minnesota House Ag Committee Chair Samantha Vang says the ag budget bill was the center of attention in committee this week. The target budge in the ag committee is $148 million in one-time money, and $40 million in ongoing money. Of the $148 million, $100 million is dedicated to building infrastructure for broadband. There are several initiatives that the budget dollars are designated to, including soil health expansion, cover crop initiatives like Forever Green, expansion of the International Marketing Team. Vang says there are several big-ticket items as well. “The DAIRI (Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Relief Initiative) Program that support dairy producer participation in the federal risk-protection program has quite a big focus along with the grain indemnity fund.”
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