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Committee hears bill to create Minnesota‑made fertilizer grant program using industrial co‑products
Summary
Representative Nelson presented House File 1701, a bill to establish a competitive grant program to convert industrial and agricultural co‑products into blended Minnesota‑made fertilizers.
Representative Nelson presented House File 1701, a bill to establish a "Minnesota‑made" fertilizer grant program that would fund projects turning co‑products and by‑products into blended, usable fertilizer.
Randy Terstig, a family farmer from Olivia who testified for the bill, told the committee that U.S. dependence on imported potash (largely from Canada, Russia and Belarus) and recent price volatility make local nutrient production strategically important.…
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