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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Issues Executive Order To Help Farmers and Producers Conserve Fuel

By Alex Carmenaty Oct 2, 2026 | 7:58 AM

(KNOX/Learfield) –Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has issued an executive order that allows vehicles transporting agricultural and forest products to go over regular weight limits by as much as 10 percent on state and local highways. This decision allows producers and haulers to move more products per trip, which will help conserve fuel and reduce costs during harvest season. The executive order is in effect from now until October 30th, and Senate Agriculture Committee Democrats were advocating for the Governor to take action,

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