Minnesota SF3610 allocates $450,000 for grants to support developing markets for oats.

Minnesota SF3610 provides $450,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture. This funding aims to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching. The grants will support farmers, aggregators, and processors in Minnesota who invest in infrastructure or equipment for cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. This appropriation is exempt from income repayment requirements.

Minnesota SF3610 allocates $450,000 for grants to support developing markets for oats.

Minnesota SF3610 provides $450,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the environment and natural resources trust fund to the commissioner of agriculture. This funding aims to improve soil health and water quality by reducing erosion and nitrate leaching. The grants will support farmers, aggregators, and processors in Minnesota who invest in infrastructure or equipment for cultivating, harvesting, processing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing oats. This appropriation is exempt from income repayment requirements.