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Committee lays over funding for farm mental‑health outreach and safety programs
Summary
The committee laid over House File 1702, a bill that would appropriate $100,000 in FY2026 and $100,000 in FY2027 to the Department of Agriculture for farm and rural mental health outreach and safety programs; an A1 amendment clarifying coverage for farm workers was adopted.
Chair Anderson presented House File 1702, which would appropriate $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for outreach and support for farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers on mental health and farm safety.
Tom Peterson, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, told the committee that the state has…
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