Video & Transcript Research : 'deer farm'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the great projects that came out of the past Farm Bill, Federal Farm Bill, was the... swine eradicate
- That guy employs 14 year-round farmer farm hands.
- They farm in both those districts. I see.
- The Right to Farm Bill has really helped us on some of that, but inherent in the Right to Farm Bill is
- There are 205 county farm bureaus.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR/AEN Joint Info Briefing - Fri Jan 17, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- ’s a 3-acre farm versus a house on Hawaii Island that’s 10,000 square feet?
Summary:
The joint House and Senate agriculture committees met on January 17, 2025, for an informational briefing on biosecurity and invasive species; Chair Kahaloa opened by noting there would be no public testimony. Members introduced themselves, and the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC) program manager Chelsea Arnot outlined the purpose of the briefing and the statewide impacts of invasive species, citing examples such as coconut rhinoceros beetle, little fire ant, coquí frogs, albizia, and mosquito-borne disease. She emphasized that biosecurity requires coordinated action across state departments, counties, federal agencies, universities, and communities, and highlighted HISC’s role in funding interagency projects, island invasive species committees, research, outreach, and early detection efforts.
Arnot and HISC representatives described major funding and program needs, including a requested $4.25 million increase to HISC to raise its baseline budget to $10 million, support island committee operations, research, biocontrol, marine biosecurity, surveillance, and staffing. They also requested $500,000 for the Hawaiʻi Ant Lab, saying it is critical to invasive ant research and little fire ant response. The briefing also noted HISC’s leverage of federal dollars, including a $4.6 million REPI award with HISC providing the match, and cited successful collaborative eradications and responses, including veiled chameleons on Maui, axis deer on Hawaiʻi Island, and a 2023 coconut rhinoceros beetle response on Maui that prevented further spread.
Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture officials then discussed implementation of updated administrative rules effective January 20, 2025, which permanently restrict movement of coconut rhinoceros beetle host material and give the department stronger authority to stop movement of infested material. They reported 2024 import activity of about 50,000 ship and aircraft arrivals, inspection/clearance of 20 million pieces, and 16,000 interceptions, with additional staffing from Act 231 expected to increase interceptions. They also described Act 231 funding and current spending status: about 65% obligated and 52% encumbered, with some funds tied to contracts for CRB and little fire ant response, plus an $800,000 green-waste hauling RFP that had to be reissued because of a flaw. The department said 580 Oʻahu homes and 290 Hawaiʻi Island homes are slated for little fire ant treatment, while Maui and Kauaʻi will focus on survey and outreach.
Members questioned how homes are selected for subsidized treatment, whether HISC and the island invasive species committees received Act 231 support, and whether the state should direct how contracted funds are prioritized. Representative Martin raised concerns that the RFP limited eligibility to private pest control companies and excluded more experienced entities such as the Hawaiʻi Ant Lab. Department officials said they would follow up on prioritization and funding details, and noted that emergency proclamations and procurement flexibility could help with rapid response and hiring during invasive species emergencies.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy - Transportation Committee Meeting Jun 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just, I'm not sure how, while well-intentioned, and believe me, I go along the fields at the farm
- House Bill 412 also allows for the sale of taxidermy and antlers from legally taken deer.
- We have a tick program which we're exploring for applying insecticides to deer as a possibility.
Summary:
The committee met in hybrid format on June 18, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum, so minutes were not approved until later in the meeting after additional members joined. The committee heard a series of bills, with most receiving supportive testimony from sponsors, agency officials, advocacy groups, and frequent public commenter Robert Overmiller. Several measures focused on transportation and public safety, including HB 363 on residential speed limits, HB 384 extending DelDOT open-end contracts from three to five years, HB 413 allowing green flashing lights on road work and emergency vehicles, HB 456 streamlining subaqueous lands permitting, and HB 388 letting drivers with temporary medical suspensions keep their license for ID purposes while being flagged in the system as not allowed to drive. Members asked questions mainly about implementation, enforcement, and scope, and sponsors or agency witnesses explained that the bills were intended to improve safety, efficiency, and administrative clarity.
