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House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 6 2022 - Archive Video
01:44 - HF4366 (Sundin) Omnibus agriculture supplemental finance and policy bill.
-Mark-up of the delete-all amendment.
-Vote out of committee.
Runs 55 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, April 4 2022 - Archive Video
01:56 - HF4366 (Sundin) Omnibus agriculture supplemental finance and policy bill.
-Walk-through of the delete-all amendment and the spreadsheet.
-Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 28 2022 - Archive Video
01:52 - HF3913 (Stephenson) Advanced biofuel, renewable chemical, and biomass thermal production incentive provisions modified, and money appropriated.
18:15 - HF3800 (Albright) Racehorse residency pilot program established, awards and grants required, and money appropriated.
35:12 - HF766 (Hansen) Additional seed label information required, certain seed uses prohibited, and product stewardship required for corn and soybean seed coated or treated with neonicotinoid pesticide.
1:04:03 - Avian Influenza Update.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 23 2022 - Archive Video
01:38 - HF3218 (Sundin) Agricultural microloan program provisions amended.
07:19 - HF4366 (Sundin) [Walk-through and public comment on governor's supplemental budget recommendations bill] (ag portions only).
1:04:59 - HF4057 (Anderson) Meat cutting and butchery training grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:16:27 - HF2147 (Anderson) County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 21 2022 - Archive Video
01:49 - FY21 Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Program legislative report.
- Department of Agriculture.
20:13 - HF4120 (Lippert) Farm-to-school grant funding increased, child care providers who purchase from local farmers reimbursement authorized, and money appropriated.
46:53 - HF4166 (Anderson) Animal possession prohibition and requirement exemption modified.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 16 2022 - Archive Video
01:49 - HF4106 (Thompson) African Growers and Producers Alliance funding provided, and money appropriated.
25:50 - HF3903 (Burkel) White-tailed deer farmers compensation funding provided, and money appropriated.
47:28 - HF3684 (Heintzeman) New registrations prohibited for farmed white-tailed deer, voluntary farmed white-tailed deer buyout program established, and money appropriated.
1:13:07 - HF4126 (Hansen) Cervidae farming requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committe
Monday, March 14 2022 - Archive Video
01:53 - Emerging Farmers Working Group report.
- Department of Agriculture.
15:58 - HF3263 (Vang) Farm down payment assistance program established, and money appropriated.
1:02:53 - HF4111 (Vang) Cooperative grants established.
Runs 1 hour, 11 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 9 2022 - Archive Video
02:40 - HF3999 (Lippert) Regional and local food system report funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
12:19 - HF3212 (Kiel) Ag Innovation Campus funding provided, and money appropriated.
32:50 - HF3878 (Nelson, N) Food Safety and Defense Task Force membership modified.
45:52 - HF3751 (Hansen) Pesticide and fertilizer coatings prohibited that are not readily biodegradable.
1:04:34 - Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 7 2022 - Archive Video
01:55 - Department of Agriculture Beginning Farmer Tax Credit report.
14:54 - HF3421 (Sundin) COVID-19; farmed deer study required, and money appropriated.
34:10 - HF3713 (Miller) Beginning farmer tax credit eligibility expanded.
45:24 - HF3273 (Hansen) Farmed white-tailed deer new registration prohibited.
Runs 1 hour, 6 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 2 2022 - Archive Video
01:51 - HF3640 (Nelson, N) Meat and poultry processor training grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
12:22 - HF3618 (Hansen) University of Minnesota heritage oilseed and grain initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
36:29 - Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account report.
-Department of Agriculture.
1:08:29 - HF1886 (Backer) Agricultural chemical response and reimbursement account maximum allowable reimbursement increased.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 28 2022 - Archive Video
02:03 - HF2168 (Haley) Minnesota Grape and Wine Council established; wine promotion, education, and development grant program established; sales and use tax nexus for direct shippers established; revenues deposited; direct shipper's license for wine shipments to consumers required; direct shipper reporting requirements established; and money appropriated.
