STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
AGRICULTURE POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Hamilton, Chair of the Agriculture Finance Committee, called the joint meeting of the Agriculture Finance Committee and the Agriculture Policy Committee to order at 10:15 A.M. on January 22, 2015, in Room Five of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ANDERSON, Paul, Chair
FRANSON, Mary, VC
BACKER, Jeff
BLY, David
HAMILTON, Rod
JOHNSON, Clark
LUECK, Dale
MARQUART, Paul
MARIANI, Carlos
NORNES, Bud
POPPE, Jeanne
RARICK, Jason
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SCHOMACKER, Joe
Members excused:
ANDERSON, Mark
At 10:19 A.M a quorum was present.
Dan Skogen, Director of Government Relations at AURI, presented an overview of the Agriculture Utilization Research Institute.
James Curren presented an overview of his business, JavaCycle, and its joint coordination with AURI to turn coffee waste into useful products.
John Polluck presented an overview of his business, Midwest Ag Enterprises.
Bill Mulso and Cam Fanfulik presented and overview of Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL), and the following students from the organization introduced themselves:
Luke Daninger
Yolanda Cotterall
Heath Radke
Barbara Liebenstein
The meeting was adjourned at 11:53 A.M.
Representative Paul Anderson, Chair
Tyler Webster, Committee Legislative Assistant