Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
Presentations by:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Agricultural Research, Education, Extension and Technology Transfer
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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.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
Agriculture Finance Omnibus Bill
***Monday, March 27, 2023: finance omnibus bill HF 2278 (Vang) – a delete everything amendment and spreadsheet will be posted.
***Tuesday, March 28, 2023: walk through and public testimony. No official action will be taken.
***12 pm noon, Wednesday, March 29, 2023: amendments due.
***Thursday, March 30, 2023: additional testimony, mark up, and passage.
HF2278 (Vang) Board of Animal Health funding provided, and money appropriated. Delete everything amendment – mark up and passage.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
Bills Added:
HF2278
(Vang) - Agriculture finance and policy bill.
Agriculture Finance Omnibus Bill
***Monday, March 27, 2023: finance omnibus bill HF 2278 (Vang) – a delete everything amendment and spreadsheet will be posted.
***Tuesday, March 28, 2023: walk through and public testimony. No official action will be taken.
***12 pm noon, Wednesday, March 29, 2023: amendments due.
***Thursday, March 30, 2023: additional testimony, mark up, and passage.
HF2278 (Vang) Board of Animal Health funding provided, and money appropriated. Delete everything amendment – walk through and public testimony.
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.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
Bills Added:
HF2278
(Vang) - Agriculture finance and policy bill.
Agriculture Policy Omnibus Bill
Late Monday, March 20, 2023: Ag policy omnibus bill HF 1587 (Vang) will be posted.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023: walk through and public testimony.
12 pm noon, Wednesday, March 22: amendments due.
Thursday, March 23: mark up and passage.
Friday, March 24: mark up and passage, if necessary.
HF 1587 (Vang) Restricted species provisions modified. DE amendment – mark up and passage.
HF 2784 (Sencer-Mura) Farming incubator project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 2861 (Vang) Minnesota dairy farmer grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 2946 (Vang) Hemp provisions amended.
HF 2773 (Vang) Hemp fiber processing equipment grant program established, research and equipment 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.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
Bills Added:
HF1587
(Vang) - Agriculture policy bill.
HF2773
(Vang) - Hemp fiber processing equipment grant program established, research and equipment grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2784
(Sencer-Mura) - Farming incubator project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2861
(Vang) - Minnesota dairy farmer grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2946
(Vang) - Hemp provisions amended.
Agriculture Policy Omnibus Bill
Late Monday, March 20, 2023: Ag policy omnibus bill HF 1587 (Vang) will be posted.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023: walk through and public testimony.
12 pm noon, Wednesday, March 22: amendments due.
Thursday, March 23: mark up and passage.
Friday, March 24: mark up and passage, if necessary.
HF 1587 (Vang) Restricted species provisions modified. DE amendment.
HF 2387 (Hansen, R) Fur farmer registration requirements modified, commercial permits for restricted species eliminated, and feral pigs and mink report required.
HF 2142 (Tabke) Grant program established to prevent wolf-livestock conflict, and money appropriated.
HF 127 (Burkel) Wolf and elk depredation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 2299 (Anderson PH) Deer abatement and crop damage report funding provided, report required, 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 State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
Bills Added:
HF1587
(Vang) - Agriculture policy bill.
HF127
(Burkel) - Wolf and elk depredation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2142
(Tabke) - Grant program established to prevent wolf-livestock conflict, and money appropriated.
HF2299
(Anderson) - Deer abatement and crop damage report funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2387
(Hansen) - Fur farmer registration requirements modified, commercial permits for restricted species eliminated, and feral pigs and mink report required.