as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/18/2013 01:33pm
A bill for an act
relating to agriculture finance; appropriating money for the Forever Green
Agriculture Initiative at the University of Minnesota.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$1,395,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 and $1,395,000 is appropriated in
fiscal year 2015 from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to the
Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota pursuant to the Agricultural Growth,
Research, and Innovation Program to fund the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative and
protect the state's natural resources while increasing the efficiency, profitability, and
productivity of Minnesota farmers by incorporating perennial and winter-annual crops
into existing agricultural practices.
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