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. Farmer-Lender Mediation program presentation
- Mary Nell Preisler, Statewide Mediation Coordinator, UMN Extension
II. HF 80 (Lippert) Farmer-lender mediation period extended
III. Rural Finance Authority presentation
- Matt McDevitt, RFA Supervisor
Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4 PM, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify on HF 80 (testimony may be limited to 1-2 minutes). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 9:00 AM, Monday to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing. Additional testimony, for up to 24 hours after a hearing concludes, will also be accepted and posted on the committee’s webpage and emailed to committee members.
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.
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.
HF80
(Lippert) - Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended, time period that creditors cannot enforce eligible debts increased, and mediation period increased.
I. MDA Interim Updates (continued)
- Mental health initiatives
- Hemp rulemaking and participation
II. Board of Animal Health Interim Updates
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.
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. MN Dept. of Agriculture Updates
>COVID agriculture impact and response
>Meat processing and markets
>Mental health initiatives
>Hemp rulemaking and participation
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.
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. Introductions of members and staff
II. Overview of committee accounts
III. Introduction of agency leadership - MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen, BAH Executive Director Dr. Beth Thompson, AURI Director of Government Relations Dan Skogen
IV. Brief introduction of agriculture related stakeholder representatives. If you would like to sign up to introduce your organization, please email nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 pm on Friday and meeting connection information will be provided. Please limit introductions to 2 minutes.
This remote hearing will be live-streamed: 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.
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.