Relating to: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)
SB 113 creates a pilot program to help farmers transition to managed grazing systems, which rotate livestock between pasture sections to reduce soil erosion and improve forage quality. It directly affects farmers adopting new managed grazing systems or improving existing ones, excluding support for current practices. The program provides grants covering infrastructure (fencing, water systems), technical assistance from specialists, and incentive payments for the first three years of transition, with a $40,000 annual cap per farmer. Funded by $500,000 annually from the environmental fund, grants are paid as 75% in year one and 12.5% each subsequent year. The bill also defines "marginal areas" (land unsuitable for crops like floodplains) as eligible for supplemental feed development.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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May 6, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator James
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Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
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Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators James, Testin, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall;
cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Anderson, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Palmeri, Tucker, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers
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