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Agency of Agriculture lays out $61.19 million FY2027 request and proposes dropping dairy water‑quality fees
Summary
At a Feb. 6 House Appropriations Committee hearing, Secretary Anson Tebets presented the Agency of Agriculture's governor‑recommended FY2027 budget of $61,190,000, proposed eliminating certain dairy water‑quality fees (an estimated $231,500 annual general‑fund cost benefiting about 131 farms), and requested one new business‑office position to manage growing grant activity.
Anson Tebets, secretary of agriculture, food and markets, told the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 that the governor's recommended FY2027 budget for the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is $61,190,000. "Our recommended budget from the governor, for FY 2027, it's 61,190,000.00," Tebets said, summarizing the agency's request and funding mix of federal, transfer, general and special funds.
Tebets said the overall package is largely level‑funded but contains targeted changes to address current pressures on producers. The agency is proposing to eliminate annual water‑quality fees for dairy farms — fees that historically have been charged at $2,500 for large farms and $1,500 for medium farms — and to replace those fees with general fund dollars. "What the governor and we're all proposing is that we drop the fees. This will benefit about a 131 farmers, and we replace these fees, with general fund dollars," Tebets said, estimating the…
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