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Agriculture Finance and Policy

FORTY-SECOND MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Monday, April 4, 2022

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
AGRICULTURE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES


AGRICULTURE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mike Sundin, Chair of the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:00pm on April 4, 2022, pursuant to House Rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

SUNDIN, Mike, Chair
VANG, Samantha, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Paul, Republican Lead
BURKEL, John
ECKLUND, Rob
HANSEN, Rick
HANSON, Jessica
KLEVORN, Ginny
LIPPERT, Todd
LUECK, Dale
MILLER, Tim
NELSON, Nathan
THOMPSON, John

A quorum was present.

Representative Lippert moved the minutes from the committee meeting on March 28, 2022, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice Chair Vang assumed the gavel at 1:02.

Chair Sundin moved HF4366 to get it before the committee.

The following presented on Amendment H4366DE1:

• Ken Savary, Fiscal Analysis Department
• Colbey Sullivan, House Research Department

The following testified on Amendment H4366DE1:

• Thom Petersen, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Dan Skogen, Director of Government & Industry Relations, AURI
• Stu Lorey, Government Relations Director, MN Farmers Union
• Reauna Stiff, Capitol Pathways Intern, The Nature Conservancy
• Mariem Zaghdoudi, Bioeconomy Program Specialist, Great Plains Institute
• David Van Eeckhout, Farm Program Director, The Good Acre
• Dan Glessing, MFBF President
• Laura Lemke, Executive Director, MN Grain and Feed Association
• Andrea Vaubel, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Katherine Simon, Director of Food and Safety Commission, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Vice Chair Vang laid over HF4366.

The meeting adjourned at 2:12pm.


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Representative Mike Sundin, Chair


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Isabel Rolfes, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF4366 (Sundin) - Omnibus agriculture and housing bill.
House TV Video:
View Archive

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.


HF4366 (Sundin) Supplemental Finance Bill* (no formal action will be taken)
- Walk through DE Amendment Tracking Sheet and DE Amendment
Ken Savary, House Fiscal Staff
Colbey Sullivan, House Research

- Public Testimony
Thom Petersen, Commissioner, Dept. of Agriculture
Dan Skogen, Director of Government and Industry Relations, AURI
Stu Lourey, MN Farmers Union
Reauna Stiff, Capitol Pathways Intern, The Nature Conservancy
Mariem Zaghdoudi, Bioeconomy Program Specialist, Great Plains Institute
David Van Eeckhout, Farm Program Director, The Good Acre
Dan Glessing, MFBF President
Laura Lemke, Executive Director, MN Grain and Feed Association

* A DE amendment will be posted on the Agriculture Committee website on Friday, April 1, 2022. Markup and final vote will occur Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to sign up to testify, email Nancy.conley@house.mn no later than 11:00 AM, Monday, April 4. Depending on the number of people who sign up, testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/per person. Deadline for written comment, submitted to nancy.conley@house.mn in PDF file format, is noon on Tuesday, April 5.

MEETING DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents will be posted on the House Agriculture Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92001

AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 4:00 PM, Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp All events are closed-captioned.

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This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp