Agriculture

The following write-ups are produced and maintained by Minnesota House Research Department, with some links provided to other sources.

Farming, Food Safety, & Invasive Species

• Corporate Farm Law
• Food Safety System: An Overview
• Genetically Engineered Crops
• Invasive Species
• A Minnesota Lawmaker's Guide to the Agri-Environmental Policy Landscape
  A 35-page information brief identifying, classifying, and summarizing major state and federal agri-environmental laws. November 2020.

Renewable Energy

• Biofuel Use Mandates

Financing for Farmers

• Rural Finance Authority
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Feedlots

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) regulates animal feedlots in Minnesota.

• Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7020
  The rules governing feedlot regulation.
• Feedlot Fact Sheets
  Provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.