STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH 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 Tuesday, February 27, 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 Poppe moved that the minutes of February 21, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Teresa Spaeth, Executive Director, and Max Norris, Director of Projects and Technology, AURI, presented a budget overview of AURI.
Discussion and questions followed.
Paul Hugunin, Coordinator, Minnesota Grown, presented a budget overview of Minnesota Grown.
Discussion and questions followed.
Bob Fitch, Executive Director, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, testified on the Minnesota Grown program.
Jim Birkholz, apple grower from Chisago County, testified on the Minnesota Grown program.
Gary Paul, vegetable grower from Apple Valley, MN, testified on the Minnesota Grown program.
Next meeting: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 10:00AM.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:30AM.
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Al Juhnke, Chair
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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant