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Agriculture Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Monday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. in Capitol G3
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson 12A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen 53B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Andy Smith 25B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Bobbie Harder 17B

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Mark Nisley, Mark.Nisley@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Peter Strohmeier, Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Isabelle Warwas, Isabelle.Warwas@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Grace Johnson, Grace.Johnson@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

*Agenda Change: Item Added.

*Presentation of Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations.

HF858 (Vang) Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.
HF2577 (Hansen) Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.

**Additional bills/items may be added.

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 Friday prior to the Monday 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 Friday prior to the Monday hearing.

Bills:
  • HF2577 (Hansen) - Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
  • HF2576 (Hansen) - Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.
  • HF858 (Vang) - Bioincentive payments; additional information required from recipients.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

Items may be added to the agenda.

Bills:
  • HF3548 (Anderson) - Farm down payment assistance program modified.
Attachments: