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Minnesota Farmers a Step Closer to Relief

Minnesota Farmers a Step Closer to Relief

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Farmers impacted by heavy snow this winter in Minnesota are one step closer to getting relief, after the state House and Senate passed a bill expanding disaster recovery loans. Republican Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona…

Senator Torrey Westrom of Elbow Lake says farmers have already been facing economic hardships…

The measure passed on a unanimous vote. Farmers can use the funds to clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and septic and water systems, to restore farmland and to replace flocks. The bill is now headed to Governor Tim Walz for a signature.

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