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    Family Farm Advisory Council

    Also known as:
    Family Farm Security Advisory Council
    Active dates:1976-1993
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 41.54
    Function:

    Advise the Minnesota commissioner of agriculture concerning the family farm security program; review applications for family farm security loans; recommend to the commissioner, legislature, and public any changes needed in state policy or programs to promote the economic health and viability of the family farm.

    History:

    The council was created in 1976. In 1981, language relating to expiration of the council was stricken; in 1983, the expiration language was reinstated. The council expired in 1993 (see Laws of Minn. 1993, chap. 337, sec. 20).
    Advisory to:
    Agriculture Department
    Membership:

    The council consists of seven members (two officers of commercial lending institutions, one dairy farmer, one livestock farmer, one cash grain farmer, one officer from a farm credit association, and one agricultural economist), appointed by the commissioner of agriculture.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1976-1980.
    Record last updated: 02/06/2025
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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