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House adopts conference report on agriculture budget bill, preserves animal health and local food funding
Summary
The Minnesota House on May 17 adopted the conference committee report on House File 2446, a bipartisan agriculture budget bill that maintains funding for the Board of Animal Health, adds local food purchasing assistance, and includes fee increases for grain licenses and food handling. The measure passed 130-4.
The Minnesota House of Representatives on May 17, 2025, adopted the conference committee report on House File 2446, an agriculture budget and policy bill, and repassed the measure as amended by conference by a vote of 130 to 4.
The conference report keeps funding for the Board of Animal Health and the ag emergency account, provides money for county agricultural inspectors and meat inspection, expands local food purchasing programs, and includes fee increases for grain licenses and food handling. Representative Tony Anderson (Pope), the bill author, said the bill "kept the programs and we kept the heart of the bill" despite target reductions and some nonnegotiable fee increases.
Supporters on both sides described the package as bipartisan and focused on…
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