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Committee considers Minnesota Made fertilizer grant to turn local coproducts into fertilizers
Summary
Representative Nelson introduced House File 17 01, a proposal to create a Minnesota Made fertilizer grant program that would help convert locally produced coproducts into blended fertilizers.
Representative Nelson moved House File 17 01, proposing a Minnesota Made fertilizer grant program designed to help turn local coproduct streams into usable fertilizer blends.
Randy Terstig, a farmer from Olivia, testified in support and described the scale of nutrient removal from crops and the risks associated with imported fertilizer. He told the committee Minnesota has about "over 20,000,000 acres of farmland" and walked through nutrient removal examples, saying a 200-bushel corn crop removes "about 80 pounds of…
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