Eves offers $ 80 million for new agricultural costs – Wisconsin testing

Governor Tony Evers announced on Wednesday that he was proposing to spend $ 80 million through the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in his 2025-27 state budget to support farmers and Wisconsin’s agricultural industry.

The proposal includes an increase in current funding, as well as new programs to increase farm efficiency, connect manufacturers to markets and support protection efforts.

“Our farmers, farm families and manufacturers have been the basis of our country for generations,” Evers said in a statement. “Whether in support of future research and workforce, this industry must be up to date with the needs of the 21st century, ensuring that rural communities have good roads, broadband and water infrastructure to be successful or to be successful fight to make sure that farmers have support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support Both support and support and support and support and support and support and support and support for mental health resources they need, I am proud of our work to support the Wisconsin farmers and the farm families over the last six years. Our next state budget will continue to upgrade our efforts to invest in our farmers, manufacturers and agricultural industry. “

The Eves’ proposal involves spending $ 15 million to resume the purchase of a PACE agricultural easement program (PACE), set up in 2009 to help communities to preserve agricultural land in the hands of working farms.

After a research committee works before this year’s legislative session to deal with harvest caused by Cranes Sandhill – a problem that is estimated to damage more than $ 1 million in Wisconsin corn – Eves suggested to spend $ 3.7 million in dollars To restore farmers for up to 50% of the cost of buying seed treatment, which discourages birds to eat the seeds.

The budget proposal also includes $ 30 million budget loans for a program that helps local food banks acquire food from local manufacturers and another $ 28 million for conservation programs, including $ 12.7 million for district offices staff, $ 10 million for the soil and water management program and an increase of $ 1 million for the grants program for water protection led by manufacturers.

Also on Wednesday, Eves and DATCP secretary Randy Romanski announced awards for $ 1 million grants through the water protection program led by producers to help farmers find ways to improve water quality.

“The manufacturer’s grant program is just one of the tools in the Wisconsin manufacturers’ toolkit,” Romanski said. “Farmers are land and water governors and understand the importance of farm innovation. It is great to see this program and farmers guided by farmers to support themselves and I applaud the governor of the governor to increase funding for this valuable program. “