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.
I. *HF 1524 (Sundin) Omnibus Agriculture Finance Bill - Mark up of DE amendment and final action
*PROCESS: The DE amendment/spreadsheet will be posted on the committee website on Monday, April 5th. A walk through of the DE amendment/spreadsheet, along with public testimony, will occur on Wednesday, April 7th - no formal action will be taken. Amendment deadline is 8:30 AM, Thursday, April 8th. Mark up of the bill and final action will occur on Friday, April 9th (8:30 AM- Noon).
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify (testimony will be limited to 2 minutes/person) at the meeting on April 7th. Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 4:00 PM, April 6th to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing on April 7th.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
I. *HF 1524 (Sundin) Omnibus Agriculture Finance Bill - Walk through of DE amendment and spreadsheet
II. Public testimony
*The DE amendment/spreadsheet will be posted on the committee website on Monday, April 5th. A walk-through of the DE Amendment/spreadsheet and public testimony will occur on April 7th - no formal action will be taken. Amendment deadline is 8:30 AM, Thursday, April 8th. Mark up of the bill and final action will occur on Friday, April 9th (8:30 AM- Noon).
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify (testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/person). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 4:00 PM, April 6th to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
I. HF 2147 (Anderson) County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
II. HF 2298 (Vang) Establishing an emerging farmer account; funding an emerging farmer office and outreach coordinator; appropriating money for emerging farmer grants; transferring money; requiring reports;
III. *HF 600 (Winkler) Cannabis; Cannabis Management Board and advisory councils established; use and sale reports required; adult use and possession limited and legalized; business licensing, inspection, and regulation provided; testing and labeling of cannabis and related products required; advertisement limited; private residence cultivation provided; regulatory authority transferred; adult-use sale taxed; grant and loan programs established; criminal penalties amended; expungement procedures established; labor standards established; nuisance civil cause of action created; marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols scheduling amended; data classified; and money appropriated.
IV. MDA update on revised Governor's agriculture-related budget recommendations and American Rescue Plan Act impact on ag
* For HF 600, the focus will be on sections within the jurisdiction of the Agriculture Committee.
Amendment deadline is 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify (testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/person). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 4:00 PM, March 23rd to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing. Please note: Public testimony on HF 600 should be related to issues within the jurisdiction of the Agriculture Committee and will be limited to 10 minutes total for supporters and 10 minutes total for those in opposition.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
I. HF 670 (Morrison) Chlorpyrifos sale, use, and application banned; product recall and collection efforts required; and money transferred.
II. HF 766 (Hansen) Additional seed label information required, certain seed uses prohibited, and product stewardship required for corn and soybean seed coated or treated with neonicotinoid pesticide.
III. HF 1450 (Hansen) Dicamba herbicide gross sale fee increased, and dicamba compensation program established.
IV. HF 408 (Hansen) Pollinator lethal insecticide fee increased, and fee revenue allocated to pollinator research.
Amendment deadline: 4:00 PM, Friday, March 19, 2021.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Friday, March 19, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify (testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/person). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 4:00 PM, March 19th to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.
I. HF 356 (Sundin) Temporary custom processors exempted from licensure and inspection requirements.
II. HF718 (Vang) Cities authorized to adopt pesticide control ordinances.
III. HF 1727 (Ecklund) Farmed Cervidae additional fencing requirement established, white-tailed deer possession moratorium provided, and farmed Cervidae regulatory duties and powers transferred from Board of Animal Health to Department of Natural Resources.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify (testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/person). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 4:00 PM, March 16h to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing.
PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.