STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE POLICY
Chair, Representative Jeanne Poppe
MINUTES
Representative Faust, Vice Chair of Committee on Agriculture Policy, called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Poppe, Chair
Faust, Vice Chair
Hamilton, Lead
Anderson, P.
Dill
Falk
FitzSimmons
Fritz
Johnson, C.
Kresha
McNamar
Nornes
Petersburg
Wagenius
Members excused:
Hamilton, Lead
Kiel
Erickson, R.
A quorum was present.
Representative Poppe introduced HF2538 (Poppe), farm-to-food shelf bill.
Greta Gauthier, Second Harvest Heartland, St. Paul, testified in support of HF2538.
Rob Zeaske, CEO, Second Harvest Heartland, testified in support of HF2538.
Gary Pahl, Dakota County Vegetable farmer, Apple Valley, Minnesota, testified in support of HF2538.
Jennifer Woodford, CEO, Channel One Regional Food Bank, testified in support of HF2538.
Thom Peterson, Minnesota Farmers Union, testified in support of HF2538.
Jason Reed, Hunger Free Minnesota, testified in support of HF2538.
Representative Poppe moved to re-refer HF2538 to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Johnson presented on agriculture in his district.
Representative Poppe assumed the Chair.
Representative Faust presented on agriculture in his district.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014.
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Representative Jeanne Poppe, Chair
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Ethan Vogel, Committee Legislative Assistant