Video & Transcript Research : 'farm coverage'
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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- Dollars and they travel from farm to farm to farm to farm, doing live testing.
- Apis came to me and wanted this for the farm deer.
- They also operate a farm and ranch across Major and Blaine counties.
- Jesse grew up on a highly diversified farm in eastern Muskogee County.
- So you will find me on a farm on a tractor bringing meals.
Keywords:
farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (6-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- value of transitioning family farms.
- at the family farm kitchen.
- at the family farm kitchen.
- executive director of Community Farm executive director of Community Farm Alliance<00:20:30.400>
- the lovely farms to food bank program. the lovely farms to food bank program.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:50
Approval of Minutes 00:01:21
KOAP Report 00:01:42
Community Farm Alliance and KY Double Dollars 00:20:25
Feeding Kentucky 00:40:55, 958, all
Summary:
The Tobacco Settlement Oversight Committee received a monthly report from the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the A Development Board/Finance Corporation. Staff reviewed May activity, including county council visits, loan and grant approvals, farm safety funding, and support for beginning farmers, agricultural infrastructure, processing, and county/state projects. The committee also recognized an intern and thanked Tara Roberts for her service as she prepares to leave the agency. Members were reminded about a June 20 anniversary event marking 25 years of the office and related programs.
A major topic was K-CARD, the Kentucky Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Staff explained that the program is being expanded to provide more technical assistance for beginning farmers and farm families, including help with business plans and estate planning/farm transition discussions. Members asked how farmers would access the service and were told the extension office would be the front-line contact, with K-CARD providing the technical assistance and neutral-site consultations.
The committee also discussed support for large food animal veterinarians. Staff said the incentive program has helped more than 33 veterinarians and is intended to support existing providers rather than quickly increase numbers; members raised concerns about the pipeline and selection process at Auburn University, and staff said discussions with the university were ongoing. The committee then heard from Community Farm Alliance on Kentucky Double Dollars, Fresh Rx for Moms, and farmers market support programs. CFA reported expansion to roadside stands, more retail onboarding, seven new counties, and estimated economic and farmgate impacts, emphasizing that state funding helps leverage federal and private dollars and stabilize local food access programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the May minutes.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- There are anticipated to be coverage There are anticipated to be coverage losses<00:13:17.200>
- So for the individuals coverage sources.
- <00:15:47.120>
sources transition to other coverage sources transition to other coverage sources- Um but I don't coverage through Menure.
- adults who are receiving funded coverage adults who are receiving funded coverage uh<01:21:47.520
Keywords:
Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MNsure, MinnesotaCare, disability determination, expedited eligibility, state medical review team, compassionate allowance, rare disease, home and community-based services, long-term care, managed care, county-based purchasing, eligibility redetermination, periodic data matching, death master file, Social Security Administration, program integrity, income eligibility, asset test
Summary:
The House Health Finance and Policy Committee met on March 4, 2026, approved the minutes from its February 25 and March 2 meetings, and then heard a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid eligibility changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OB3). The presentation focused on provisions affecting Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 to 64, including new work and community engagement requirements, changes to retroactive eligibility, quarterly death master file checks, address verification requirements, six-month redeterminations for expansion enrollees, and new limits on some lawful permanent residents and other immigrant groups. Castanza also discussed state implementation issues, including the need for new data-sharing systems, system modernization, outreach, and options for helping people transition to other coverage if they lose eligibility.
She said the work and community engagement rules take effect January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility on look-back periods, consecutive versus nonconsecutive months, and optional hardship exemptions, and noted that CMS guidance is not expected until June 2026. She also described federal support for implementation, including $200 million in grants and a 90% federal match for eligibility system work, while warning that the fast timeline could lead to coverage losses, churn, and challenges for special populations such as caregivers, people with behavioral health conditions, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. She further explained that an erroneous payment provision could expose states to federal recoupment later if eligibility errors increase.
During member questions, Representative Beerman asked about the overall size of the Medicaid cuts and the cumulative national impact; Castanza said estimates vary by state and cited KFF analysis suggesting states could lose 4% to 19% of federal Medicaid revenue, with a newer RAND analysis recently released. Beerman also asked about the history and effectiveness of state work requirements, but that discussion was not completed in the excerpt. Representative Elkins noted the presentation was not initially posted on the committee website, and the chair said it had since been posted.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Farm and ranch members from across Minnesota.
- funding you put into farm to school.
- We need to define what exactly is a farm.
- Most of the grants are for $15,000, but the size of the farms ranges from a 2-acre sweet corn farm to
- a farm of 320 acres, so there's a big variation in farm size.
Bills:
HF2446
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
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture REVISED: SB722 - Link added Apr 6th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- or otherwise off-farm direct to the consumer.
- I mean, it's just ungraded all the whole nine yards, so coming off the farm. Any other questions?
