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Ag Committee Tours Western MN

Published July 15, 2026

Members of the Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee were in farm country this past week. Stops included a meeting with the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, Riverview Dairy, University of MInnesota-Morris and Dorrich Dairy. State Senator Rob Kupec says those conversations…
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Open to Ideas to Help Farmers

Published December 19, 2025

After hearing from farmers and others in an online Senate hearing Thursday, State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead said it is obvious that farmers are hurting. The DFL’er said the Legislature is open to new ideas to support agriculture. "There's…
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Addressing the Rural Vet Shortage

Published April 6, 2024

Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Rob Kupec of Moorhead supports a proposal to address the rural veterinarian shortage. The bill would provide an opportunity for veterinary technicians to be licensed taking the pressure off of veterinarians. "The language is…
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Kupec Meets With Local Farmers

Published December 11, 2023

After meeting with Clay County Farm Bureau members, Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec said property taxes were a major concern. “The value of land is going up, but what they’re actually producing on that land is not going up so…
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Rural Veterinary Clinics Face Uncertain Future

Published November 4, 2023

Labor is hard to find in the U.S. no matter the industry. Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Aric Putnam and Moorhead Senator Rob Kupec recently met with University of Minnesota veterinary medicine students. Rural areas are facing extreme vet shortages…
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Conferees Work on Ag Bill in St. Paul

Published May 3, 2023

A conference committee met to compare the House and Senate omnibus agriculture appropriations bills.  “There are definitely some similarities in some of the things we’re trying to do,” said Senate Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Rob Kupec. The Moorhead freshman said…
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