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• Spent grain byproducts are the leftover grains produced during brewing and distilling.
• You know, spent grains are an incredible supplement to cattle.
• Used and donated about 50,000 pounds of grain.
• We buy grain and malt from Canada, the Northern States, and Germany, but we're most proud of the grain
• That's why we don't eat our grain.

Bills: HB249, HB 1186, HB2313, HB2408, HB2508, HB2730, HB2974, HB3045, HB3232, HB3336, HB3710, HB4044, HB4236, HJR133, HB249

Keywords: ad valorem taxes, property taxes, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, senior citizens, tax payments, installment payments, municipal tax revenue, hotel, convention center, tax code, economic development, local government, municipality, tax revenue, qualified projects, municipal taxation, hotel project, municipality funding, veteran

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• The grain industry understands MDA's grain program is operating at a loss and needs to find a way to
• grain Bond requirement by repealing the grain Bond requirement and<01:20:39.400> changing<01:
• there, they're not storing grain.
• elevators, about moisture testers.
• grain elevators uh about moisture grain elevators uh about moisture testers<01:28:30.440> and

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

Bills: HB1800, HB2095

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• Are forage or grain crops more or less likely to uptake CWD prions?

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• Are forage or grain crops more or less likely to uptake CWD prions?

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• Let's see, HB2450 changes how often elevators are inspected. in smaller buildings with four stories or
• unnecessary costs for owners of small buildings like Like apartments or offices that don't see as much elevator

Bills: HB2450, SB378, SB764, SB917, SB1254, SB1255

Keywords: elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety

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• A second thing I want to elevate, and we've had a lot of conversations as a legislature about retail

Bills: HB3239, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3832, HB3673, HB3783, HB3800, HB2956, HB3960, HB2471, HB3338

Keywords: veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, elevator safety, inspections, Department of Labor, safety standards, regulatory compliance, funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer

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• elevators.
• uh this will require that uh grain uh this will require that uh grain buyers<00:24:34.080> or
• no risk here your grain is uh there's no risk here your grain is not<00:26:28.679> you're<00:
• in place was before we had a grain in place was before we had a grain Indemnity<00:28:01.440>
• <00:29:40.760> got<00:29:40.919> some elevators and grain buyers I've got some elevators

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, this represents the result of a lot of compromise and negotiation among grain elevators and
• <00:46:09.680> elevators<00:46:10.240> and<00:46:10.360> grain<00:46:10.640>
• buyers<00:46:11.040> in grain elevators and grain buyers in grain elevators and grain buyers
• and our smallest our smallest elevators and our smallest grain<00:55:02.480> buyers.
• It's going to help our smaller grain buyers and elevators all across the state.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I will say that that uh it went to help cushion the increases for grain inspection fees of elevators
• the increases for grain inspection fees of<00:04:17.040> elevators<00:04:17.600> in<00
• But um with of elevators in Minnesota.
• Um, no control over a bankrupt elevator.
• says, "Yep, this is indeed the grain says, "Yep, this is indeed the grain indemnity<00:10:48.399

Keywords: 1183, house

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• elevators and grain buyers in Minnesota and the Department of Agriculture.
• To spend on the high end for these smaller grain elevators.
• Members, what this bill does is it lowers a threshold for these smaller elevators who purchase grain
• Mostly, this has been for our smallest elevators and our smallest grain buyers.
• by farmers in Minnesota: if you added up all the grain that these smaller elevators purchased in a year's

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• ><00:16:43.519> grain<00:16:43.839> elevators<00:16:44.639> and<00:16:45.440>
• the<00:16:45.759> grain to the grain elevators and the grain to the grain elevators and the
• grain elevators<00:16:46.639> have<00:16:47.120> either<00:16:48.000> um<00:16:
• And that wasn't a grain elevator. That was a brokerage firm.
• >> that when they take their grain to the >> that when they take their grain to the elevator

