Governor Walz visited the Heldberg Dairy Farm in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, to highlight the state?s work to support local farmers and producers and invest in Minnesota?s nation-leading agriculture industry.?
?We lean on our local farmers and producers to fuel, feed, and sustain our families and our economy,??said Governor Walz.??Minnesota farmers deserve support and stability during challenging times. That?s why we made strong investments to provide security for our local producers through a grain indemnity fund, the DAIRI program, and expanded broadband access. We will keep working to ensure our agriculture industry ? and the families behind it ? are strong.?
The agriculture bill, signed into law this session, provides new support?for the agriculture industry ? including for?dairy farms, grain and livestock producers, and emerging farmers. The bill provides $4 million for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative; financial assistance to Minnesota dairy cow operations; and $10 million to protect and secure grain producers.?
Governor Walz announced that Minnesota sent a crew of 17 wildland firefighters to Manitoba, Canada. The hand crew was deployed after a mutual aid request from Manitoba through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources? (DNR) partnership with the Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact.
?Thank you to the Minnesota wildland firefighters who answered the call to help our neighbors in the north,??said Governor Walz.??We have a strong partnership and will continue to do everything we can to share resources and contain the Canadian wildfires.?
The crew will support Canada?s ongoing wildfire suppression efforts. Upon arriving in Manitoba, they will receive their initial assignment to support ground suppression efforts, likely helping establish fire fuel breaks in the remote backcountry.
Governor Walz visited Polar Semiconductor, a microchip manufacturing company in Bloomington to highlight investments the state made in Minnesota?s high-tech manufacturing industry, including a $250 million investment in expanding Minnesota?s microchip industry that took effect July 1.?
 Lieutenant Governor Flanagan highlighted Minnesota's work to expand voting rights and strengthen democracy at the 22nd Century Conference: Forging a People-Powered Democracy.
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