Video & Transcript Research : 'farming'

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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/12/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Creating Windhill Farm, uh, the Ecquin, the estate, the short-term rental, and the Ecquin facility has
  • Creating Windhill Farm,<01:32:27.440> uh<01:32:27.600> the<01:32:27.840> Ecquin,
  • <01:32:28.960> the<01:32:29.280> estate,<01:32:29.760> the Farm, uh the Ecquin,
  • It is a space for comprise the farm.
  • from sharing the fate that so many farms from sharing the fate that so many farms have<02:04:29.599
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

SPEED Task Force (STF) - Thu Sept 11, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • :26:20.080> the what they're after, ensuring that the what they're after, ensuring that the farm
  • 22.080> in<00:26:22.400> keeping<00:26:22.640> with<00:26:22.880> what farm
  • <00:26:54.559> and we're more concerned with the farm and we're more concerned with the farm
  • for people that I serve in the farming for people that I serve in the farming industry<04:42:08.878
  • And so, in closing, I'm for um farms.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The task force held its first meeting, beginning with roll call and introductions of members and participants in the room and on Zoom. The chair emphasized Sunshine Law transparency, noted the meeting was on September 11, and opened public testimony on the orientation report. No one testified in person or on Zoom, and the chair observed a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 before moving into the agenda. The chair then reported on several orientation presentations given statewide between July 18 and September 5, including meetings with transit-oriented development, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce on Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber, and the Capo Chamber of Commerce. The main presentation item was a detailed overview from Kauaʻi County on its permitting process. County staff explained that zoning and building permits are handled separately on the outer islands, with zoning focused on form, character, and compatibility, and building permits focused on health and safety. They described a two-tier zoning system: ministerial permits that are automatically approved if not acted on within 30 days, and discretionary permits that go to the planning commission and can become lengthy contested cases if there is intervention. They also discussed special management area review in coastal areas, which can add time, and explained that building permits must conform to what was approved in zoning. Kauaʻi County staff also outlined the building permit process, including online and in-person submission, coordination with planning, engineering, water, wastewater, health, and fire agencies, and the county’s fully electronic review system using ProjectDox and related software. They noted that applicants are encouraged to check zoning, water, wastewater, and floodplain issues before hiring someone to prepare plans, especially for homeowners. The county shared permit and utility statistics and said the public can check permit history through Click2Gov. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; after the Kauaʻi presentation, the chair opened a question period for members.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 26, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, I have a farm at home.
  • Brown Family Farms was established in 1865 and is a family-run operation rooted in rich tradition and
  • During the tour, we discussed the challenges farmers are facing and the importance of passing a farm
  • We don't want to go after dairy farm workers. We don't want to go after the hospitality.
  • Workers in farms, picking our crops. That's part of the American economic strength.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • habitat and water supply projects that are already helping with drought resiliency for the environment, farms
Keywords: 987, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 23rd, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • H.R. 188 by Representative Butler, to memorialize Congress to oppose any provision in the federal farm
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened in prayer, and adopted the journal. Members received messages from the Senate on several House bills and Senate bills, and a number of House resolutions were introduced or laid over. The chamber also suspended rules to allow committees to continue meeting while the House was in session. Several local and ceremonial resolutions were taken up, including measures on public health data, carbon sequestration property rights, declining school enrollment, and commendations and condolences. The floor then considered a series of local bills and Senate bills, many of which passed with little or no opposition. Among the House bills approved were measures creating or adjusting local districts and utility-related authorities in Orleans and Jefferson parishes, including bills on the Regency Park Town Home Crime Prevention Security District, Sewage and Water Board procurement and lien authority, the Foulberg-New neighborhood improvement district, and temporary parish burn bans. The House also passed bills on broadband cable price notices, state finance limits, toll exemptions for school board-owned leased vehicles, prestige license plates, and a brain injury designation on driver’s licenses. Senate bills passed included measures on workers’ compensation evidence rules, recreation of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a soybean grain research board name change, incumbent worker training, interdict estate planning, and recreational alligator hunting. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 256, which would consolidate Orleans Parish’s separate civil and criminal clerk of court offices into a single Orleans clerk. Supporters argued the change would align Orleans with the rest of the state, improve efficiency, and reduce costs, while preserving employees and services. Opponents raised concerns about the timing, the lack of broader legislative and public involvement, the impact on the recently elected criminal clerk, and possible disruption to court operations and constitutional rights. After lengthy questioning, the bill passed 89-8. The House also heard a personal privilege statement recognizing a school choir visiting the Capitol and later continued with additional Senate bills, including one on workers’ compensation medical review evidence and another on the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jan 30th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He grew up on their ranch in Robbins, California and it was there that his love of farming began.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • If you guys would like to come to the farm, I'm more than welcome all you guys to the farm so you guys
  • > I'm more than welcome all you guys to I'm more than welcome all you guys to the<00:45:41.160> farm
  • so you guys can get grounded the farm so you guys can get grounded once<00:45:43.400> again<00
  • We also have Hawaii Farm Bureau in support.
