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Department of Agriculture seeks repeal of obsolete programs; cooperatives urge keeping lease‑protection tool
Summary
LB372 would repeal three rarely used Department of Agriculture programs (honey labeling rules, grain certification statutes and the Agricultural Suppliers' Lease Protection Act). The NDA backed repeal of honey and grain provisions but the department recommended removing the lease act from repeal after cooperatives argued it serves as a low‑cost negotiating mechanism.
Senator Dan McKeown introduced LB372 at the request of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, saying the bill would repeal three Department provisions that the department has never implemented or funded: an agricultural suppliers' lease protection program, honey labeling standards, and a Nebraska origin and premium quality grain certification inspection program.
Sherry Vinton (Director, Nebraska Department of Agriculture) testified that the honey labeling rules and grain certification provisions are obsolete or…
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