1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; appropriating money for 
  1.3             alfalfa research and development. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.6      $2,300,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
  1.7   department of agriculture in fiscal year 1997 for research and 
  1.8   development of best management practices for the production of 
  1.9   alfalfa, development of alfalfa varieties that possess optimal 
  1.10  energy and protein-value characteristics, and the development of 
  1.11  value-added alfalfa products.  The commissioner of agriculture 
  1.12  shall accomplish the purposes of this appropriation through a 
  1.13  collaborative effort that includes the participation of the 
  1.14  University of Minnesota, the Agricultural Utilization Research 
  1.15  Institute and other appropriate public and private organizations.