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House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 15 2026 - Archive Video
01:01 - HF3548 (Anderson, P.H.) Farm down payment assistance program modified.
39:41 - 44:26 - The committee recessed.
44:31 - Further consideration of HF3548 (Anderson, P.H.) Farm down payment assistance program modified.
Runs 46 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, April 13 2026 - Archive Video
00:29 - HF858 (Vang) Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.
12:22 - Governor’s supplemental budget recommendations.
19:29 - 22:54 - The committee recessed.
23:41 - HF2577 (Hansen) Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
29:48 - HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.
Runs 50 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 8 2026 - Archive Video
00:41 - HF2103 (Anderson, P.H.) Ammonia, hydrogen, and renewable energy certificate tracking system funding provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
55:59 - HF4508 (Heintzeman) Elk exempted from live Cervidae importation prohibition.
1:08:47 - Department of Agriculture update: Farm safety, mental health and farm advocates.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 25 2026 - Archive Video
01:22 - HF3898 (Falconer) Pesticide provisions modified to protect wild-rice water.
35:02 - HF3957 (Vang) Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and the Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer grant program authority modified.
54:28 - HF4372 (Vang) Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects.
1:08:48 - HF4350 (Hansen) Agriculture policy provisions modified.
1:22:20 - HF3692 (Smith) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended.
1:23:00 - HF4085 (Anderson, P.H.) Biofuel sales volume incentive program established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 23 2026 - Archive Video
01:26 - HF3579 (Myers) Eggs allowed to be donated past their quality assurance date.
15:17 - HF3549 (Anderson, P.H.) Use of the grain indemnity account modified.
36:42 - HF3548 (Anderson, P.H.) Farm down payment assistance program modified.
1:11:16 - HFXXXX (Harder) Clarifying plant and soil amendment labeling requirements; modifying the guaranteed analysis of soil and plan amendments.
1:25:23 - HF3566 (Harder) Crime for damage to farm machinery and equipment established, crime for trespasses on agricultural land established, and criminal penalties provided.
1:27:53 - HF4388 (Nelson) Rotational grazing pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 18 2026 - Archive Video
00:49 - HF4080 (Hansen) Certain retailers prohibited from obtaining an ownership interest in livestock dealers or meat packing companies, and certain exclusive contracts prohibited.
30:41 - HF3693 (Lee, F.) Previous Department of Agriculture appropriation modified.
54:07 - HF1857 (Smith) Cats; elective declawing of cats prohibited and civil penalties imposed.
1:33:43 - HF4350 (Hansen) Agriculture policy provisions modified.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 11 2026 - Archive Video
01:07 - HF3718 (Anderson, P.H.) Provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology modified.
02:05 - HF3965 (Tabke) Sale and use of paraquat dichloride prohibited, commissioner required to collect and dispose of paraquat dichloride, and report required.
55:36 - HF3704 (Pursell) Sale and distribution of certain seeds coated or treated with systemic insecticides without the approval of the commissioner of agriculture, and application or treatment of ornamental outdoor plants and turf with neonicotinoid insecticides prohibited.
1:38:05 - HF3260 (Frederick) Agricultural land trends report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 9 2026 - Archive Video
00:48 - HF3692 (Smith) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended.
17:39 - Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer Grant Program presentation.
1:10:38 - University of Minnesota presentation: Forever Green Initiative.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 4 2026 - Archive Video
00:57 - Economic consolidation of agriculture presentation.
1:23:34 - HF3718 (Anderson, P.H.) Provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology modified.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 2 2026 - Archive Video
00:52 - Minnesota FFA officers presentation.
14:37 - Department of Agriculture update: Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation grant program.
47:15 - HF3580 (Burkel) Depredation compensation payments funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:00:44 - HF3566 (Harder) Crime for damage to farm machinery and equipment established, crime for trespasses on agricultural land established, and criminal penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Archive Video
01:06 - Comments by the Department of Agriculture.
03:44 - HF3474 (Hansen) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:23 - HF3508 (Nelson) Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative program modified.
50:27 - HF3475 (Hansen) Per diem compensation for Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council officers and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute board of directors modified.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 23 2026 - Archive Video
00:39 - Department of Employment and Economic Development Office of Broadband Development update.
42:31 - HF3548 (Anderson, P.H.) Farm down payment assistance program modified.
1:34:28 - HF3549 (Anderson, P.H.) Use of the grain indemnity account modified.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 18 2026 - Archive Video
03:35 - Department of Agriculture update.
46:23 - Board of Animal Health update.
1:20:19 - Agricultural Utilization Research Institute update.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
Conference Committee on HF2446
Friday, May 9 2025 - Archive Video
02:46 - HF2446 (Anderson, P.H./ Putnam) Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill.
04:28 -- Walkthrough of change-item spreadsheet and side-by-side comparison.
Runs 1 hour, 13 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 9 2025 - Archive Video
00:25 - HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture finance bill.
Runs 52 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, April 7 2025 - Archive Video
00:30 - HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture finance bill.
Runs 27 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 2 2025 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF2878 (Murphy) Commercial feed licenses authorized to employ veterinarians.
18:55 - HF2667 (Nelson) Definition for restricted pesticide handler added, and restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers modified.
