Articles tagged under: Senator Torrey Westrom

Westrom Calls for Reform at MPCA

Published January 20, 2026

Senate Ranking Member Torrey Westrom was critical of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency during his time on a legislative panel at MN Ag Expo. Too often, Westrom said MPCA has an agenda when regulating farmers. "It starts at the top,"…
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Senate Ag Legislation Combined With Non-Related Bills

Published May 7, 2024

The Minnesota Senate passed the Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Environment, and Climate supplemental budget with a vote of 36-to-30. The Republican lead for the agriculture committee, Senator Torrey Westrom, said he likes the agriculture segment of the bill. However, Westrom said…
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Ag Bills Squeak Through at the End of the Session

Published May 23, 2022

It came right down to the wire, but the omnibus agriculture bill is on its way to Governor Tim Walz’s desk. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Sundin said it would have been a better bill if more money was available.…
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Omnibus Ag Bill, Drought Package Unresolved

Published May 6, 2022

Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Torrey Westrom and his House counterpart, Representative Mike Sundin, have agreed to the ground rules for their work on the omnibus agriculture bill. There are differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.…
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Drought Relief Heard in Senate Finance Committee

Published March 23, 2022

The Minnesota Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved the drought assistance bill. Agriculture Committee Chair Torrey Westrom described it as "a shot in the arm for our farm community." This assistance would primarily go to livestock and specialty crop farmers. Agriculture Commissioner…
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Politics and the MPCA

Published July 7, 2021

The Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee reviewed the nomination of Nicollet farmer Dean Compart to Board of Animal Health on Tuesday. Committee Chair Torrey Westrom was upset with action taken in the House to "politicize the Board of Animal Health." Westrom…
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Two MN Senate Ag Committees Become One

Published January 8, 2021

The Minnesota Senate has reconfigured its committees. For agriculture, that means the finance and policy committees have merged. Chairman Torrey Westrom says there were redundancies with the previous system. "A bill might have policy and finance in it and it…
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Senator Westrom Receives Lifetime Award

Published July 18, 2019

During the Midwest Farm Energy Conference, State Senator Torrey Westrom was given a Lifetime Leadership and Service Award. The award recognizes Westrom work on renewable energy research. Westrom chairs the Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee and is a founding member of…
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Soybean Innovation Campus Included in Ag Finance Bill

Published April 25, 2019

The Minnesota Senate has approved the agriculture and rural development bill. This finance bill includes money for the proposed Soybean Innovation Campus at Crookston. Committee Chairman Torrey Westrom says this plant will provide more crushing capacity for soybean farmers in…
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Standoff Possible Over Gas Tax Proposal

Published March 8, 2019

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s tax proposal is generating plenty of discussion in St. Paul. State Senator Torrey Westrom, who is from Elbow Lake, says rural Minnesota needs roads and bridges, but there is no support for a gas tax. "A…
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