The United States Senate approved legislation that would allocate $1 million to expand the testing capacity for the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostics Lab in Willmar, Minnesota.
The funding is part of the 2026 Senate appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies., according to a press release from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota. Klobuchar is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee for Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. Read more