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Minnesota Senate passes omnibus agriculture bill after blocking paraquat ban amendment
Summary
The Minnesota Senate on May 14, 2026, passed Senate File 5073, a package of agriculture policy and finance changes, 55–10. Lawmakers adopted an A-18 policy amendment but a separate A-19 proposal to restrict paraquat was ruled out of order on a Rule 7.4 point of order tied to fiscal impacts.
The Minnesota Senate passed Senate File 5073, an agriculture policy and finance bill, on Thursday, May 14, 2026, by a roll-call vote of 55 yeas to 10 nays.
The bill, presented by Sen. Mark Putnam, includes provisions addressing seed-potato regulation, changes to a down-payment assistance program aimed at helping new and beginning farmers buy land, a "train and retain" workforce initiative to support meat-processing employers, and a farmer-lender mediation program to help struggling farmers negotiate with lenders. Sen. Putnam said the package was intended to help a broad range of…
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