Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
HF811
(Lippert) - Farm-to-school program established, and money appropriated.
HF1096
(Wazlawik) - Second Harvest Heartland grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1301
(Anderson) - Second Harvest Heartland grant to purchase milk for food bank distribution funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1021
(Anderson) - Dairy producer conservation incentive program established, and money appropriated.
HF1418
(Poppe) - Dairy producer margin coverage premium assistance program established, and money appropriated.
HF1419
(Poppe) - Dairy stabilization conservation assistance program established, and money appropriated.
HF 232 (Poppe) Farm families and business operators mental health counseling support funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 623 (Poppe) Appropriating money for the Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council. HF 1320 (Poppe) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated. HF 829 (Anderson) Relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rural Finance Authority; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
NOTE: The informational hearing on MDA policy bill has been removed from the agenda.
Bills Added:
HF623
(Poppe) - Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1320
(Poppe) - Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF829
(Anderson) - Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF232
(Poppe) - Farm advocates, farmer-lender mediators, and mental health counseling support for farm families and business operators additional money appropriated.
MN Dept. of Ag budget and program overview continued -Nicole Neeser, Director, Dairy & Meat Inspection Division -Kathrine Simon, Director, Food & Feed Safety Division
HF 820 (Schomacker) Open-air swine basin ban clarified to not apply to truck washes HF 1267 (Lippert) MN Organic Advisory Task Force extended
Bills Added:
HF820
(Schomacker) - Open-air swine basin ban clarified to not apply to truck washes.
HF1267
(Lippert) - Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force extended.
I. Continue MN Dept. of Ag budget and program overview Paul Hugunin, Director, Ag. Marketing & Development Division Mark Abrahamson, Director, Plant Protection Division
I. Begin MN Dept. of Ag budget and program overview - Commissioner Thom Petersen - Josh Stamper, Pesticides & Fertilizer Management Division Director II. HF 47 (Anderson) Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Council and fee extended - Grant Anderson, AFREC Board Chair - Bill Bond, Executive Director, MN Crop Production Retailers III. HF 270 (Anderson) Authorizing the Rural Finance Authority to issue or participate in more than one methane digester loan to a farmer
Bills Added:
HF47
(Anderson) - Agricultural fertilizer research and education fee, the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council, the Minnesota agricultural fertilizer research and education program, and the agricultural fertilizer research and education account extended by ten years.
HF270
(Anderson) - Rural Finance Authority authorized to issue or participate in more than one methane digester loan to a farmer.