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Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division

FIFTEENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 28, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH 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 Wednesday, February 28, 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 SHIMANSKI, Ron
HAMILTON, Rod
HANSEN, Rick
HEIDGERKEN, Bud



Members excused:

POPPE, Jeanne

A quorum was present.

Representative Hansen moved that the minutes of February 27, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Geir Friisoe, Director, Plant Protection Division, and Chuck Dryke, Assistant Director, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, presented a budget overview.

Discussion and questions followed.

Doug Spanier, Assistant Director, Ag Marketing Program, and Steve Ernest, Director of Finance, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, presented a budget overview.

Discussion and questions followed.

Greg Buzicky, Director, Fertilizer Management Division, and Steve Ernest, Director of Finance, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, presented a budget overview.

Discussion and questions followed.

Next meeting: Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 10:00AM.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:34AM.


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Al Juhnke, Chair

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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Department of Agriculture Budget Overviews

Bills Removed:
HF954 (Welti) Agricultural research funding provided to the University of Minnesota.