S.F. No. 4310 Summary

• Amends Laws 2021 to increase farm-to-school grant funding from $800,000 to $1,600,000 annually, enabling schools and child care providers to purchase more fruits, vegetables, meat, grain, and dairy from local farmers.

• Authorizes the commissioner to reimburse schools and child care providers for purchases made directly from local farmers as part of farm-to-school market development.

• Increases total Agriculture, Bioenergy, and Bioproduct Advancement funding from $25,343,000 to $26,157,000 in the second fiscal year.

• Establishes reporting requirements for potato breeding and wild rice breeding grant recipients to provide updates to legislative committees by January 15, 2023.

• Maintains funding allocations for agricultural research, livestock operations, value-added agricultural businesses, urban agriculture, biofuels infrastructure, and food processing facility grants.