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.
Houston Engineering Inc., sponsored by the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council (MSR&PC), will be hosting a webinar June 30 to cover a draft technical approach for identifying potential alternative practices under the Buffer Law and help address policy questions you might have. This draft approach is being presented to generate discussion, with the hope of strengthening the statewide applicability of the final alternative practices framework.