Video & Transcript Research : 'livestock'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/10/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- 09.080><c> for</c> Rich dried distillers grain of for for Rich dried distillers grain of for for livestock
- 10.240><c> about</c><00:19:10.520><c> 15</c><00:19:10.919><c> pounds</c><00:19:11.520><c> and</c> livestock
- feed of about 15 pounds and livestock feed of about 15 pounds and about<00:19:11.880><c> a</c><00:19
- grant program livestock investment grant program Awards<00:35:25.800><c> modification</c><00:35:26.800
- </c> Senator Dames Minnesota livestock Senator Dames Minnesota livestock feeders<00:35:39.480><c> Association
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 41 Apr 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, HR1051, as the clerk just said, is a resolution celebrating the OSU livestock judging team.
- Speaker, members, what you have before you here today is not arguably the best livestock judging team
- in the country, but empirically the best livestock judging team out of the best livestock judging team
- program in the entire country, the 2025 national championship livestock judging team.
- before, is the 24th national championship that Oklahoma State University has won in the area of livestock
Bills:
HR1051, HR1048, SB2074, SJR39, SJR47, SB1983, SB444, SB1503, SB1561, SB592, SB1501, SB1946, SB1567, SB1833, SB2026, SB904, SB2178, SB1651, SB1558, SB1565, SB1553, SB1257, SB65, SB1749, SB1242, SB1642, SB640, SB667, SB1436, SB1484, SB1562, SB1794, SB1644, SB1533, SB933, SB1555
Keywords:
livestock, judging, Oklahoma State University, championship, agriculture, military children, recognition, community support, military families, April 15, pharmacy benefits managers, reimbursement, healthcare, prescription drugs, cost regulation, property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Fifty Three - Thursday, April 16
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And this body has continually heard stories about livestock owners that couldn't afford to get to court
- , that were deprived of their property and of their livestock because they couldn't post a bond to fight
- It's designed to protect property rights of those livestock owners.
- It's going to make it harder on the livestock owners that were wrongfully accused.
- owners and property owners and keep the system working the way that it is supposed to. ...our livestock
Summary:
The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a vote of 126-2. Members then observed a moment of silence for former Representative Barney Fisher, who was remembered for his Marine Corps service, business career, and House service from 2005 to 2013. The chamber also welcomed several guest groups, including Southern Boone third graders, Lake of the Ozarks Day visitors, and guests connected to autism awareness and other local interests.
The House then took up several third-reading bills. Senate Bill 907, the “Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation,” was amended and passed 148-0; supporters said it would curb predatory ADA website lawsuits and give businesses 90 days to fix problems before suit, while still preserving access rights. House Joint Resolution 159, which would modernize investment authority for the state treasurer and potentially generate about $15 million annually, passed 100-34 after debate over investment safeguards and whether it was too broad. House Bill 2741, requiring CDL holders and applicants to be able to read and speak English sufficiently for safety-related tasks and imposing penalties on operators and carriers, passed 104-22 amid concerns about subjectivity and immigration impacts.
The House also passed House Bill 2474, adding progressive design-build as an optional project delivery method for local governments, by 141-5; House Bill 3076, a Department of Natural Resources cleanup bill exempting agricultural non-point sources from water permitting, by 102-41 after sharp debate over environmental protections; House Bill 2436, revising animal abuse/neglect and impoundment procedures, by 88-54; House Bill 2576, a naming/recognition bill, by 140-3; and House Bill 3175, “Mason’s Law,” allowing health-condition information to be shared with law enforcement during traffic stops, by 147-0. The chamber then announced upcoming committee work and adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2026.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (03/07/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And then in number two under cruelty to animals, livestock, a person charged under this bill, it says
- For purposes of subparagraph A, on page two, the investigating officer for livestock is a fine in RSA
- </c><01:08:57.080><c> I</c> fund um and I the use for livestock I fund um and I the use for livestock
- </c><01:10:02.719><c> shall</c> the care of livestock shall the care of livestock shall demonstrate<01
- They have different places where they can place livestock.
