Agriculture Finance and Policy

FIFTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 24, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE FIFTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION

AGRICULTURE FINANCE & POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Samantha Vang, Chair of the Committee on Agricultural Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on January 24, 2023, in Room 120 of the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
VANG, Samantha, Chair
PURSELL, Kristi, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Paul, Republican Lead
BURKEL, John
CHA, Ethan
FREDERICK, Luke
HANSEN, Rick
HARDER, Bobbie
JACOB, Steven
NELSON, Nathan
REHM, Lucy
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
TABKE, Brad

A quorum was present.

Representative Cha moved to adopt the January 19, 2023, minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from the Office of the Governor.

Presenting:
• Thom Petersen, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Andrea Vaubel, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Josh Stamper, Director of the Pesticide & Fertilizer Management Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Lucia Hunt, Director of Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

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Representative Samantha Vang, Chair

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Matthew Sauser, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

2023.01.24 Ag Cmte Agenda.pdf - 1/23/2023
Ag Cmte 1-29-2023 Minutes.pdf - 1/23/2023
MDA Governor's Budget Recommendations 1.19.23.pdf - 1/23/2023
MDA Governor Budget Recommendations 1-24-2023 Ag Cmte.pdf - 1/24/2023

Audio:
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House TV Video:
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00:48 - Governor’s budget presentation.
- Commissioner Thom Petersen.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.

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Governor’s budget presentation: Commissioner Thom Petersen.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.