  • Hawaii Farm Bureau will stand on its written testimony in support. Thank you.
Keywords: 910, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jun 2nd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • County Commissioner, and he was kind of complaining to me that down there, when he first started farming
  • importantly creating good-paying jobs to keep young people in their home area and providing good off-farm
  • income jobs for one of the spouses that is still actively farming or ranching.
Keywords: 908, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yuma County commissioner, and he was kind of complaining to me that down there when he first started farming
  • importantly creating good-paying jobs to keep young people in their home area and providing good off-farm
  • income jobs for one of the spouses that is still actively farming or ranching.
Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Natural Resources and Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • Good afternoon, Richard Filgus, with the California Farm Bureau, in support. Thank you.
  • Richard Filgus, California Farm Bureau, in support. Madeline LaVois in support.
  • One more time, Richard Filgus, California Farm Bureau, in support. Thank you.
Summary: The committee heard SB 1393, an omnibus update to the Fish and Game Code covering steelhead trout and Dungeness crab management. The author and supporters said the bill would strengthen the steelhead trout report card program, extend and refine Dungeness crab management, and clarify vessel transit rules in closed crab fishing areas. The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, and other supporters said the measure implements long-standing task force recommendations and supports both conservation and coastal fishing communities. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved forward on a 4-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1250, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning and asset management, set performance targets, and coordinate with wildlife agencies. Supporters from conservation, animal welfare, land trust, and local government groups said the bill would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, improve public safety, and better integrate crossings, culverts, and fencing into routine highway projects. The California Building Industry Association moved to a neutral position after amendments clarified the bill would apply to transportation right-of-way planning and not create exactions on private property. Members discussed the bill’s relationship to Caltrans planning authority and existing funding, and it was passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. Senator Gonzalez’s SB 1268, which would codify the state’s Outdoors for All initiative, also received broad support from environmental justice, conservation, parks, and recreation groups. Testimony emphasized inequitable access to parks and nature, especially for low-income communities and communities of color, and said the bill would make the initiative more durable by placing it in statute. The chair and members spoke in favor of expanding outdoor access, and the bill was approved on a 3-0 vote with some members not yet voting. The committee then heard three Western Joshua tree bills from Senator Ochoa Bogh. SB 1061 would streamline relocation of limited numbers of trees without fees in certain cases; SB 1062 would require proportionate or tiered mitigation fees for public utilities and agencies; and SB 1063 would create an expedited, fee-free permitting path for basic residential utility and wildfire-hardening projects. Supporters, including local water agencies, counties, and farm and business groups, said the current law imposes heavy costs on desert residents and ratepayers. Opponents, including wildlife and conservation organizations, argued the bills would weaken protections for a species they said is threatened by climate change and habitat loss, and noted that existing administrative processes are already addressing fees and permitting. After amendments, opposition was withdrawn on SB 1061 and SB 1062, and both bills advanced on 3-0 votes to Appropriations; SB 1063 remained under discussion in the portion provided.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 20th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • No, no, I'm farming it.
  • No, no, I'm farming it.