Summary:
The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.”
The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant.
Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture committee considers HF1503 3/5/25
Transcript Highlights:
- high-path avian influenza that is occurring and you are depopulating turkeys, chickens, or other livestock
- > depopulating uh turkeys chickens or depopulating uh turkeys chickens or other<00:10:34.399><c> livestock
- ><c> then</c><00:10:36.440><c> that</c><00:10:36.880><c> pet</c><00:10:37.120><c> food</c> other livestock
- U then that pet food other livestock U then that pet food that<00:10:37.959><c> raw</c><00:10:38.839
- </c> Farm Workers or poultry and livestock Farm Workers or poultry and livestock processing<00:15:15.600
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/02/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Section six amends the definition of livestock for the purposes of the livestock investment grant program
- Section six amends the definition of livestock for the purposes of the livestock investment grant program
- </c> Section 25 amends the livestock Section 25 amends the livestock expansion<00:37:14.480><c> and</
- Article 4 contains provisions relating to livestock market agency and dealer licensing.
- It became part of the livestock program, but this was a specific appropriation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Agriculture and Environmental Quality Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to say a little bit more about our state's leadership on livestock methane reduction.
- California is the only jurisdiction on Earth with a legal mandate to reduce livestock emissions through
- Most of those emissions come from methane from livestock and dairies, and I know we're going to be talking
- reduction goals. ...to adopt regulations related to dairy and livestock reduction goals to try to help
- In 2016, California passed SB 1383, which established a goal of reducing methane emissions from livestock
Summary:
The joint informational hearing examined how California agricultural programs have used cap-and-invest funding and what role agriculture should play in future climate investments. Committee chairs framed the issue as balancing climate goals, food production, rural economic vitality, and the fact that agriculture was not specifically funded in the recent cap-and-invest reauthorization. The first panel from CDFA and the Legislative Analyst’s Office described the state’s climate-smart agriculture portfolio, including Healthy Soils, SWEEP, the Dairy Methane Reduction Program, and Alternative Manure Management, and explained that GGRF revenues are now more constrained and may not fully support all tiered programs. LAO emphasized that agriculture is about 8% of California’s emissions, that most ag emissions are outside the cap, and that the Legislature should consider program effectiveness, the role of incentives, and GGRF priorities.
CDFA testified that roughly $727 million has been invested in its flagship climate-smart ag programs, producing estimated reductions of 31 million metric tons of CO2e, 1.6 million acre-feet of water savings, and about 4,000 projects. The department said technical assistance is essential because farmers face risk when adopting new practices, and noted new Proposition 4 funding for Healthy Soils, SWEEP, and a regional farm equipment sharing program. University researchers then presented economic and methane-reduction analyses: UC Berkeley’s Dr. Hill described working landscapes as a major economic driver, while UC Davis’ Dr. Kibreab outlined dairy methane reduction pathways, including herd efficiency, digesters, alternative manure management, and emerging feed additives such as 3-NOP and seaweed, arguing that incentive-based programs have helped California move toward its methane goals.
A later panel featured sharply different views on dairy digesters. Phoebe Seton argued that digesters worsen air and water quality, encourage manure liquefaction, and are an inefficient use of public funds, while CalCAN’s Brian Schobey and agricultural representatives said programs like AMP, SWEEP, Healthy Soils, FPIP, and the Farmer Program deliver measurable emissions reductions plus co-benefits such as water savings, lower energy costs, and improved air quality. Farm and industry witnesses stressed that stable, incentive-based funding helps family farms remain viable, supports co-investment, and should be treated as a partnership rather than a regulatory stick. No votes or formal actions were taken; the hearing ended with public comment and a continued call for future funding and policy discussion.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Feb 4th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- But also livestock grazing systems, cattle corrals, cattle feeding and breeding areas, overwintering
- areas for livestock producers, creek crossings for livestock.
