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organizations and farmers supported the fee increase to support research on the use of fertilizer in the state. It would have raised fertilizer costs by only 2 cents to 4 cents an acre, she said.
• Supporters of the measure said environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to have the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulate fertilizer use and runoff in the entire Mississippi River drainage area. Independent research is needed to find out what standards fit South Dakota's soil so the state is not subject to national standards tailored to different kinds of soils, they said.
• "Our producers, our growers, need to know what the standards should be," Krebs said.
• Sen. Bill Van Gerpen, R-Tyndall, a farmer, said he sees no reason for state government to duplicate research already being done by the fertilizer industry.
• Krebs countered that the research should be done by an independent group attached to a university because research done by fertilizer companies would be seen as biased.
• Sen. Mark Johnston, R-Sioux Falls, said he supported the fee increase because research is needed to make sure South Dakota farmers can boost grain production safely.
• "With the world's population growing as fast as it is, we're going to have to produce more food on less acres with less water in an environmentally sustainable way," Johnston said.
• The House on Monday failed to override the governor's vetoes of a few lines in some spending bills. The governor did not block any spending, but instead asked the Legislature to use more recent enrollment figures when dividing some money among schools.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota lawmakers have adjourned to end this year's legislative session after failing to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's veto of a bill increasing the fee imposed to finance the state's inspection of commercial fertilizer.
• The House and Senate ended the session about 12:45 p.m. CDT.
• The Legislature had little to do on its final day because the governor vetoed only one bill after the main run of the legislative session that ended March 8.
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