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Special Legislative Session Underway in St. Paul

Published June 14, 2021

A special session of the Minnesota Legislature begins today. Lawmakers will continue their work on the two-year state budget. The deadline to get this done is June 30. The governor will also sign an executive order today to extend Minnesota’s…

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No Cuts to Farm Programs or Crop Insurance in Budget Proposal

Published June 1, 2021

President Biden’s FY2022 budget calls for nearly $28 billion in discretionary spending at USDA. That’s up 17 percent from the current fiscal year. That includes $700 million for expanded broadband access. There’s more money for climate smart agriculture, clean energy…

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Budget Proposal Gets Mixed Responses from the Senate

Published May 30, 2021

President Biden’s budget proposal is getting a mixed response from the Senate. Ag Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven said the $6 trillion budget proposal is more unrestrained spending and big government. Hoeven said the tax…

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President Biden Releases FY 2022 Budget Proposal

Published May 30, 2021

The White House released the details of President Biden’s $6 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 budget on Friday. There's a major funding boost for the USDA, an increase of nine percent compared to the previous year at $29.9 billion. Included in…

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Republican Study Committee Calls for Ag Spending Cuts

Published May 20, 2021

To balance the budget, a conservative House caucus is calling for $14 trillion in spending cuts over the next ten years. For agriculture, the proposal would eliminate the Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage programs. It phases out the…

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NDSU Extension and Ag Research Budget Bill Passes Both Chambers

Published April 28, 2021

The NDSU Extension and Agriculture Research budget bill has passed both chambers of the North Dakota legislature. Now, Senate Bill 2020 awaits Governor Doug Burgum’s signature. The legislation fully restores the governor’s recommend cuts for NDSU Extension, the Research Extension…

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Vilsack Outlines Discretionary Budget Needs in House Hearing

Published April 14, 2021

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made a case for the USDA's Fiscal Year 2022 discretionary budget on Wednesday, testifying in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture. Climate change, addressing systemic racism, nutrition and resiliency in agriculture are four big…

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Biden Releases ’22 Budget Proposal

Published April 12, 2021

The White House is proposing a 2022 discretionary budget of $27.8 billion for USDA. That’s $3.8 billion more than what was authorized this year. There’s more money for research, education and outreach and a program to increase access to broadband.…

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MN Omnibus Ag Finance Bill Moves to Conference Committee

Published April 9, 2021

The Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee moved the omnibus agriculture finance bill out of committee on Friday. Now, both the House and Senate’s version of the omnibus ag finance bills will be reviewed in conference committee. Minnesota Agriculture…

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MN Budget Discussions Resume Next Week

Published March 29, 2021

When the Minnesota legislative session resumes on April 6, budget work will be the priority. Ag lobbyist Bruce Kleven says budget bills will need to be out of their divisions by the end of next week. The agriculture budget is…

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Special Legislative Session Underway in St. Paul

No Cuts to Farm Programs or Crop Insurance in Budget Proposal

Budget Proposal Gets Mixed Responses from the Senate

President Biden Releases FY 2022 Budget Proposal

Republican Study Committee Calls for Ag Spending Cuts

NDSU Extension and Ag Research Budget Bill Passes Both Chambers

Vilsack Outlines Discretionary Budget Needs in House Hearing

Biden Releases ’22 Budget Proposal

MN Omnibus Ag Finance Bill Moves to Conference Committee

MN Budget Discussions Resume Next Week

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