Gov. Tim Walz signed an agriculture funding bill Thursday that includes drought relief for farmers, investments in rural broadband and support for beginning farmers.
The Legislature passed the bill Sunday in the closing hours of the 2022 legislative session. …
And the bill includes over $200 million to support further broadband development in rural Minnesota.
“As farmers grapple with extreme weather, costs of modernization, and unforeseen events like avian influenza, this bipartisan bill helps to address some of the most urgent issues facing our agricultural producers,” Walz said in a statement.
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