The committee also took up HB 111, which would require single-use food service items such as utensils, straws, napkins, and condiments to be provided only upon request, with exemptions for schools, nonprofits, health care facilities, correctional facilities, and similar settings. Supporters, including Plastic Free Delaware and the Sierra Club, said the bill would reduce waste and save businesses money, while opponents from the restaurant industry argued it could confuse customers, hurt tourism, and be difficult to enforce. Sponsors emphasized that restaurants could still ask customers if they wanted items and that the bill included a phase-in period and capped penalties. The committee also heard HB 393, a consumer protection bill for third-party electric suppliers that tightens oversight, training, reporting, renewal notices, and rate limits after concerns about misleading sales and unexpectedly high bills; it drew support from environmental advocates and members who had seen constituent complaints.
Finally, the committee heard HB 412 on hunting and trapping education and wildlife drug administration, which was described as a safety and modernization measure and supported by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and sportsmen’s groups, and SB 346, which would speed up Environmental Appeals Board hearings and decisions. SB 346 drew broad support from DNREC, the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and business groups, though one witness asked to clarify that Superior Court appeal rights would remain intact; DNREC confirmed they would. The committee also approved the June 10, 2026 minutes after quorum was established, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn and unanimous approval.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/31/2026)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- For the record, Rob Johnson, representing the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation as a federation's
- The other thing that we've added is that you must actually have livestock or crops on your farm.
- You can't just say that you're have livestock or crops on your farm. You actually have to do it.
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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Tribal and State Relations Committee Jul 22nd, 2026 at 11:00 am
Tribal and State Relations Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Our primary project is a 235-megawatt wind farm.
- Our primary project is a 235-megawatt wind farm, and what makes this project unique is that it's not
- just the DOI permitting issues on federal lands, it's the DOD issues that are halting all the wind farm
- A woman in front of us hit a deer, and it was, I mean, ...an accident, a woman in front of us hit a deer
- pretty smashed up, some of the minor injuries, and it was just they won't come to that because it was a deer
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- People to be maintaining roads, we got farmers farming.
- Um, we are seeing some population effects in our mule deer.
- </c> effects in our mule deer. effects in our mule deer.
- But I also have a very soft spot in my heart for mule deer.
- Is a statewide mule deer conservation strategy.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
WAM-HWN, WAM-PSM, WAM-CPN Informational Briefings 01-08-2026
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- With respect, I just visited the farm at Kulani, and it's a very robust program.
- They have the individuals in custody working the farms. We have hydroponics.
- So we really do have a farm there. >> Okay. So it'll continue. >> Yes. >> Okay. They need help.
- We're working with deer to create the specs.
- So I guess what she's closely with deer.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have an Amish community buying family farms to the west of us, so they don't send their kids to
- We do have an Amish community buying family farms to the west of us, so they don't send their kids to
- We do have an Amish community buying family farms to the west of us, so they don't send their kids to
- We do have an Amish community buying family farms to the west of us, so they don't send their kids to
- If you look at a school like Deer River, that's a day they have a day in they...
Keywords:
education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Kids, it's my pleasure to introduce the Pinal County Farm Bureau Ag Ambassadors Program, the student
- This is currently the only program of its kind within the Arizona Farm Bureau, making it a unique opportunity
- And my students that I serve on the Deer Valley School Board have that right. They absolutely do.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Brian Miyamoto from the Farm Bureau in support, and also James Falconer from the Hawaii Coffee Growers
- He's in support with Farm Bureau. Nicole Galase on Zoom. Thank you, Chair Gabbard.
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- Next, SCR 94 and SR 77, Maui Axis Deer Control and Venison Initiative.
Summary:
The AEN hearing on March 14, 2025 reviewed several agriculture, biosecurity, animal, and climate-related measures, but the chair announced at the outset that the committee would not have decision-making that day because quorum was not expected. Decision-making for the full agenda was rescheduled to Monday, March 17, 2025 at 1:02 p.m. in room 224. Testimony was limited to one minute per speaker.
