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Agriculture Finance and Policy - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING - 3/18/2026
TWENTY-THIRD MEETING - 3/11/2026
TWENTY-SECOND MEETING - 3/9/2026
TWENTY-FIRST MEETING - 3/4/2026
TWENTIETH MEETING - 3/2/2026
NINETEENTH MEETING - 2/25/2026
EIGHTEENTH MEETING - 2/23/2026
SEVENTEENTH MEETING - 2/18/2026
SIXTEENTH MEETING - 4/9/2025
FIFTEENTH MEETING - 4/7/2025
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 4/2/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/26/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/24/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/19/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/17/2025
NINTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 3/10/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 3/3/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/24/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/17/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/10/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

HF3898 (Falconer) Pesticide provisions modified to protect wild-rice water.
HF3957 (Vang) Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer grant program authority modified.
HF4372 (Vang) Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects.
HF4350 (Hansen) Agriculture policy provisions modified.
*HF3692 (Smith) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended. (*HF3692 received a full hearing with testimony on March 9, 2026. No further testimony will be taken.)
HF4085 (Anderson, P.H.) Biofuel sales volume incentive program established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Bills:
  • HF3898 (Falconer) - Pesticide provisions modified to protect wild-rice water.
  • HF3957 (Vang) - Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer grant program authority modified.
  • HF4372 (Vang) - Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects.
  • HF4350 (Hansen) - Agriculture policy provisions modified.
  • HF3692 (Smith) - Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended.
  • HF4085 (Anderson) - Biofuel sales volume incentive program established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.