29:55 - HF1795 (Nelson) Farm to school and early care programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
46:34 - HF2683 (Anderson, P.H.) Biofertilizer innovation and efficiency program established, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
58:31 - HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, and Agricultural Utilization Research Institute budget established; policy and technical changes made to agriculture provisions; fees modified and established; civil penalties provided; money transferred; and money appropriated.
1:30:10 - HF2916 (Smith) Southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF2784 (Vang) Annual report to the legislature on the beginning farmer loan program required.
02:36 - HF2785 (Vang) Appropriation for the farm to school and early care program expanded, and eligibility for the farm to school and early care program modified.
15:02 - 22:40 - The committee recessed.
22:43 - HF2778 (Hansen) Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer account.
31:42 - HF2579 (Hansen) AGRI works and AGRI support grant programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:02:29 - HF2281 (Hansen) Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.
Runs 1 hour, 9 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 24 2025 - Archive Video
01:13 - HF1621 (Van Binsbergen) CelluComp grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:34 - HF1701 (Nelson) Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program established, and money appropriated.
36:58 - HF1796 (Nelson) Livestock investment grant program awards modified.
50:24 - HF1676 (Burkel) Farmed Cervidae provisions modified.
1:08:12 - HF40 (Burkel) Requirement that fencing prevent physical contact between farmed Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae removed, and authority to revoke registrations under certain conditions removed.
1:30:04 - HF1540 (Tabke) Residency pilot program established for certain racehorses, awards and grants required, money transferred, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 19 2025 - Archive Video
00:57 - HF44 (Curran) Food manufacturers and brand owners required to report ortho-phthalate testing results of packaged food products to the commissioner of agriculture.
40:07 - HF2102 (Lee, F.) Local food purchasing assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.
58:58 - HF2279 (Vang) Office of Broadband Development renamed to Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity, duties and reporting requirements modified, state's broadband goals expanded, multifamily dwelling grant program established, and definitions amended.
1:34:04 - HF2280 (Hansen) Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 17 2025 - Archive Video
01:51 - HF2155 (Anderson, P.H.) Animals; rabies and livestock sale provisions repealed.
04:17 - HF1524 (Harder) Agriculture grant program established to promote certain nutrient management practices, and money appropriated.
22:26 - HF821 (Jacob) Nitrate private well mitigation funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:09 - HF363 (Jacob) Property tax credit established for certain acres certified under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated.
59:11 - HF1677 (Nelson) Funding provided for the developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:22:33 - HF1292 (Huot) Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expanded.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Archive Video
00:39 - HF2052 (Anderson, P.H.) Food certificate payment provisions modified.
02:16 - HF1704 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture and broadband finance and policy bill.
Runs 59 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 10 2025 - Archive Video
00:53 - HF1704 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture and broadband finance and policy bill.
03:49 -- Walkthrough of the author's delete-all amendment.
24:26 -- Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 5 2025 - Archive Video
01:21 - HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified.
1:01:57 - HF434 (Franson) Live Cervidae importation to certain accredited facilities allowed.
1:11:32 - HF1702 (Anderson, P.H.) Funding provided for mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs, and money appropriated.
1:23:37 - HF1503 (Burkel) Program established to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 3 2025 - Archive Video
00:44 - Rural Finance Authority presentation.
19:21 - HF770 (Anderson, P.H.) Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
28:30 - HF857 (Nelson) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated.
35:59 - HF38 (Gander) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute funding provided, and money appropriated.
40:26 - Agriculture, Growth, Research and Innovation grant program presentation.
1:03:28 - HF1500 (Anderson, P.H.) Advanced biofuel production incentive modified.
1:10:07 - HF43 (Anderson, P.H.) Biofuel infrastructure grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:51 - Poultry industry presentation.
13:26 - Livestock and poultry disease status update and Board of Animal Health budget.
51:02 - HF979 (Anderson, P.H.) Board of Animal Health Funding provided and money appropriated.
1:02:23 - HF1101 (Anderson, P.H.) Money transferred from the general fund to the agricultural emergency account.
1:08:58 - Depredation reports by the Department of Agriculture.
1:26:12 - HF601 (Burkel) Depredation compensation funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:41:00 - HF271 (Burkel) Wolf and elk depredation compensation payments funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 24 2025 - Archive Video
00:56 - State FFA Officer presentation.
06:55 - Office of the Legislative Auditor report on Bioincentive and Biofuels Infrastructure Grant programs.
25:22 - Department of Agriculture proposed budget.
1:01:07 - HF1063 (Anderson, P.H.) Grain buyers financial reporting requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 17 2025 - Archive Video
00:22 - Opening comments from the chair.
02:59 - Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council presentation.
17:35 - HF711 (Anderson, P.H.) Agricultural education and leadership council grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
25:10 - Farm business management presentation.
46:24 - HF653 (Nelson) Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account; grant program and farm business management challenge grant funding provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
1:03:41 - Rural mental health presentation.
1:22:02 - County fairs presentation.
1:34:00 - GreenSeam presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 12 2025 - Archive Video
01:13 - Agricultural Utilization Research Institute presentation.
34:40 - DEED Office of Broadband Development presentation.
1:08:39 - Center for Rural Policy and Development presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 10 2025 - Archive Video
00:24 - Committee rules.
01:00 - Introductions.
Opportunities and challenges facing Minnesota agriculture:.
15:26 -- Sustainable aviation fuel.
1:19:32 -- First District Association presentation on milk processing and wastewater challenges.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.