Governor Walz tells Brownfield his administration is exploring many avenues to help Minnesota farmers survive the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
“We can do some tax changes, which I advocated on the Section 179 conformity (that) I wasn’t able to get in last year. But I think this year there’s bipartisan support. If we’re able to get a tax bill, I think that’s something.”
He says the state can continue helping pork producers who’ve been forced to euthanize healthy pigs because of slowdowns at packing plants.