Minnesota HF3824 provides $450,000 in grants to support developing markets for oats.

Minnesota HF3824 allocates $450,000 from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture. The funds will be used to award grants to farmers, aggregators, and processors in Minnesota for investments in infrastructure or equipment related to cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. This appropriation aims to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching. The funding is exempt from income repayment requirements.

Minnesota HF3824 provides $450,000 in grants to support developing markets for oats.

Minnesota HF3824 allocates $450,000 from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture. The funds will be used to award grants to farmers, aggregators, and processors in Minnesota for investments in infrastructure or equipment related to cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. This appropriation aims to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching. The funding is exempt from income repayment requirements.