28:10 - HF3077 (Morrison) Pollinator research account eligible uses modified, and money transferred.
50:59 - HF3625 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota Forever Green Agriculture Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:12:24 - HF2720 (Lippert) Agricultural organization grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 23 2022 - Archive Video
01:55 - HF2341 (Sundin) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute office and research laboratory construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
07:32 - AURI supplemental budget request (HF3679, HF3680, HF3681, HF3687).
29:57 - HF3264 (Vang) Micro farm premium assistance program established, grant and technical use funding provided, and money appropriated.
46:02 - HF2712 (Anderson) Drought relief grant funding provided to eligible farmers, and money appropriated.
57:30 - FFA Officer greeting.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 21 2022 - Archive Video
01:58 - HF2996 (Vang) Industrial hemp extract food additives authorized.
18:09 - HF3104 (Lislegard) County agricultural society sales tax exemption expanded to include sales prior to county fair, and county agricultural society tax saving transfer to fairground owner requirement removed.
28:08 - HF3217 (Klevorn) Mental or behavioral health assistance data connected to farming or agriculture individuals protected.
42:04 - HF2969 (Anderson, P.) Grain buyer license requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 7 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 16 2022 - Archive Video
01:46 - Rural Finance Authority loan program update.
12:29 - HF3081 (Swedzinski) Rural Finance Authority loan processing expedite funding provided, and money appropriated.
25:13 - HF3420 (Sundin) Livestock farmers and crop producers impacted by draught provided funding for grants and financial assistance, and money appropriated to the Rural Finance Authority revolving loan account for drought relief.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 14 2022 - Archive Video
02:00 - HF2980 (Ecklund) Veterinary diagnosing laboratory equipment funding provided, and money appropriated.
20:31 - Report: Concurrent Authority-Regulating Farmed White-tailed Deer.
56:35 - HF2814 (Ecklund) Farmed Cervidae owner requirements modified, chronic wasting disease live-animal testing required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 9 2022 - Archive Video
02:46 - Overview of governor's supplemental budget recommendations and capital budget recommendations.
- Department of Agriculture.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 7 2022 - Archive Video
02:01 - HF2391 (Klevorn) State aquaculture plan development funding, and money appropriated.
33:22 - HF2583 (Wolgamott) Plant-based food research and development funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 2 2022 - Archive Video
Interim updates.
2:55 - Department of Agriculture.
36:17 - Board of Animal Health.
1:03:23 - Agricultural Utilization Research Institute.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, October 12 2021 - Archive Video
02:54 - Presentation on aquaculture in Minnesota.
1:02:30 - Comments on drought relief legislation.
1:08:14 - Update on drought in Minnesota: Impact on ag/food supply and resources.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, June 14 2021 - Archive Video
01:56 - Informational hearing on House/Senate Chairs agreement on Special Session omnibus agriculture and broadband finance bill.
- Walkthrough by Ken Savary, House Fiscal Analysis.
Runs 41 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, April 9 2021 - Archive Video
01:39 - HF1524 (Sundin) Omnibus agriculture finance bill.
- Bill mark-up.
- Vote on bill.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 7 2021 - Archive Video
Introductory comments by the Chair.
05:49 - HF1524 (Sundin) Omnibus agriculture finance bill.
- Walk-through of the delete-everything amendment and the spreadsheet.
- Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 24 2021 - Archive Video
02:04 - HF600 (Winkler) Cannabis; Cannabis Management Board and advisory councils established; use and sale reports required; adult use and possession limited and legalized; business licensing, inspection, and regulation provided; testing and labeling of cannabis and related products required; advertisement limited; private residence cultivation provided; regulatory authority transferred; adult-use sale taxed; grant and loan programs established; criminal penalties amended; expungement procedures established; labor standards established; nuisance civil cause of action created; marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols scheduling amended; data classified; and money appropriated.
43:00 - HF2147 (Anderson) County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
52:38 - HF2298 (Vang) Emerging farmer account established; emerging farmer office and outreach coordinator and grants funded; money transferred; reports required; and money appropriated.
