STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies, and
Veterans Affairs Finance
MINUTES
Representative Al Juhnke, Chair, called the first meeting to order at 10:05AM on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in Basement of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant called the roll.
Members present:
JUHNKE, Al MAGNUS, Doug
WELTI, Andy OLIN, Dave
DOTY, Al OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FAUST, Tim PETERSON, Aaron
FINSTAD, Brad POPPE, Jeanne
HAMILTON, Rod SHIMANSKI, Ron
HANSEN, Rick
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
A quorum was present.
Representative Faust moved that the minutes of January 30, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Bill Hilty was present at the committee hearing.
Representative Loren Solberg, ex-officio, was present at the committee hearing.
Joe Martin, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, gave an overview of the department's priorities and budget areas.
Dr. Allen Levine, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences and Dr. Beverly Durgan, Dean, University of Minnesota Extension and Director of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station gave an overview of agricultural research, teaching and extension work being done at the University of Minnesota.
Discussion and questions followed.
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota gave an overview of the college and diseases that are being researched.
Discussion and questions followed.
Dr. Dave Ragsdale, Faculty Member, Department of Entomology, and Dr. Peter Davies, Leman Chair of Swine Medicine, University of Minnesota, gave an overview of the facilities and program priorities of each of their departments.
Discussion and questions followed.
Greg Cuomo, Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, answered questions regarding Umore Park and gave an overview of research activities.
Discussion and questions followed.
Next meeting: Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 10:00AM
The meeting was adjourned at 11:37AM.
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Al Juhnke, Chair
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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant