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Agriculture Finance and Policy

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Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/26/2025
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*Agenda Change: Bills added. Bills removed.

*HF2784 (Vang) Annual report to the legislature on the beginning farmer loan program required.
*HF2785 (Vang) Appropriation for the farm to school and early care program expanded, and eligibility for the farm to school and early care program modified.
*HF2778 (Hansen) Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer account.
H2579 (Hansen) AGRI works and AGRI support grant programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2281 (Hansen) Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.

*HF2576 (Hansen) and HF2280 (Hansen) have been removed from the agenda.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF2579 (Hansen) - AGRI works and AGRI support grant programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2281 (Hansen) - Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.
HF2784 (Vang) - Annual report to the legislature on the beginning farmer loan program required.
HF2785 (Vang) - Appropriation for the farm to school and early care program expanded, and eligibility for the farm to school and early care program modified.
HF2778 (Hansen) - Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer account.
Attachments:
H2579A1.pdf (3/25/2025)
3.26.25 Agriculture Agenda.pdf (3/25/2025)
2784 Vang.mm.pdf (3/25/2025)
2785 Vang.mm.pdf (3/25/2025)
2778 HansenR.mm.pdf (3/25/2025)
HF2778 Handout.pdf (3/25/2025)
2579 HansenR.mm.pdf (3/25/2025)
2281 HansenR.mm.pdf (3/25/2025)
TWELFTH MEETING MINUTES.pdf (3/25/2025)
HF2281-0 Completed FN.pdf (3/26/2025)

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/24/2025
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Bills Added:
HF1621 (Van Binsbergen) - CelluComp grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1701 (Nelson) - Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF1796 (Nelson) - Livestock investment grant program awards modified.
HF1676 (Burkel) - Farmed Cervidae provisions modified.
HF40 (Burkel) - Requirement that fencing prevent physical contact between farmed Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae removed, and authority to revoke registrations under certain conditions removed.
HF1428 (Harder) - Excess money in the grain indemnity account required to be transferred to the agricultural emergency account.
HF1540 (Tabke) - Residency pilot program established for certain racehorses, awards and grants required, money transferred, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
HF0040-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF40 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1428-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1540-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1621-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1676 Fiscal note.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1701-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1796-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF1676-0.pdf (3/20/2025)
HF 40 Handout.pdf (3/21/2025)
H1676A1.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 40 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1428 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1540 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1621 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1676 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1701 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1796 Summary.pdf (3/21/2025)
H1796A1.pdf (3/21/2025)
3.24.25 Agenda.pdf (3/21/2025)
Agriculture Finance and Policy Minutes 3.19.25.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1796 Letter.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF1428 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/21/2025)
HF 1540 Handout.pdf (3/24/2025)
HF1796 Letter.pdf (3/24/2025)
MFBF Testimony HFs 40 and 1676.pdf (3/24/2025)
HF1540 Letter.pdf (3/24/2025)
Agriculture Finance and Policy Minutes 3.19.25.pdf (3/24/2025)

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/19/2025
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HF44 (Curran) Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture.
HF2102 (Lee, F.) Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2279 (Vang) Office of Broadband Development renamed to Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity, duties and reporting requirements modified, state's broadband goals expanded, multifamily dwelling grant program established, and definitions amended.
HF2280 (Hansen) Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.
HF2281 (Hansen) Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF44 (Curran) - Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture.
HF2102 (Lee) - Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2279 (Vang) - Office of Broadband Development renamed to Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity, duties and reporting requirements modified, state's broadband goals expanded, multifamily dwelling grant program established, and definitions amended.
HF2280 (Hansen) - Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.
HF2281 (Hansen) - Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.
Attachments:
H0044A1.pdf (3/18/2025)
H2279A1.pdf (3/18/2025)
H2279A2.pdf (3/18/2025)
H2102A1.pdf (3/18/2025)
H2281A1.pdf (3/18/2025)
H2280A1.pdf (3/18/2025)
3.19.25 Agriculture Finance and Policy Agenda.pdf (3/18/2025)
0044 Curran.mm.pdf (3/18/2025)
HF44-0 Fiscal Note.pdf (3/18/2025)
HF44 Written Testimony.pdf (3/18/2025)
2102 LeeF.mm.pdf (3/18/2025)
2279 Vang.mm.pdf (3/18/2025)
HF2279 Written Testimony.pdf (3/18/2025)
03-17-25 Minutes.pdf (3/18/2025)
COMMITTEE PROCEDURES (Co-Chairing) Agriculture Finance and Policy 2025-2026.pdf (3/18/2025)
2281a1 HansenR.mm.pdf (3/18/2025)
HF2102 Written Testimony (updated).pdf (3/19/2025)
2280a1 HansenR.mm.pdf (3/19/2025)

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/17/2025
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Agenda notes:
- The hearing on HF 363 and any amendment to this bill is informational only.
Bills Added:
HF2155 (Anderson) - Animals; rabies and livestock sale provisions repealed.
HF1524 (Harder) - Agriculture grant program established to promote certain nutrient management practices, and money appropriated.
HF821 (Jacob) - Nitrate private well mitigation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF363 (Jacob) - Property tax credit established for certain acres certified under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated.
HF1677 (Nelson) - Funding provided for the developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1292 (Huot) - Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expanded.
Attachments:
HF0363-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF0821-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF1292-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF1524-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF1677-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF2155-0.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 821 MCEA Support.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 1677 Letter.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF1677 Handout.pdf (3/14/2025)
H0363A1.pdf (3/14/2025)
3.17.25 Agenda.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF821 Letter - Freshwater.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 0821 Summary.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 1292 Summary.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 1524 Summary.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 1677 Summary.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF 2155 Summary.pdf (3/14/2025)
HF0363 Summary.pdf (3/14/2025)
03.12.25 Minutes.pdf (3/14/2025)

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/12/2025
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- Time for public testimony for HF 1704 and the H1704 DE3 amendment will be offered for the Monday, March 10, 2025 meeting. No public testimony will be taken in the March 12, 2025 meeting, except to answer questions or provide clarification to bill or amendment languge.
Bills Added:
HF1704 (Anderson) - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2052 (Anderson) - Food certificate payment provisions modified.
Attachments:
Agriculture_DE3_HF1704_Spreadsheet.pdf (3/7/2025)
H1704DE3.pdf (3/7/2025)
HF1704-0 (1).pdf (3/7/2025)
1704de3 Summary.pdf (3/7/2025)
3.12.25 Agenda.pdf (3/10/2025)
H1704A4.pdf (3/11/2025)
H1704A1.pdf (3/11/2025)
HF 2052 Summary.pdf (3/11/2025)
H1704DE3 Letters.pdf (3/11/2025)
03.10.25 Minutes.pdf (3/11/2025)
HF2052-0.pdf (3/11/2025)
H1704A2.pdf (3/11/2025)
H1704A3.pdf (3/11/2025)
H1704A5.pdf (3/11/2025)
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