The omnibus finance and appropriation bills face a Friday deadline. One of the big issues facing agriculture during this session is water quality. Cory Bennett, who lobbies on behalf of a handful of farm groups, said these proposals are focused on eight counties in southeastern Minnesota but may have consequences for the rest of the state. “Especially when they’re looking at putting in fertilizer fees that would be paid by the farmers across the entire state. We’re going to get a really good look at what the priorities are in regard to the Legislature this week and what they want to do. Will they use some of their Clean Water funds? Will they do some sort of fee on fertilizer? Will they look at tax credits? All those things are yet to be determined.”
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