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House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division (Remote Hearing)
Tuesday, May 5 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
02:07 - Final action on HF4490 (Poppe) Supplemental Agriculture Finance bill.
48:49 - HF4599 (Lippert) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act time period in 2020 modified.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
• The Minnesota House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public; we expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks; thank you for your patience as we adapt.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division (Remote Hearing)
Thursday, April 30 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
02:31 - Final action on HF4285 (Poppe) Agriculture Policy bill.
13:33 - Walk-through of DE amendment for HF4490 (Poppe) Supplemental Agriculture Finance bill.
Runs 39 minutes.
• The Minnesota House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public; we expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks; thank you for your patience as we adapt.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division (Remote Hearing)
Tuesday, April 28 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
03:06 - Informational hearing on the language provisions contained in HF4538 (Poppe) Farm safety grant and outreach program established; farm and rural mental health services funding increased; policy and technical changes made to provisions regarding farm products, loans, and food; and money appropriated.
14:58 - Walk-through of DE Amendment to HF4285 (Poppe) Agriculture Policy bill.
52:03 - COVID-19 update from Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Board of Animal Health Executive Director, Doctor Beth Thompson.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, March 12 2020 - Archive Video

01:58 - HF4072 (Ecklund) Department of Agriculture required to enable farm safety consultants to perform workplace safety surveys, and workplace safety grant and loan eligibility expanded.
09:28 - HF3926 (Brand) Grain storage facility safety funding provided, and money appropriated.
20:30 - HF3762 (Anderson) Grain storage facility safety grant program established, and money appropriated.
29:04 - HF1293 (Hansen) Corn and soybean additional label statement required for seed coated or treated with neonicotinoid pesticide.
1:04:23 - Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Pilot Program Report.
- Mark Abrahamson, Division Director, Department of Agriculture.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, March 5 2020 - Archive Video

04:45 - HF3706 (Vang) Industrial hemp provisions modified, definitions provided, and industrial hemp data classified.
14:48 - Continuation of industrial hemp discussion.
39:46 - HF3533 (Poppe) Real property provisions modified and updated, obsolete provisions repealed, and clarifying and technical changes made.
46:42 - HF3739 (Lippert) Farm crisis loan origination fee grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 7 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, February 27 2020 - Archive Video

02:34 - Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Value report.
55:14 - HF3030 (Brand) Restaurants required to serve specified drinks as default beverage for children's meals.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, February 20 2020 - Archive Video

01:14 - Update from Department of Agriculture on farm/rural stress initiatives.
- Meg Moynihan, Ag Marketing & Development.
- Monica McConkey, Rural Mental Health Specialist.
- Steve Zenk, Farm Advocate.
1:00:13 - HF3224 (Brand) Farm safety grant program established, and money appropriated.
- Michele Gran and James Gran.
1:17:39 - Update from Department of Agriculture on farm safety.
- Peder Kjeseth, Legislative Director.
- Paul Hugunin, Department of Agriculture Ag.
Marketing & Development Division Director.
- Megan Schossow, Outreach Director, Upper Midwest Agriculture Safety and Health Center.
- Nancy Leppink, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, February 13 2020 - Archive Video

02:52 - Update from Department of Agriculture on interim activity.
• Ashely Bress, Grants Supervisor (DAIRI update).
• Anthony Cortilet (Industrial hemp).
46:32 - Center for Rural Policy & Development presentation.
• Julie Tesch, President + CEO.
• Marnie Werner, VP, Research & Operations.
• Kelly Asche, Research Associate.
1:13:36 - Department of Agriculture on Emerging Farmers Report.
• Patrice Bailey, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Agriculture.
• Ariel Kagen, Ag Marketing & Development, Department of Agriculture.
• Hannah Bernhardt, Medicine Creek Farm, Finlayson, MN.
• Rachel Sannerud, Pluck Flower Farm, Milaca, MN.
• Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, CEO/Regenerative Agriculture Alliance.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division – part 1
Monday, January 27 2020 - Archive Video

Opening comments.
04:41 - Responding to a changing climate: Agriculture best practices and what is being done.
- Joint presentation by Department of Agriculture, Board of Soil and Water Resources, and Pollution Control Agency.
The Division recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division – part 2
Monday, January 27 2020 - Archive Video

Soil sample demonstration.
08:22 - Alternatives for moving forward: Research update by University of Minnesota Extension.
1:14:31 - Experience from the field: A discussion of how farmers are looking at new practices to adapt to challenges associated with and contribute to solutions to a changing climate.
Runs 2 hours, 17 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Wednesday, May 22 2019 - Archive Video

Informational hearing on Special Session Omnibus Agriculture, Housing and Rural Development Finance bill.
00:00 - Comments by the Chair.
05:42 - Walk-through of spreadsheet.
19:26 - Walk-through of language.
42:36 - Division questions and comments.
56;50 - Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 53 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, April 2 2019 - Archive Video

