Agriculture Finance and Policy

NINTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Thursday, February 9, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE NINTH 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 February 9, 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
HANSEN, Rick
HARDER, Bobbie
JACOB, Steven
NELSON, Nathan
REHM, Lucy
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
TABKE, Brad

Members Excused:
FREDERICK, Luke

A quorum was present.

Representative Burkel moved to adopt the February 7, 2023, minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from the Minnesota Agriculture Education and Leadership Council.

Presenting:
• Sarah Dornick, Executive Director, Minnesota Agriculture Education and Leadership Council

HF 1431 (Tabke); Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Representative Tabke moved that HF 1431 be laid over.

Representative Tabke presented HF 1431.

Testifiers:
• Tom Appel, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators
• Sarah Dornick, Executive Director, Minnesota Agriculture Education and Leadership Council
• Kaytlin Bemis, Public Policy Specialist, Minnesota Farm Bureau

Representative Tabke renewed the motion that HF 1431 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

Presentation from the Future Farmers of America (FFA).

Presenting:
• Dr. Lavyne Rada, Interim State Executive Director, FFA
• Noah Erickson, Minnesota State Sentinel, FFA
• Kyle Thomas, Former State Treasurer, FFA

Presentation from Head, Heart, Hands, and Health (4-H).

Presenting:
• Dr. Jennifer Skuza, Associate Dean and State 4-H Director, University of Minnesota Extension

HF 1147 (Hansen); Agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program and Farm Business Management challenge grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Representative Hansen moved that HF 1147 be laid over.

Representative Hansen presented HF 1147.

Testifiers:
• Anne Schwagerl, Vice President, Minnesota Farmers Union
• Keith Olander, Executive Director, Minnesota State Farm Business Management
• Kaytlin Bemis, Public Policy Specialist, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation

Representative Hansen renewed the motion that HF 1147 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

The meeting adjourned at 2:29 P.M.

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Representative Samantha Vang, Chair

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Matthew Sauser, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF1147 (Hansen) - Agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program and Farm Business Management challenge grant funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF1431 (Tabke) - Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Documents:

Farm Business Management Education.pdf - 2/7/2023
Value of Farm Business Management Education MN flyer23.pdf - 2/7/2023
2023.02.09 II (4).pdf - 2/8/2023
HF1431.pdf - 2/8/2023
HF1147.pdf - 2/8/2023
101 AFNR FAQ.pdf - 2/8/2023
2023 AFNR Handout.pdf - 2/8/2023
FFA Program Promo.pdf - 2/8/2023
4H.pdf - 2/8/2023
School-Base Ag Ed and MN FFA.pdf - 2/8/2023
2023 House Agriculture Committee Presentation-MAELC.pdf - 2/8/2023
23.2.9_HouseAg_FFA.pdf - 2/9/2023
Ag Cmte -- 2-7-2023 Minutes.pdf - 2/9/2023

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00:49 - Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council presentation.
15:31 - HF1431 (Tabke) Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
33:43 - Future Farmers of America presentation.
56:10 - 4-H presentation.
1:08:04 - HF1147 (Hansen) Agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program and Farm Business Management challenge grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.

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Presentation by Future Farmers of America.
Presentation by 4H.
Presentation by Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council.
HF 1431 (Tabke) Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1147 (Hansen) Agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program and Farm Business Management challenge grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

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.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
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.