The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is concerned about the House omnibus environment bill. “Fortunately, we were able to get two of the four provisions that were most concerned about out of the bill on the floor,” said Kaytlin Bemis, public policy specialist. “Those provisions being the MPCA citizens board and feedlot financial assurance. Both of those were amended out, but we’re still dealing with regulations surrounding treated seed and drainage registry portal. The language dealing with seed treatments calls for new restrictions. “The bill establishes treated seed as a solid waste and claims that it has unreasonable effects on the environment. It asks for MPCA and Minnesota Department of Agriculture to adopt rules about lawful disposal of treated seed. Ultimately, we feel farmers are very responsible with their treated seed.” Bemis is hoping for a better outcome when the environment bill goes to the conference committee.
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