Minnesota Farmers Union leaders are gearing up for the 2018 state legislative session that gets underway next month. Government Relations Director Thom Petersen says they were at the state capital this week indicating their support for Governor Mark Dayton’s bonding proposal. He says it has several funding components important for agriculture.
He says given the depressed state of the ag economy, more funding for the Rural Finance Authority is badly needed.
Petersen says he’s aware Republicans have balked at the $1.5 billion cost of the bonding proposal. However, his group will work with the Governor and others to get backing for the plan.
Petersen says the bonding proposal also has funding for infrastructure, buildings and the conservation reserve enhancement program or CREP.