Keywords: Agriculture - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a bill codifying herd-share/custom slaughter practices for small livestock producers. The sponsor proposed amending the bill to change “sale and/or purchase” to “deposit” and to allow pricing by live weight, dressed weight, or final weight. Members raised concerns that allowing payment by dressed weight could trigger federal USDA inspection requirements and conflict with existing federal rules. After discussion, the committee agreed to keep only the first change, striking “purchase” and inserting “deposit,” and to leave the weight-pricing language unchanged. The sponsor then withdrew the broader amendment, and the bill was reported out with a title-sufficient do-pass motion. The committee next took up a bill authorizing Mississippi State University Extension to assist poultry farmers with management plans, citing delays caused by short staffing at NRCS and DEQ. Members asked whether the extension service was comfortable with the role and were told the assistance would be voluntary and not mandatory. The bill was reported out on a title-sufficient do-pass motion. The committee also approved a bill to allow crawfish farms to be licensed, and a bill on district livestock shows that would let the northeast district show be held at any facility within the county rather than only at the Verona livestock center, which the sponsor said was no longer suitable for the children involved. The committee then considered a meat-labeling bill making technical amendments to last year’s law on cultured meat and related products. After an initial vote was set aside because of a communications problem, the committee reconsidered the bill and adopted an amendment changing a funding reference from “special” to “general fund.” The bill was then reported out as amended. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2631, creating a voluntary Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act to protect grain producers if elevators or buyers fail financially. The sponsor said the program would be funded by a per-bushel assessment, capped at $25 million, with possible state seed money still under discussion. Members asked about the source of any additional funds and the history of recent grain failures, and the bill was then moved forward on a title-sufficient do-pass motion.

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• You know, uh grain licensing fee.
• So, no matter if you have 200 acres or 2,000 acres, you bring your grain into the local elevator.
• <00:48:37.119> Um<00:48:38.079> I your grain into the local elevator.
• Um I your grain into the local elevator.
• It isn't uncommon for elevators and farmers to work out an agreement to sell that grain 12 months and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is known as the Grain Indemnity Act.
• We've seen this in several, um, elevators across the nation or grain buying facilities across the nation
• <00:04:14.280> Indemnity This is known as the Grain Indemnity This is known as the Grain Indemnity
• :05:13.440> nation<00:05:14.120> or<00:05:14.240> grain elevators across the nation
• or grain elevators across the nation or grain buying<00:05:14.840> facilities<00:05:15.360>

Keywords: Agriculture - Room 210, 27 February, 2026; 11:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The Senate Agriculture Committee took up three House bills. House Bill 933 was briefly explained as a short bill allowing Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau agents to retain their sidearms upon retirement. The committee asked no substantive questions, adopted a motion that the title was sufficient, and passed the bill. House Bill 1153, a follow-up to last year’s meat labeling law, was described as clarifying enforcement language and adding cell-cultured deer products. The committee adopted an amendment to specify that a food product is not misbranded and another amendment to strike a special fund reference and replace it with the general fund. Senator McConnell then proposed and secured adoption of an amendment removing language that would have allowed the department to hire outside counsel if the attorney general declined representation. The bill, as amended, was then passed. House Bill 1647, the Grain Indemnity Act, was presented as a voluntary producer opt-in program modeled on similar laws in other states to provide funds in the event of a grain buyer bankruptcy. Senators asked about startup funding and whether insurance or bonding could serve a similar purpose; the sponsor said no funds were included in the bill and noted that insurance coverage may not be available. After discussion, the committee moved the bill as title sufficient and reported it out.

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• Next, we have our grain license fees.
• I am the Director of the Minnesota Grain and Feed Association.
• The grain industry understands that MDA's grain program is operating at a loss and needs to find a way
• In regards to the fact that they're not handling grain there, they're not storing grain.
• A couple of people called me about the situation regarding grain elevators and moisture testers.

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• The ability to store grain better allows farmers to weather market downturns and market their grain at
• Unlike commercial elevators with limited hours, grain bins are always open when I need them and give
• <01:19:52.199> bins of every farming operation grain bins of every farming operation grain
• uh if you had to choose between grain uh if you had to choose between grain bins<01:22:35.360>
• I'm actually improving my drier grain I'm actually improving my drier grain dryer<01:24:48.960><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• grain buyer.
• In order to buy grain in Minnesota, you have to get the grain buyer's license.
• <01:03:29.359> in<01:03:29.440> Minnesota grain in order to buy Grain in Minnesota
• grain All Grain is anybody's anybody's grain All Grain is brought<01:03:50.480> in<01:03:50.640
• It should be noted that more than a decade ago grain elevators used to submit their financials to MDA

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Foundation, the Specialty Soy and Grains Foundation, the Specialty Soy and Grains Alliance,<00:08
• Section 62 modifies inspection fees for grain buyers. Section 63 modifies grain storage fees.
• Can you give me kind of a breakdown per elevator, like say if an elevator has a grain fee, it was X number
• grain buying, a flat $300 fee for grain grain buying, a flat $300 fee for grain storage,<01:14:55.840
• gra on the grain discussion we had too. gra on the grain discussion we had too.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all