- When livestock, cattle in particular, cross creeks on property.
- So when livestock have access Cattle operations have farm ponds.
- So when livestock have access to farm ponds for drinking water purposes or to cool off, you know, that's
Summary:
The Special Committee on Rural Issues met in executive session and approved House Bill 2686 on a 10-0 roll call vote. The committee then heard public testimony on House Bill 3076, which would remove the words “water contaminant” from Missouri Clean Water Law language to clarify that routine agricultural practices are not subject to DNR permitting. Representative Doyle Justice said the bill is intended as cleanup language to reduce uncertainty and litigation risk for farmers and DNR.
Committee members asked whether the bill was responding to an actual Missouri case, what kinds of activities could be affected, and how the distinction between point sources and non-point sources works. Justice and witnesses explained that the bill is aimed at non-point source runoff from common farm activities such as sediment, manure, fertilizer, grazing, and field drainage, while point sources like wastewater plants, industrial facilities, and CAFOs would still require permits. Several members expressed concern about the wording but agreed the intent was to avoid absurd permitting requirements for ordinary runoff.
Supporters included the Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Agribusiness Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Dairy, the Missouri Public Advocate, and the Missouri Wine and Grape Board/Missouri Grapegrowers Association. They said the bill would provide regulatory certainty, align state law with existing federal and state practice, preserve voluntary conservation cost-share programs, and not change DNR’s authority over point sources. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing on House Bill 3076 concluded with no further business before the committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/21/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:08:08.720><c> producers</c> specialty crop and livestock producers specialty crop and livestock
- Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock
- And this is a equipment, and livestock.
- Uh so I think it's livestock world.
- </c><01:29:14.080><c> farmers</c> and should be to all livestock farmers and should be to all livestock
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Rider 8, agricultural and livestock entry points. inspection stations, recommendations remove references
- and fowl and exotic livestock as well.
- And they're entering into the realm of livestock production and growing that industry.
- These FTEs are broken into five livestock inspector positions. and one training specialist.
- Adding a second training specialist will enhance and ensure that our livestock inspectors are getting
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:31 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- All right, next should be the New Mexico Livestock Board, and it's 508.
- I'm the LLC analyst for the Livestock Board. We'll be dealing with Agency Code 508.
- The LLC recommendation for the Livestock Board increases the agency's general fund budget by 156,300
- I'm the Executive Director for the New Mexico Livestock Board. Thank you for the time today.
- The COVID-19 outbreak really makes our consumers and our livestock industry susceptible.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Health & Long-Term Care
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies that commercial breeding only applies to livestock.
- The amendment adds a definition for livestock and corrects an internal reference. Thank you, Jacob.
- So the amendment adds the word livestock before commercial breeding and the...
- The amendment adds the word livestock before commercial breeding in the section that talks about commercial
- veterinarian client-patient relationship only apply to commercial operations that were being used for livestock
Keywords:
HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure, disciplinary records, enforcement action, public disclosure, privacy, third-party website, stipend program, financial assistance, treatment costs, drug testing, peer support, recovery, rehabilitation, board-approved program
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health & Long-Term Care Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies that commercial breeding only applies to livestock.
- The amendment adds a definition for livestock and corrects an internal reference. Thank you, Jacob.
- So the amendment adds the word livestock before commercial breeding and the...