1:11:15 - Department of Agriculture update on revised governor's agriculture-related budget recommendations and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 impact on agriculture.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 22 2021 - Archive Video
02:17 - HF1450 (Hansen) Dicamba herbicide gross sale fee increased, and dicamba compensation program established.
20:15 - HF766 (Hansen) Additional seed label information required, certain seed uses prohibited, and product stewardship required for corn and soybean seed coated or treated with neonicotinoid pesticide.
42:02 - HF408 (Hansen) Pollinator lethal insecticide fee increased, and fee revenue allocated to pollinator research.
58:45 - HF670 (Morrison) Chlorpyrifos sale, use, and application banned; product recall and collection efforts required; and money transferred.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 17 2021 - Archive Video
02:30 - HF356 (Sundin) Temporary custom processors exempted from licensure and inspection requirements.
16:41 - HF1727 (Ecklund) Farmed Cervidae requirements modified, duty to regulate farmed Cervidae transferred to commissioner of natural resources, importing Cervidae carcasses provisions modified, and money appropriated.
48:01 - HF718 (Vang) Cities authorized to adopt pesticide control ordinances.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 15 2021 - Archive Video
01:47 - HF1524 (Sundin) Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, and Agriculture Utilization Research Institute budget established; border-to-border broadband fund account money transferred; agriculture policy and technical changes made; biofuels program and advisory committee created; and money appropriated.
- HF1524 is the bill that reflects the governor's ag-related budget recommendations; articles 1 and 2 were heard and public testimony taken but the bill was laid over for future consideration; this was the vehicle for the Omnibus Agriculture Finance bill to be acted on at a later date.
30:39 - HF1059 (Burkel) Wolf and elk depredation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.
42:37 - HF800 (Wolgamott) Meat and poultry processing workplace safety provided, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.
37:38 - HF1547 (Lueck) Food handler license account and vending machine inspection account created.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 10 2021 - Archive Video
02:31 - HF1898 (Sundin) Agriculture-related provisions various changes made, programs modified, and data classified.
16:40 - HF1687 (Vang) Agriculture cooperative grant program provided, and rulemaking authorized.
31:00 - HF1543 (Thompson) COVID-19; commercial pesticide applicator licensing exemption provided for sanitizer and disinfectant use.
36:44 - HF1830 (Petersburg) Local food promotion and education event funding provided, and money appropriated.
50:22 - HF2037 (Sundin) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute meat scientist funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 56 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 8 2021 - Archive Video
01:39 - HF1898 (Sundin) Agriculture-related provisions various changes made, programs modified, and data classified.
09:45 - HF1433 (Frederick) Biofuels education and marketing program provided, biofuel education and promotion council established, compatibility standard compliance required, minimum biofuel standard modified, technical changes made, and reports required.
26:49 - HF433 (Munson) Minnesota Food Freedom Act established, homemade food sellers exempted from statutes, and local ordinance application to homemade food sellers preempted.
44:14 - HF1430 (Vang) Cottage food producer requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 13 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 3 2021 - Archive Video
02:00 - Presentation by University of Minnesota on Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Tech Transfer program.
50:10 - HF661 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota Forever Green Agriculture Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:07:10 - HF1680 (Marquart) Northern Crops Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:14:00 - HF1805 (Ecklund) Minnesota Turf Seed Council grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 20 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 1 2021 - Archive Video
01:56 - HF847 (Vang) Center for Rural Policy and Development grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
19:47 - HF886 (Green) Nitrogen monitoring required on state lands.
26:45 - HF1631 (Lippert) Agriculture related business funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
35:52 - HF1137 (Hansen) Board of Animal Health modified.
Runs 56 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 24 2021 - Archive Video
01:50 - HF1433 (Frederick) Providing a biofuels education and marketing program; establishing a council on biofuels education and promotion; requiring compliance with certain compatibility standards; modifying minimum biofuel standard.
