Purpose

The bill creates a new state program called the Minnesotamade Fertilizer Grant Program. Its goal is to increase the supply of fertilizer that is produced locally within Minnesota. The program is to be established and run by the commissioner of agriculture.

Main Provisions

• Establishment and implementation: The commissioner of agriculture must establish and implement the Minnesotamade Fertilizer Grant Program.
• Grant authority: The commissioner may award grants to applicants to manufacture, process, and handle fertilizer, as long as the activities occur in Minnesota. The maximum grant amount is stated as up to a certain limit (the exact amount is not specified in the provided text).
• Local focus: The program aims to boost the production of fertilizer within Minnesota and improve local supply.

Eligibility and Priority

• Eligibility: Applicants must operate in Minnesota.
• Priority: Priority is given to applicants that supply fertilizer to agricultural producers for use in crop years 2026 and thereafter.

Significance / Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new state program to support local fertilizer production, funded by appropriations presumably, and administered by the commissioner of agriculture.
• The provided text does not indicate specific amendments to existing statutes beyond creating this new program.

Potential Impacts

• Increased local fertilizer production capacity in Minnesota.
• Enhanced supply security for Minnesota farmers by prioritizing local suppliers for future crop years.

Relevant Terms Minnesotamade fertilizer grant program; commissioner of agriculture; grant; fertilizer; manufacture; process; handle; operating in Minnesota; local supply; increase; agricultural producers; crop years 2026 and thereafter.