Measures heard included HB 48 HD2 on coffee labeling and regional origin, HB 782 HD1 creating a Department of Agriculture working group to review obsolete agricultural laws, HB 980 HD1 on mongoose and feral chicken control, and HB 1237 HD1 appropriating funds for agricultural biosecurity and invasive species work in Maui County. The Department of Agriculture supported HB 48, HB 782, and HB 1237, and several industry and conservation groups testified in support of the first two. HB 980 drew strong opposition from Pono Advocacy and the Hawaiian Humane Society, who argued it raised animal cruelty and public health concerns, especially during H5N1 risks; the measure also had support from agriculture-related groups. HB 1237 received broad support, with witnesses asking for language changes to broaden coverage to additional invasive species and to better support Maui Invasive Species Committee work on little fire ants and other pests.
The committee also heard SCR 88/SR 71 on a microbial algae soil products pilot program, SCR 91/SR 74 on self-defense law changes for agricultural communities, SCR 93/SR 76 on integrating indigenous knowledge into climate policy, SCR 94/SR 77 on Maui axis deer control and venison, and SCR 103/SR 84 on a PFAS working group. Testimony on SCR 91/SR 74 came largely from ranching and agricultural interests in support, citing trespass, poaching, and safety concerns. SCR 93/SR 76 drew support from a Native Hawaiian testifier and others who emphasized stewardship, intergenerational planning, and climate resilience. SCR 94/SR 77 and SCR 103/SR 84 also received support, including from the Department of Agriculture and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply on the PFAS measure. No votes were taken.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- get out to farms, see what farms are doing.
- and both preservation of farms... ...and the comments you made about farms and both preservation of
- operations and neighboring farms.
- Farms, a centennial farm here in Skagit Valley.
- I interpret it as farm boutique hotels, farm restaurants, and concert venues.
Keywords:
school siting, urban growth, education policy, zoning regulations, community planning, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, public facilities district, regional aquatics, sports facilities, local government, infrastructure, agritourism, agriculture, tourism, economic development, local businesses
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Natural Resources and Water
Transcript Highlights:
- two wildlife underpasses into the transportation project area, where over 50% of collisions involved deer
- Good afternoon, Richard Filgus, with the California Farm Bureau, in support. Thank you.
- Richard Filgus, California Farm Bureau, in support. Thank you. Madeline LaVois, in support.
- One more time, Richard Filgus, California Farm Bureau, in support. Thank you.
- One more time, Richard Filgus, California Farm Bureau, in support. Thank you.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/10/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- Beyond being permanently spoiled for farming, I used to love hunting deer and turkeys in the woods and
- fields around the farm.
- , I used to love spoiled for farming, I used to love hunting<05:32:13.600><c> deer</c><05:32:13.840><
- And I've and fields around the farm.
- New Hampshire has endorsed land had farm-raised beef at our house and had farm-raised beef at our house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The state farm-to-market road that runs through that development is now getting more traffic.
- Senator Alvarado: Back in 2019, there was an explosion at a facility in Deer Park called ITC, the International
- There were many shelters in place in Deer Park.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Nominations met with a quorum and first took up pending nominations from an earlier agenda. Members severed Douglas McReecken, nominated to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, from the rest of the list and then voted to report the remaining nominees to the full Senate by a 7-0 vote. The committee then voted on the severed nomination itself and reported Douglas McReecken to the full Senate as well, by a 5-2 vote.
The committee heard testimony from Brooke Pop, reappointed as chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and later from Commissioner Katarina Gonzalez, also of TCEQ. Questions focused on whether TCEQ rules comply with state law, ex parte restrictions, public transparency, concrete batch plant permitting, MUD approvals, water availability, illegal dams, enforcement, and the agency’s role in local environmental disputes. Both nominees said they follow the law as written, described internal legal review of rules, and emphasized transparency, public outreach, and enforcement; Gonzalez said she had already sent back two rules she believed did not comply with legislation. Members also discussed TCEQ’s authority limits and the need for clearer public communication about what the agency can and cannot regulate.
