LEAFF Funding in Limbo, Six Weeks Left
April 6th, 2023 Last week the Chairs of the House and Senate Ag Committees released their omnibus finance bills and as it turns out, they both vary greatly in terms […]
Legislative Update for LEAFF
March 25th, 2023 In our last update, we shared that our bill had a hearing coming up in the Minnesota House Agriculture Committee. Thanks to our partners and some outreach, […]
We have a bill!
If you’ve followed our work for a while, you’ve probably heard about our Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund, also known as LEAFF. The program began in 2020 as a way […]
TGA Staff Member Appointed to USDA’s FVIAC Committee
Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 25 industry representatives to serve on the USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory [...]
LEAFF Funded in Ag Budget!
Minnesota’s legislative session came to a close on Monday, May 23rd, and while time ran out to negotiate many deals, the House and Senate did pass a bill that combined […]
LEAFF in the Ag Omnibus – Final Stretch!
When we last checked in about LEAFF funding in the Governor’s Supplemental Agriculture Budget, there was an allocation of $1.5M to fund the program for this and the next biennium. […]
An Update on LEAFF Legislation
This was an exciting week in the Minnesota legislature, as both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees ran through Governor Tim Walz’s Proposed Supplemental Ag Budget Bill, HF4366 in [...]
Gov. Walz Supports Funding for LEAFF
Minnesota lawmakers kicked off the 2022 legislative session on January 31st with a historic budget surplus of over $7 billion dollars. Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy [...]