HF2200 (Poppe) Omnibus Agriculture and Food Finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 59 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, March 28 2019 - Archive Video

00:50 - HF1581 (Poppe) Farmer mental health counseling funding provided.
04:21 - HF1292 (Hansen) Unlawful pesticide application monetary penalties enhanced.
32:04 - HF2690 (Poston) Appropriating money for Agricultural Centers of Excellence.
1:01:36 - Chronic Wasting Disease discussion continued.
* We had to end coverage of this long-running meeting early in order to provide coverage of a following, already scheduled, hearing.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, March 19 2019 - Archive Video

01:26 - HF2237 (Fischer) Noxious weed control funding.
05:30 - HF484 (Dettmer) Metropolitan ag preserve expiration modified.
12:00 - HF2344 (Vang) Urban agriculture grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
34:36 - HF1608 (Brand) Center for Rural Policy and Development grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
34:36 - Discussion of:.
• HF18 (Fabian) Wolf and elk depredation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.
• HF93 (Grossell) Producers of livestock destroyed or crippled by wolves compensation provided, and money appropriated.
1:04:51 - HF857 (Green) Wild turkey damage compensation provided, report required, and money appropriated.
1:24:00 - HF1630 (Tabke) Wolf-livestock conflict prevention grants pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:36:26 - HF1136 (Hamilton) Agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer funding allocated.
1:51:01 - HF1351 (Poppe) Spark ignition motor fuel wholesalers and retailers technical assistance and appropriate technology and promotional program.
Runs 2 hours, 1 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, March 14 2019 - Archive Video

01:01 - HF1733 (Poppe) Omnibus Agriculture Policy bill.
1:06:30 - HF1339 (Ecklund) Shade tree replacement funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:23:44 - HF395 (Hansen) Forest pest response funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:26:41 - HF2202 (Lippert) Next generation farmer development program established, report required, and money appropriated.
1:39:12- HF1546 (Lippert) Beginning farmer tax credit eligibility modified, and protected group beginning farmer tax credits allocated.
Runs 1 hour, 55 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, March 12 2019 - Archive Video

01:18 - HF1595 (Sundin) Bioincentive program modified, account created, and money appropriated.
07:01 - HF1908 (Hansen) Pesticide-treated plants falsely labeled as pollinator friendly prohibited.
29:31 - HF931 (Backer) Agriculture quarterly minimum production level reduced and eligible feedstocks for advanced biofuel production incentive payments, and renewable chemical production incentive payments minimum production level reduced.
33:38 - HF212 (Davnie) Pesticide control ordinances for cities of the first class state preemption eliminated.
1:04::09 - HF1965 (Poppe) Saltwater aquatic farm requirements modified.
1:13:47 - HF1733 (Poppe) Agricultural provisions policy and technical changes made including provisions related to hemp, food handlers, eggs, milk, and cheese, bioincentive programs, loan programs, and other provisions (Omnibus Agriculture Policy bill).
1:29:24 - HF2093 (Poppe) Farmer disaster recovery loan program expanded, and retroactive effective date provided.
- Department of Agriculture update on resources available to address snow/wind damaged/collapsed barns.
Runs 1 hour, 57 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, March 7 2019 - Archive Video

00:56 - HF1660 (Vang) Industrial hemp and marijuana definitions modified, industrial hemp possession provisions modified, and commissioner of agriculture required to apply for industrial hemp production primary regulatory authority.
07:32 - HF1661 (Vang) Minnesota hemp selling of hemp to medical cannabis program manufacturers allowed.
18:07 - HF229 (Becker-Finn) Farmed Cervidae additional fencing requirements established.
1:54:41 - HF305 (Becker-Finn) White-tailed deer possession moratorium provided, buyout program created, and money appropriated.
1:57:25 - HF553 (Becker-Finn) Farmed Cervidae regulatory duties and powers transferred from Board of Animal Health to Department of Natural Resources.
1:58:43 - HF1362 (Her) Farmed Cervidae herd depopulation required when an animal is infected with chronic wasting disease.
Runs 2 hours, 4 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, February 28 2019 - Archive Video

01:46 - FFA comments.
11:56 - Informational hearing on HF1733 (Poppe) Department of Agriculture policy bill.
33:12 - Presentation on the impact of climate change on Minnesota farming.
1:09:46 - HF962 (Brand) University of Minnesota Forever Green Agriculture Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, February 26 2019 - Archive Video

