Minnesota SF3610: Grants appropriation to support developing markets for oats

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants to support developing markets for oats. new text begin [ADDED: $450,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching through awarding grants to farmers, aggregators, and processors in Minnesota that will make investments in infrastructure or equipment for cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. This ap.

From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants to support developing markets for oats. new text begin [ADDED: $450,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching through awarding grants to farmers, aggregators, and processors in Minnesota that will make investments in infrastructure or equipment for cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. This appropriation is exempt from the income repayment requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, paragraph (c).] new text end

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Sponsors

• Gene Dornink (R) · primary sponsor
• Ann Johnson Stewart (D)

Latest actions

1. March 5, 2026: Author added Johnson Stewart
2. February 17, 2026: Referred to Environment, Climate, and Legacy
3. : Introduction and first reading