CHAPTER RELEASE: Historic Win for Minnesota Young and Beginning Farmers
First-in-the-nation land access bill for young and beginning farmers signed by Governor Dayton – bipartisan and agricultural groups supporting.
SAINT PAUL, MN (May 30, 2017) – On Tuesday evening, Governor Mark Dayton signed ten budget bills that included a first-of-its-kind beginning farmer tax credit. Authored by Rep. Nels Pierson (R-Rochester) and Sen. Mike Goggin (R-Redwing), the bill supports the transition of land to young and beginning farmers through a tax credit incentive.