HF 3124

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/10/2025 04:26 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; appropriating money for heritage oilseeds and grains.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; HERITAGE OILSEEDS AND GRAINS.
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new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of agriculture for transfer to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to evaluate,
propagate, and maintain the genetic diversity of oilseeds, grains, grasses, legumes, and other
plants including flax, timothy, barley, rye, triticale, alfalfa, orchard grass, clover, and other
species and varieties that were in commercial distribution and use in Minnesota prior to
1970, excluding wild rice. This money must also be used to protect traditional seeds brought
to Minnesota by immigrant communities. This appropriation includes funding for associated
extension and outreach to small farmers and farmers who are Black, Indigenous, and People
of Color.
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