The committee also considered Alethea Sullivan, nominated to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents. Questions centered on TSU’s status as an independent institution, the role of HBCUs amid DEI-related legal changes, and student outcomes. Sullivan said she would focus on ensuring taxpayer and student resources produce valuable credentials and noted concerns from her review of graduation and bar passage rates. The committee then heard from Benjamin Barkley, appointed chief executive and public counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel. Barkley said OPUC’s main need is additional funding to recruit and retain attorneys and expert witnesses, reduce turnover, and continue representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility rate cases; he said the office was involved in 73 contested cases and saved Texans $2.2 billion in FY 2024. No final action was taken on the later nominees, and the committee recessed with nominations left pending.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session May 5th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Deers, Senator Devers, Senator Dossett, Senator Fricks.
- Minority leader, Senator Brooks, Senator Deers, those wishing to vote or change their vote.
- exemption on commercial forestry equipment sold to businesses engaged in logging, timber, and tree farming
- Senator Logan, Senator Wingard, Senator Alahard, Senator Deers, Senator Albert, those wishing to vote
- Senator Mann, Senator Bone, Senator Jett, Senator Wingard, Senator Alahar, Senator Deers, and Senator
Bills:
SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423
Keywords:
SR44, Senate Resolution 44, Teacher Appreciation Week, teachers, educators, Oklahoma educators, public schools, K-12 education, pre-K, school recognition, education resolution, appreciation week, National PTA, Eleanor Roosevelt, teacher recognition, school staff, classroom, Oklahoma Legislature, concurrent resolution, sine die adjournment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 02:15 pm
Washington Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- While she was there, she came out to our farm. I don't think I got her on a horse.
- And so we introduced her to a working farm.
- And then she took time to visit my seatmates Buffalo Farm.
- President, her selfless work to help farm workers.
- And I've been with her when she's been with the farm workers in the Yakima Valley.
Bills:
SCR8410
Keywords:
returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Senate, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution, 904
Summary:
The Senate took up several bills on final passage, beginning with Substitute House Bill 2689 on the Working Connections Child Care program. The chamber adopted a Ways and Means striking amendment, then passed the bill 33-16. Supporters said it would change provider payment to attendance-based reimbursement, require subsidy rates to reach at least the 75th percentile of market rates, update use of market rate surveys, and remove previously scheduled income-eligibility expansions. Opponents argued it would not treat all child care providers equally and could create unfair workarounds. The bill was immediately transmitted to the House.
The Senate then passed Engrossed House Bill 2487, which clarifies how insurance companies and their affiliates are taxed, and Substitute House Bill 2089, which narrows a tax preference for certain financial institutions and dedicates the revenue to the Wildfire Mitigation Fund. HB 2487 drew criticism for applying the tax retroactively to 2019 despite prior court rulings, while HB 2089 was opposed on affordability grounds because it affects mortgage-related taxation. The chamber also passed Engrossed House Bill 2681, raising annual license fees for cannabis producers, processors, and retailers; opponents said the increase reflected broader budget pressures.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 8704 honoring Senator Rebecca Saldaña. Numerous senators from both parties praised her work on labor, environmental justice, child welfare, immigrant and worker rights, and her habit of centering marginalized communities and checking on colleagues personally. Saldaña responded with remarks about organizing, democracy, and the importance of collective action, saying she was grateful for the chamber and looking forward to the next chapter. The Senate adopted the resolution unanimously, and members agreed to add all senators’ names as co-sponsors.
The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8702 honoring Senator Judy Warnick, with speakers from both parties highlighting her long service, agricultural background, calm leadership, bipartisan approach, and work on rural economic development, children and families, and capital projects. Warnick thanked colleagues and said she looked forward to spending more time with her family, farm, and horses. The meeting also included routine motions to move between orders of business and a message from the House concurring in Senate amendments to several bills.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the great projects that came out of the past farm bill, federal farm bill, was the swine eradicate
- I've pitched it as food, family, and farming.
