MSGA: BWSR backtracks, apologizes to MN farmers for buffer kerfuffle
Facing a vigorous public backlash from Minnesota farmers, the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) retreated from their April 2 proposal amending the administrative penalty order (APO) for the implementation of buffers under Minnesota’s buffer law that would have levied stiff fines on farmers due to noncompliance.