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Dayton says Buffer Rule handled wrong
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton says he’s always been a friend to farmers and that his top down approach to the Buffer Rule was a mistake.
In an exclusive interview with Brownfield, Dayton criticized his original proposal of mandatory 50 foot buffers around all public waters in the state.
“I made a mistake, which I’ll admit, in the buffer legislation. And we corrected that in the process of the legislation (by giving) flexibility to local soil and water conservation boards to make exceptions and tailor literally every farmer’s situation to their unique land and waters situations.”
Dayton tells Brownfield Minnesota is facing a crisis, but there are no plans for additional farm regulations as his administration aims to improve water quality 25 percent by the year 2025.
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