Articles tagged under: Rep. Rick Hansen
Grain Indemnity Fund Spurs Debate
Published February 17, 2023
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen delivered a report on the grain indemnity fund during a House Agriculture Committee hearing. "We've continued to have failures (and) the thing that stood out to me was our Attorney General's office comment that Minnesota…MN Bill Banning Use of Plastic-Coated Pesticides Introduced
Published March 11, 2022
A bill banning the sale and use of pesticides and fertilizers coated in plastic was introduced in the Minnesota House by South St. Paul Representative Rick Hansen. Hansen says the plastic coating remains are harmful to the environment. "Healthy soils…House Environment Committee Passes MN Drought Relief Package
Published February 23, 2022
The Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Committee approved the drought assistance bill for Minnesota farmers and ranchers. A plan for the DNR to spend $13 million to plant tree seedlings and improve water efficiency is tied to the agriculture…Drought Relief Discussed in MN House Ag Committee
Published February 10, 2022
There is broad support for drought assistance in the Minnesota Legislature, but this relief is not without criticism. "There are a lot of businesses that fail that have to have insurance or they have to go into bankruptcy," said State…