2025-09697Rule

Grass Sod Promotion Fizzles: Farmers Vote Down Bureaucratic Turf War

Published Date: 5/29/2025

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Summary

The plan to promote and research natural grass sod didn’t get enough votes, so it’s being canceled. This means the rules for voting on this plan are also being scrapped. Grass sod growers and sellers won’t have to pay any new fees or follow new rules, and this change is official right away.

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Natural Grass Sod Order Canceled

If you grow or sell natural grass sod, the proposed Promotion, Research, and Information Order was canceled because the referendum failed. You will not have to pay any new fees or follow any new rules from that proposed order, and the change is official right away.

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5/29/2025

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