48:15 - HF354 (Anderson) Spark ignition motor fuel wholesalers and retailers grant for technical assistance and appropriate technology and promotional program implementation funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Overview of Department of Agriculture bioincentive report.
57:57 - HF804 (Sundin) Bioincentive program modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 22 2021 - Archive Video
01:50 - Welcome to FFA state officers.
09:19 - Emerging Farmers' Working Group Report.
45:09 - HF1274 (Hanson) Commissioner of agriculture permitted to accept donations on behalf of emerging farmer working group, emerging farmer account provided, and emerging farmer account money transfer authorized.
52:44 - HF1010 (Lippert) Statewide soil health action plan development funding provided, precision agriculture research and outreach funding provided, agricultural best management practice loan program funding increased, and money appropriated.
1:08:08 - HF80 (Lippert) Farmer-lender mediation period extended.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 17 2021 - Archive Video
02:20 - Board of Animal Health: Program/budget review.
44:20 - HF138 (Sundin) Board of Animal Health required to have one member from federally recognized tribe.
1:05:20 - HF701 (Lippert) Soil-health farming goals established, soil-health farming financial incentives created, data collection required, data classified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 15 2021 - Archive Video
02:01 - Continue program/budget reviews.
- MN Department of Agriculture: Administration and Financial Assistance Division.
10:45 - County and district agricultural societies.
18:18 - Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council.
32:52 - MN Horticultural Society.
40:00 - Second Harvest Heartland: Farm to Foodshelf program.
46:04 - HF790 (Hanson, J.) Second Harvest Heartland previous appropriation modified, and money appropriated.
56:49 - HF178 (Sundin) COVID-19; agriculture 2020 appropriation availability modified.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 10 2021 - Archive Video
02:20 - Department of Agriculture program/budget reviews.
- Food and Feed Division.
- Dairy and Meat Inspection.
53:50 - Governor's agriculture-related recommendations for Clean Water Fund.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 8 2021 - Archive Video
Continue program/budget reviews: MN Department of Agriculture.
02:42 - Agriculture Advancement: Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Grants (AGRI).
1:04:50 - Dairy presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
Joint meeting of the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee and the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, February 5 2021 - Archive Video
02:40 - Informational overview on Emerald Ash Borer efforts in Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 3 2021 - Archive Video
2:00 - Department of Agriculture budget and program review.
-Agriculture Marketing and Development Division.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 1 2021 - Archive Video
02:08 - Continue program and budget reviews.
Department of Agriculture: Protection Services.
- Mark Abrahamson, Division Director, Plant Protection Division.
- Josh Stamper, Division Director, Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division.
- Gary Horvath, Director, Laboratory Services.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 27 2021 - Archive Video
02:07 - Governor's budget recommendations.
35:17 - Budget and program walk through - Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute (AURI).
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, January 25 2021 - Archive Video
02:02 - Farmer-Lender Mediation presentation.
21:43 - HF80 (Lippert) Farmer-lender mediation period extended.
56:21 - Rural Finance Authority presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 20 2021 - Archive Video
10:00 - MDA Interim Updates (continued).
Mental health initiatives.
31:20 - Hemp rulemaking and participation.
51:00 - Board of Animal Health Interim Updates.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 13 2021 - Archive Video
Department of Agriculture updates.
02:48 - COVID-19 agriculture impact and response.
57:50 - Meat processing and markets.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, January 11 2021 - Archive Video
02:30 - Introductions of members and staff.
20:25 - Overview of committee accounts:.
- Ken Savary, House Fiscal Analysis Department.
34:58 - Introduction of agency leadership:.
- Department of Agriculture (MDA) Commissioner Thom Petersen.
- Board of Animal Health (BAH) Executive Director Doctor Beth Thompson.
- Peder Kjeseth, Director of Government Relations MDA and BAH.
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Director of Government Relations Dan Skogen.
39:38 - Brief introduction of agriculture related stakeholder representatives.
58:10 - Discussion of committee process.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.