  • making our airport authority, and we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're, we're not, we're I'm farming
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the pledge, adopted the journal, and granted several members leave. The chamber also recognized visiting groups and honored individuals and organizations, including Livingston Parish Day at the Capitol, the Denham Springs High School robotics team, Principal Justin Wax, and the Louisiana Primary Care Association. Multiple House and Senate resolutions were introduced, adopted, or referred, including commendations, memorials, and study requests on topics such as TOPS, workforce outcomes, health issues, and transportation. In regular order, the House considered and passed several measures. HB 27, a constitutional amendment on applying state monies to retirement system unfunded liabilities, passed 87-0. HB 71, extending civil liability protection to licensed armed private security officers when use of force is deemed justified, drew extensive debate over training standards, criminal versus civil liability, and the role of prosecutors and law enforcement before passing 70-28. HB 214, a constitutional amendment on ad valorem tax exemptions for certain property, passed 82-10. HB 241, a technical correction to bank records disclosure law, passed 91-0. HB 244, clarifying constitutional convention ballot language and delegate/vote requirements, passed 77-16. The House also passed HB 345 to add port rail infrastructure to the Class 2 and Class 3 Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program, HB 446 to change when local bond and tax elections may be held, HB 511 to create a grant program for pursuit intervention safety technology after the death of Sgt. Grant Candies, HB 514 to expand the ad valorem tax exemption for seniors age 65 and older, and HB 65 to allow DOTD more contracting options for ferry operation and maintenance. HB 730, which would bar use of ADS-B aircraft tracking data to levy fees or taxes, prompted lengthy discussion about aviation safety, privacy, airport revenue, and alleged misuse of tracking data before the bill was presented for final action near the end of the transcript.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • Trucks move what our economy depends on: cattle, livestock, logs from Ciskew Forest to local mills, farm
  • Peter Ansel, California Farm Bureau, still opposed unless amended.
  • Chair, Peter Ansel, California Farm Bureau, still opposed unless amended.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The committee heard SB 1375, which would create a narrow CEQA-related exemption for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive environmental review. Senator Cortese and supporters from VTA, San Jose, MTC, and others said the bill would reduce duplicative review and help advance projects such as the Diridon Station modernization in San Jose, while preserving other environmental protections and adding committee amendments on community engagement, displacement, construction impacts, and natural resources. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Transportation on a 5-0 vote, kept on call. The committee then heard SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling and related research. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve truth-in-labeling, reduce contamination in recycling and composting streams, and direct OEHHA to study toxicity and breakdown impacts. Opponents from manufacturers, BPI, and retailers said the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, create costs, and fail to fix the underlying National Organic Program labeling issue. After discussion about composting capacity, labeling clarity, and costs, the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations on a 2-1 vote, kept on call. Next, SB 958 on the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego was presented. The author said the amended bill would shift away from a CEQA exemption and instead clarify how building-height impacts should be handled in the project’s environmental review, supporting a large housing and mixed-use project on city-owned land. San Diego representatives and the chair supported the measure, and there was no opposition. The committee voted do pass to Local Government on a 3-0 vote, kept on call. The committee also heard SB 1075 on strengthening AB 617 community air protection plans; the author and environmental justice supporters backed stronger enforcement and implementation, while local governments, business groups, and air district representatives raised concerns about land-use authority, uncertainty, and costs. The bill was moved do pass to Local Government on a 2-2 vote and remained on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1064, which would reduce the frequency of clean truck check testing for low-use heavy-duty vehicles and equipment. The author and agricultural and trucking witnesses said the bill would cut unnecessary travel and costs without changing emissions standards, while the American Lung Association and Coalition for Clean Air opposed it as weakening an important pollution-control program. The bill was moved do pass to Transportation on a 4-0 vote, kept on call. The committee then began SB 1258 on hazardous waste site remediation for infill housing; the author and development and technical witnesses supported aligning cleanup timing with construction and occupancy, while environmental justice groups said they were likely to move to neutral after committee amendments improved the bill.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:
  • Trucks move what our economy depends on: cattle, livestock, logs from Ciskew Forest to local mills, farm
  • Peter Ansel, California Farm Bureau, still opposed unless amended.
  • Chair, Peter Ansel, California Farm Bureau, still opposed unless amended.