- The amendment adds the word livestock before commercial breeding in the section that talks about commercial
- veterinarian client-patient relationship only apply to commercial operations that were being used for livestock
Summary:
The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held its final regularly scheduled meeting of the 2026 session and moved into executive session to consider 11 bills. The bills covered a range of health care and licensing topics, including the dietician licensure compact (SHB 2088), ambulance transport staffing for inter-facility specialty care (E2SHB 2110), substance use disorder monitoring for nursing assistants (HB 2340), hospital inspections (SHB 2577), temporary licensure exemptions for music therapy applicants (SHB 2363), nursing regulation (SHB 2339), EMT recertification (HB 2540), supervision of radiologic and MRI technologists (HB 2113), continuing care retirement community oversight (2SHB 2384), and veterinarian-client-patient relationships (ESHB 2247). The committee also considered ESHB 1187, which protects patients involved in motor vehicle accidents from delayed ambulance bills, though it was not part of the initial briefing list read aloud in full.
Several bills had amendments adopted. On E2SHB 2110, the committee adopted Senator Harris’s amendment changing hospital coordination with ambulance providers from a recommendation to a requirement. SHB 1187 received a striking amendment, and 2SHB 2384 and ESHB 2247 also had striking amendments adopted; the veterinary bill’s amendment clarified that the commercial breeding provisions apply to livestock, added a definition of livestock, and tightened prescription drug language. The committee also discussed the 2SHB 2384 amendment as making technical corrections and clarifying life care contract language.
After each bill was moved, the committee voted to give it a do pass recommendation and send it to the Rules Committee. All bills considered in executive session passed the committee, subject to signatures. The chair then thanked staff and members for their work during the session, noted the committee would turn to interim work in a few weeks, and moved to adjourn.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/25/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:40:08.320><c> farmers,</c> opportunities for livestock farmers, opportunities for livestock farmers
- </c> practical way to uh help our livestock practical way to uh help our livestock farmers<01:41:12.239
- However, consolidation in livestock production and the livestock industry has reduced a lot of those
- </c> however, uh, consolidation in livestock however, uh, consolidation in livestock production<01:48
- </c> production and the livestock industry production and the livestock industry has<01:48:29.440><c>
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/03/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- c> other</c> >> pig wrestling and uh other other >> pig wrestling and uh other other livestock
- </c><02:48:38.557><c> [laughter]</c> livestock issues. [laughter] livestock issues.
- appreciate you bringing it, but I was wondering if one option might be to require there to be a livestock
- appreciate you bringing it, but I was wondering if one option might be to require there to be a livestock
- </c><05:52:04.000><c> veterinarian</c> there to be a livestock veterinarian there to be a livestock veterinarian
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN, AEN-HWN Public Hearings 01-24-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock
- Aquatic livestock refers to things like fish, crayfish, and crustaceans.
- same way they would do all the other following USDA guidelines and all the other movement of the livestock
- same way they would do all the other following USDA guidelines and all the other movement of the livestock
- same way they would do all the other following USDA guidelines and all the other movement of the livestock
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard five bills on January 24, 2025. SB 1 would phase out disposable air filters and require reusable air filters by 2030; testimony was limited, with one supporter urging clearer definitions of fiberglass and paper and several opponents listed, and the committee later deferred the bill indefinitely for lack of support testimony. SB 13 would create an aquaculture investment tax credit beginning in 2026; state agencies and several industry groups supported it, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about loose definitions, internal inconsistencies, and blanks that made the bill hard to estimate or vet. The committee passed SB 13 with amendments and technical changes, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2015 as stated on the record.
SB 177 would shift aquatic livestock import and movement permitting to the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, require a risk-based assessment and biocontainment standards, and seek a $1 million appropriation for research and staffing. The Department of Agriculture said the bill would help expand aquaculture while managing risks to native species; aquaculture and farm groups supported it, while Animal Rights Hawaii was listed in opposition. The committee passed SB 177 with amendments, blanking the appropriation for committee report consideration, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050.
SB 184 would raise the beverage container deposit and refund from 5 cents to 10 cents. Supporters said the higher deposit could improve recycling and environmental outcomes, while opponents, including the Tax Foundation, cited fraud concerns, the program’s existing fund balance, and practical challenges in redemption; the Department of Human Services also noted potential impacts on blind vendors. The committee took the bill up but deferred decision-making until Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10:01 p.m. in Room 224.