01:41 - Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association video.
13:43 - HF811 (Lippert) Farm-to-school program established, and money appropriated.
43:31 - HF1096 (Wazlawik) Second Harvest Heartland grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
52:03 - HF1301 (Anderson) Second Harvest Heartland grant to purchase milk for food bank distribution funding provided, and money appropriated.
55:24 - Minnesota Milk Producer's Association presentation.
1:28:41 - Consideration of:.
HF1021 (Anderson) Dairy producer conservation incentive program established, and money appropriated.
HF1419 (Poppe) Dairy stabilization conservation assistance program established, and money appropriated.
HF1418 (Poppe) Dairy producer margin coverage premium assistance program established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
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House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, February 12 2019 - Archive Video

02:24 - Begin Department of Agriculture budget and program overview.
- Thom Petersen, Commissioner.
- Josh Stamper, Pesticides & Fertilizer Management Division Director.
58:03 - HF47 (Anderson) Agricultural fertilizer research and education fee, the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council, the Minnesota agricultural fertilizer research and education program, and the agricultural fertilizer research and education account extended by ten years.
- Grant Anderson, AFREC Board Chair.
- Bill Bond, Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Executive Director.
1:20:10 - HF270 (Anderson) Rural Finance Authority authorized to issue or participate in more than one methane digester loan to a farmer.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, February 5 2019 - Archive Video

Day 1 of Food Week: Framing the Issue of Food Insecurity:.
03:26 - Healthy Food Access study: demographics and factors contributing to food access challenges and food insecurity.
- Ela Rausch, Project Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
14:19 - Health and economic impacts of food access challenges and food insecurity.
- Vayong Moua, Director of Health Equity Advocacy, Blue Cross Blue Shield.
27:48 - Minnesota Rural Grocery Survey.
- Doctor Bev Durgan, Dean, University of Minnesota-Extension & Kathy Draeger, Statewide Director, Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, University of Minnesota-Extension.
57:20 - Good Food Access update.
- Department of Agriculture.
1:05:44 - HF436 (Poppe) Good food access account from general fund money transferred.
- Lorna Schmidt, American Heart Association.
- Corey Christianson, owner of KC’s Market in Badger.
- Ben Devore, farmer from Cimarron Farm, Lake Elmo.
- Lori Throp, Executive Director, The Food Group which operates “Fare for All”.
- Lars Kuehnow, Neighborhood Program Officers with Duluth Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, January 31 2019 - Archive Video

Farm Finance During Challenging Times:.
01:32 - Ag economy from a lender's point of view and dynamics of federal shutdown.
- Perry Aasness, Compeer Financial.
19:01 - Trends and usage of programs designed to support farmers during difficult financial times.
- Matt McDevitt, Rural Finance Authority.
- Kent Olsen, Associate Dean for the Extension Center for Community Vitality, and the administrative lead for the Farmer Lender Mediation Program.
- Brad Schloesser, Executive Director, Southern Minnesota Center of Agriculture, Dean of Agriculture, South Central College.
1:01:23 - Farm panel: weathering difficult times:.
- Darrel Mosel, Dairy and Crop Farmer, Gaylord, MN.
- Anne Schwagerl, Prairie Point Farm, Browns Valley, MN.
- Kevin Papp, MN Farm Bureau President and Blue Earth County farmer.
- Pakou Hang, Hmong American Farmers Association Co-Founder and Executive Director.
1:34:38 - HF158 (Brand) Farmers' Legal Action Group grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Scott Carlson, Executive Director, FLAG.
- Bruce Miller, Minnesota Farmers Union.
- Chris Mosel, Dairy and Crop Farmer, Gaylord, MN.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, January 29 2019 - Archive Video

02:48 - Board of Animal Health budget and function overview; update on animal disease issues.
- Beth Thompson, Executive Director.
45:17 - Agriculture Utilization Research Institute budget and function overview.
- Shannon Schlecht, Executive Director.
- Dan Skogen, Planning and Government Relations Director.
1:13:25 - HF221 (Poppe) Minnesota agriculture special license plates established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, January 24 2019 - Archive Video

Introductory comments.
02:21 - Presentation on services for farm stress and rural mental health support.
- Thom Petersen, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture.
- Ted Matthews, rural mental health counselor.
- Connie Dykes, farm advocate.
- Meg Moynihan, Department of Agriculture.
24:50 - HF232 (Poppe) Farm families and business operators mental health counseling support funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:18:00 - HF82 (Kiel) Mental health counseling support to farm families and business operators funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:26:51 - HF84 (Kiel) Mental health counseling support to farm families and business operators funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Tuesday, January 22 2019 - Archive Video

00:44 - Dairy economics 101 and overview of the impact of the federal 2018 farm bill on dairy industry.
- Presentation by Lucas Sjostrom, Minnesota Milk Producers.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.

House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Thursday, January 17 2019 - Archive Video

00:44 - Department of Agriculture update on federal 2018 Farm Bill and big picture discussion of how Minnesota can build on it.
17:08 - Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Technology Transfer Program (AGREETT).
- Update by University of Minnesota College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (CFANS) Dean Brian Buhr.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.