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<br />. ~I 1993 SESSION WRAP-UP <br /> - <br /> AGRICULTURE <br /> Milk - Wholesalers of milk must pay farmers, sota must now have a Minnesota dealer's <br /> through a state 'pool", the difference between license; the three-year private applicator <br /> the actual price paid to farmers and $13.20 license now expires on December 31 , Instead <br /> per hundred pounds. After the initial effect of of the birthday of the applicator; studies have <br /> the law, Increasing retail milk prices far be- been authorized to expand the oil seed Indus- <br /> yond the level justified by the premium, the try in Minnesota and develop more safe and <br /> Senate also repealed state laws requiring convenient methods of handling leftover <br /> retailers to add 7.5% to their wholesale costs. pesticides and empty containers. <br /> Rural FInance Aaencv - Authorized the RFA Ethanol - Production incentives continued <br /> to participate In seller-sponsored loans of up and transferred to the MN Department of <br /> to 45% or $100,000; make direct loans, with- Agriculture. The Rural Finance Agency has <br /> out lender participation, of up to 45%, or authority and funding to assist In developing <br /> $50,000, and limited total RFA financing for new facilities. <br /> any single borrower to $100,000. Aarlculture Information Centers and Farm <br />. Pesticides - Required the state to designate Advocates - Funding was continued. <br /> sites in each county for collecting unused <br /> pesticides and required dealers to accept Farmer-Lender Mediation - Program was <br /> empty pesticide containers. Out-of-state continued. <br /> pesticide dealers doing business in Mlnne- <br />. <br />, . <br />