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Articles tagged under: Samantha Vang

Emerging Issues Dominate Ag Committee’s Time

Published May 17, 2024

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang says a large focus of her committee this session was on emerging issues, such as groundwater protection and avian influenza. Groundwater issues in the Kast Region of southeastern Minnesota dominated the Ag Committee…
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Supplemental Ag Budget Bill Gets House Approval

Published May 10, 2024

The Minnesota House has passed the agriculture budget bill. "We all share a common goal to have clean water, good food and a strong agricultural economy and these things make up the building blocks of Minnesota and why people continue…
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Grain Indemnity Fund Remains Intact

Published April 20, 2024

There was a draft of the Minnesota House omnibus agriculture bill that would take the interest from the $10 million Grain Indemnity Fund and use the money for reducing debt for the farmers involved with farmers' markets. House Ag Committee…
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Farmer-Funded AFREC to End, Dollars Repurposed

Published April 20, 2024

Faced with a committee deadline, the Minnesota House Agriculture Committee passed its omnibus finance and policy bill Thursday. Nitrate contamination in southeastern Minnesota has dominated the committee’s work this session. The Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council is up for…
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Session at Half-Way Point

Published March 22, 2024

House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang says a major focus for the committee is the nitrate contamination in southeastern Minnesota. "My intent for this year is really to listen to what ideas we have out there, I think it's going to…
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Omnibus Agriculture Bill Goes to Governor Walz

Published May 14, 2023

The Minneosta House approved the Agriculture Conference Committee Report in a vote of 85-to-44. That was followed by Senate approval with a margin of 49-to-16. The lengthy bill is expected to be signed by Governor Tim Walz.
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Vang: The Goal is to Solve Farmers’ Problems

Published May 9, 2023

In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang said her goal is to solve the problems of farmers. The inclusion of $10 million for a grain indemnity fund and $4 million for the…
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In Rare Saturday Session, Conference Committee Passes Ag Bill

Published May 8, 2023

The Minnesota Omnibus Agriculture Finance and Policy bill is heading back to the House and Senate for full approval. The conference committee approved the legislation Saturday. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Aric Putnam praised the collaboration between the two chambers. Putnum…
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Agriculture Bill Passes on a Party Line Vote

Published April 21, 2023

Minnesota’s omnibus agriculture finance bill is now moving to a conference committee. The House passed this legislation with a 70-to-58 party line vote. Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang carried this legislation. "I'm proud to present a good comprehensive balanced budget…
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Bonding Bill Hits Minnesota House

Published April 15, 2023

Minnesota House Agriculture Committee Chair Samantha Vang says it was an exciting week with the $13 million bonding bill up for authorization. The bonding bill covers loan programs from beginner farmers to livestock expansion. "A lot of these funds will…
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