The committee also heard SB 250, which would increase the income tax credit for interisland transportation costs for agricultural products. Agricultural and industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to offset rising shipping costs and preserve access to markets, while the Tax Foundation preferred direct appropriations over tax credits and objected to missing bill details. The committee passed SB 250 with amendments from the Department of Agriculture and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. Separately, a joint hearing on SB 240, the Right to Farm bill, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Agriculture supported further study and raised concerns about the bill’s fragmented approach, while farm, cattle, and other industry witnesses split between support for protecting customary Native Hawaiian subsistence farming and opposition to excluding CAFOs and certain business structures. No vote was taken on SB 240 in the portion provided.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Nov 6th, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- and livestock forage programs.
- The livestock indemnity and livestock forage programs have historically been used by producers throughout
- The changes to the livestock indemnity program covered the deaths of unborn livestock and livestock lost
- These changes have been requested by the livestock community for many years.
- However, the livestock community still does not have a market safety net, so livestock producers are
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN, AEN Public Hearings 03-16-2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain supplies under certain conditions.
- , livestock products, agricultural commodities, and certain supplies under certain conditions.
- It includes crops, livestock, supplies. This is a great program.
- And I think livestock, under livestock, is where honey is covered because honey's, you know, bees and
- So if a hunter's looking to cover honey, that's great, but I think it's already covered under livestock
Summary:
The committee first considered three gubernatorial nominations. GM510, Faith Tui Pulotu to the Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board, received strong support from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, though the nominee was not present online. GM614, Mark Gordon to the Environmental Advisory Council, also drew unanimous support from state and private testifiers; Gordon described his environmental health and safety background and said he could commit the time needed. GM696, James Falconer to the Advisory Board on Pesticides, was supported by the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Hawaii Farm Bureau; Falconer discussed his long experience in coffee and sugar, including work responding to coffee leaf rust and the need for timely pesticide tools. All three nominations were recommended for advise and consent and were adopted by four-member votes.
The committee then heard several agriculture bills. HB 1603 HD1 would allow the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to extend agricultural park leases without the current county-population restriction; supporters called it an equity measure and asked that it apply to all ag park leases, while the department gave standard testimony. HB 1707 HD1 would create a local agricultural transportation cost reimbursement program; supporters said transportation is a major production cost and suggested amendments to define “necessary supplies” and explicitly include honey. HB 2155 HD1 would establish an agricultural statistics program, with supporters emphasizing the need for better data to guide planning. HB 2594 HD1 would direct a study on insurance coverage for small producers, which supporters linked to recent storm damage and the lack of tailored insurance products. HB 2595 HD1 would create a regional agricultural feasibility and food systems production working group; supporters said it should consider markets as well as crop suitability and regional conditions.
Members asked questions about lease competition, transportation reimbursement amounts and anti-double-dipping safeguards, the usefulness of agricultural data, and whether state or federal insurance models could be used as templates. Testifiers generally said the bills would help reduce costs, improve planning, and support small and neighbor-island producers, while noting that implementation details and funding levels would need further work. The committee then voted to pass all five bills with amendments, generally including a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050, and in the case of HB 1707, the committee adopted the suggested amendments to define necessary supplies and add honey to the covered commodities.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- to the handling of animals, including for human consumption, for the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock
- from the regulation of the Structural Pest Control Service for the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock
- Schatzlein relates to the Rio Grande vegetative management program for the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock
- cultivation of casserole beans, creating a criminal offense for the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock
- Holt relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey, referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/24/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> there's a expansion to the livestock there's a expansion to the livestock investment<01:02:54.079
- I believe that's the livestock investment grants.
- </c> that's the livestock investment grants. that's the livestock investment grants.
- Section 57 amends the livestock $50,000.
- </c><01:33:49.120><c> related</c> accidents, uh livestock related accidents, uh livestock related injuries