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Lawmakers hear proposal to create grants for Black farmers; A‑1 amendment adopted and bill laid over
Summary
Senate File 1387 would create grants to support historically Black farmers through a fiscal agent; an A‑1 amendment clarifying fiscal agent and eligible farms was adopted by voice vote. Committee members questioned scale, administrative fees and organizational capacity; the file was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 1387, which would direct grants to support Minnesota Black farmers through a fiscal agent, received testimony and an amendment Tuesday before the Minnesota Senate Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy. Senator Hoffman presented an A‑1 amendment that identified a fiscal agent and widened eligible beneficiaries; the committee adopted the A‑1 amendment by voice vote and then heard testimony from farmer advocates and cooperative leaders.
The bill’s sponsor described the Neighborhood Development…
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