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to environmental quality, housing, transportation, and waste policy. SB 1375, by Senator Cortese, would create a narrow CEQA exemption category for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive environmental review. Supporters, including VTA, the City of San Jose, BART, Caltrain, MTC, and Climate Reality Silicon Valley, said it would reduce duplicative review and speed projects like the Diridon Station modernization. Committee members emphasized added amendments requiring displacement, construction-impact, and natural resources plans, and the bill passed 5-0 as amended to Transportation. The committee then took up SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling. The author and supporters such as Californians Against Waste and the California Compost Coalition argued the bill would reduce consumer confusion, curb contamination in compost and recycling streams, and direct OEHHA to study health and environmental impacts. Opponents including manufacturers, BPI, retailers, and other industry groups said the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, harm businesses, and fail to fix the underlying National Organics Program issue. After extensive discussion about labeling, composting capacity, and costs, the bill passed 2-2 on call to Appropriations. SB 958, relating to the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, was presented next; supporters said it would help move forward a large housing and mixed-use project on city-owned land after years of review and voter approval, and it passed 3-0 on call to Local Government. SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, drew the most extensive debate. The bill would strengthen implementation and enforcement of AB 617 community emissions reduction plans and local plans in overburdened communities. Environmental justice advocates and youth supporters backed the measure, while local governments, business groups, air district representatives, and industry groups warned it would create uncertainty, add land-use constraints, and act as a housing and cost driver. The author accepted several committee amendments and said the bill was still being worked on, but the motion to pass it to Local Government resulted in a 2-2 tie and the bill remained on call. SB 1064, by Senator Dahle, would reduce clean truck check testing frequency for low-use heavy-duty vehicles and equipment from twice a year to once a year. Agricultural and trucking witnesses supported it as a practical, cost-saving change, while air quality advocates opposed weakening a program they said prevents excess emissions and protects public health. The bill passed 4-0 on call to Transportation. Finally, SB 1258 was presented as a revised measure on remediation of hazardous waste sites on the Cortese list. The author said the committee amendments replaced the bill’s original approach, but he continued to argue that remediation should be aligned with housing development so contaminated infill sites can be cleaned up and built on more efficiently. Developers and environmental consultants supported the concept, saying current timing rules create risk and leave sites idle, while the committee continued to hear testimony as the transcript ended.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 041 Feb 24th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of our communities, what works<00:35:19.839> for<00:35:20.000> the<00:35:20.079> farm
  • uh<00:35:21.040> for<00:35:21.200> the<00:35:21.359> farmers works for the farm
  • uh for the farmers works for the farm uh for the farmers because<00:35:21.920> you<00:35:22.079
Keywords: 981, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 32 (2-23-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 220, an act relating to small farm wineries. Senator Williams.
  • Senator Herron. relating to small farm wineries. Senator relating to small farm wineries.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate convened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal from Friday, February 20, 2026. The chamber also announced caucus meetings during recess and received notice that the House had passed House Bills 111, 527, and 555. New Senate bills were introduced, including SB 220 on small farm wineries, SB 221 on abuse of a corpse, and SB 222 on environmental covenants and an emergency declaration. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 52, which concerns fair permitting and licensing practices. The sponsor described the bill as a response to delays and subjectivity in agency permitting, saying it would require clear standards, set deadlines, and provide meaningful appeals without eliminating existing requirements. Opponents argued that a fixed deadline could be too short for complex environmental and public-safety reviews and could pressure agencies with limited staffing; one senator also warned it could benefit large businesses at the expense of workers and communities. Supporters countered that the bill would improve accountability and help businesses, child care providers, and other applicants get timely decisions. After floor amendments were withdrawn, SB 52 passed as amended by a vote of 30 yeas to 5 nays. Before that vote, the Senate also returned SB 50 from the Appropriations and Revenue Committee to the Rules Committee under suspension of the rules. After SB 52, the chamber took up Senate Bill 124, relating to sick leave for school district personnel, and heard the sponsor’s explanation that it was intended to address classroom absences in a cost-effective way that would benefit students and taxpayers. The transcript cuts off during the discussion of SB 124, before any final vote on that bill is shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - House Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is all on, like the State Farm headquarters. Thank you.
  • That is all on, like the State Farm headquarters.
  • In Tolleson, they took land that had been packing sheds, and when the farms went away there was nothing
Keywords: 1182, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • The Regional Farm to Food Bank Program is basically a replacement of what was the program that came out
  • On the non-recurring, you chose to list regional farm to food bank programs as another one-time recurring
  • Programs like this—and again, that person out there may not know that he has an interest in AG or farming
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Sep 30th, 2025

Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a total of roughly 907,000 non-farm employment jobs, with the largest being health and education
  • I'm going to go to slide 8, non-farm.
  • Madam Chair, in that latest report, it was every sector in the private non-farm sector other than durable
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

RM 411 Conference PM - Fri Apr 25, 2025

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • revenue<00:55:45.200> bond<00:55:45.520> for<00:55:46.000> Koi<00:55:46.440> farming
  • <00:55:47.440> and<00:55:47.680> egg revenue bond for Koi farming and egg revenue bond
  • for Koi farming and egg enterprises<00:55:49.280> for<00:55:49.520> the<00:55:50.119><