- That guy employs 14 year-round farmer farm hands.
- Right to Farm was great.
- But inherent in the right to farm is the right to.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty Eight - Thursday, February 26
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- outreach and engagement, and she is also a small business owner with Young Construction and Young Family Farms
- Please welcome Taylor Deere, Sean Howard, Kendi Eberhard, Haley Gleason, Heather Collier, Brittany Fayette
- Please welcome Taylor Deere, Sean Howard, Kendi Eberhard, Haley Gleason, Heather Collier, Brittany Fayette
- Please plan to come at 5:30 p.m. at the Farm Bureau. See you there.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources
Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, it has infiltrated wild and farm animals.
- We know farm animals shed STEC, and young children are at high risk for becoming ill.
- Bray, representing the Arizona Farm and Ranch Group.
- I'm Daniel Harris, the Government Relations Manager for the Arizona Farm Bureau.
- With that, Arizona Farm Bureau urges your support.
Summary:
The committee approved the minutes from February 3 and February 10, 2026, then heard two nominations. Jessica Manuel was introduced as a nominee to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. She described a science-focused background and experience with state and multi-agency work, and members discussed wildlife management, including gray wolves and conservation. The committee voted 8-0 to recommend her confirmation. Stephen Williams was then introduced as a nominee to the Arizona Livestock Loss Board. He emphasized his experience with the State Land Department and livestock operators, and members asked about compensation claims and wolf-related livestock losses. The committee voted unanimously to recommend his confirmation as well.
The committee next considered SB 1785, which would codify ADWR’s existing one-mile safe-harbor policy for recovery wells near groundwater storage facilities. Supporters said it would provide certainty and preserve current practice, while ADWR requested clarifying language about the bill’s definitions. Opponents argued it would lock current policy into statute and could reduce flexibility. The bill received a 5-3 do-pass recommendation. SB 1082, which would impose sanitation and handwashing requirements on petting zoos and similar animal encounter exhibits, drew emotional testimony from a parent advocate describing children hospitalized with STEC HUS after a state fair petting zoo exposure, while opponents said the bill was unnecessary and overly burdensome. The committee adopted the sponsor’s amendment but then deadlocked 4-4, so the bill failed.
The committee then took up SB 1336, a continuation and reform bill for the Arizona State Land Department that also created a temporary oversight committee and, through a large amendment, added lease, notice, and committee-structure changes. Supporters from mining and agriculture backed the measure as a way to improve predictability and transparency, while some members objected to the amendment’s scope and the committee’s composition. The amendment passed 4-3 and the bill as amended was recommended 6-2. SB 1200, an emergency measure directing ADWR to revisit certain Phoenix AMA assured water supply applications using older groundwater models, was supported by the sponsor but opposed by CAP/GRD and ADWR, who warned it would add replenishment obligations and rely on outdated models; it passed 5-3. SB 1335, requiring the Arizona Water Banking Authority Commission to post its annual report online, passed 7-0-1. SB 1559, creating rural groundwater management work groups in each basin with NRCD involvement and annual reporting to ADWR, drew support from conservation district representatives and opposition from Mohave County interests concerned it would not address overpumping; it passed 5-3. Finally, SB 1761, appropriating $47.7 million to the University of Arizona for its desert agriculture, Cooperative Extension, and experiment station programs, was presented as a land-grant mission funding measure and received broad support from agriculture and several members, with some concerns about budget priorities and the size of the appropriation.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Today it has infiltrated wild and farm animals.
- We know farm animals shed STEC, and young children are at high risk for becoming ill.
- Bray representing the Arizona Farm and Ranch Group.
- I'm Daniel Harris, the Government Relations Manager for the Arizona Farm Bureau.
- With that, Arizona Farm Bureau urges your support.
Keywords:
petting zoos, animal encounters, public health, handwashing, supervision, sanitization, safety regulations, civil penalties, water supply, groundwater, Phoenix, certificates, long-term storage credits, water conservation, municipal provider, replenishment obligation, water banking, annual report, Arizona Water Banking Authority, water supply management