- I mean, it's just ungraded all the whole nine yards, so coming off the farm. Any other questions?
- I mean, it's just ungraded all the whole nine yards, so coming off the farm. Any other questions?
- suits that Oklahoma is doing and the economic disasters that are going to happen to some of these farming
Keywords:
water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield, aquifer management, water allocation, water permits, temporary permits, irrigation
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- interfere with them collecting the information for news or interviews or documentaries or on-the-spot coverage
- interfere with them collecting the information for news or interviews or documentaries or on-the-spot coverage
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on <00:15:19.760>the <00:15:19.920>spot <00:15:20.800>coverage - or documentaries or on the spot coverage or documentaries or on the spot coverage of<00:15:21.519
Bills:
SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB336, SB293, SB43, HB420, HB60, HB188, HB106, HB105, HB11
Keywords:
SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We are a grassroots general farm organization representing over 31,000 farm and ranch family farm and
- <00:47:16.119>
transition <00:47:16.720>Farm farm transition Farm farm transition Farm - uh Farm residents and our female Farm uh Farm residents and our female Farm residents<01:08:35.600
- Farm Workers I understand the farm Farm Workers I understand the farm owners<01:16:47.560>
but - This allows us to speak to the public, give them information about dairy farms, beef farms, bee farms
Keywords:
agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 30th, 2026 at 03:13 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- It used to be Plan F that gave you international coverage. Most everyone is on Plan G.
- add to that, it is factored into your premium, but it also could be a reason that you're denied coverage
- Could be a reason that you're denied coverage.
- So people can be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition.
- So, Madam Chair and Senator, there are circumstances where coverage is absolutely not available to seniors
Keywords:
SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance (9-16-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- certain coverages to health insurance. certain coverages to health insurance.
- So available uh regarding the coverage.
- The unique to this specific coverage.
- <00:52:05.440>
for Um the fourth was coverage for Um the fourth was coverage for infertility - hearing to maintain adequate coverage hearing to maintain adequate coverage for<01:31:46.800>
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:23
Kentucky Bankers Association 00:02:32
How to Read and Understand KRS 6.948 Health Mandate and Federal Cost Defrayal Impact Statements 00:25:40
Proposed Amendments to Kentucky's Essential Health Benefit-Benchmark Plan 00:50:18
Proposed Health Insurance Legislation for the 2026 Session 01:04:22
Reimbursement for Covered Benefits Delivered Through the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model 01:01:46
Coverage of Eating or Feeding Disorders 01:18:47
Coverage of Hearing Loss 01:25:31, 958, all
Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance met for its first interim meeting, established a quorum, approved routine opening items, and welcomed a new committee assistant and a legislative intern. The committee first heard a Kentucky Bankers Association presentation from Tim Shank and John Cooper focused on the state’s housing shortage, which they described as affecting all 120 counties and especially low- and moderate-income and workforce housing. They urged support for a proposed $20 million banker-backed revolving fund, paired with tax credits, to finance new housing construction; they said the program would be flexible, could support alternatives such as manufactured housing, and would use below-market loans with tax credits vesting over five years only after units are completed. They also asked for extension of the historical tax credit carryforward from five to seven years and for continued support of new market tax credits, arguing that supply-chain delays make the longer period necessary for historic rehabilitation projects.
The bankers also raised concerns about credit unions, arguing that because credit unions do not pay the same taxes as banks, they should not be allowed to acquire healthy state-chartered banks or hold state and local deposits. They cited the recent purchase of First State Bank of Middlesborough as an example, saying the transaction would reduce state, county, and city tax revenue and weaken local tax bases. In response to committee questions, the presenters said local regulations, zoning, parking, sidewalk, and utility easement issues can significantly delay housing projects, and they emphasized that state policy and infrastructure support are needed to help address affordability and development barriers.
The committee then shifted to a Department of Insurance presentation by Commissioner Sharon Clark on how to read KRS 6.948 health mandate and federal cost defrayal impact statements. Clark explained that the mandate statements were created in 1998 so legislators would have actuarial estimates of how proposed health insurance mandates would affect administrative costs, premiums, and total costs, and she noted that later legislation added federal cost-defrayal analysis. She also reviewed the background of the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits framework and said the department’s statements are intended to help lawmakers make informed decisions on proposed health coverage mandates. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- investment in farm advocates, new base funding for farm safety and rural mental health.
- from a 2-acre sweet corn farm to a 320-acre farm, so there is a big variation in farm size.
- from a 2-acre sweet corn farm to a 320-acre farm, so there is a big variation in farm size.
- sweet corn farm to a farm of 320 acres. sweet corn farm to a farm of 320 acres.
- So, it's a big variation in farm size. So, it's a big variation in farm size.
Bills:
HF2446
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
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh line 95 is an appropriation for farm Uh line 95 is an appropriation for farm safety,<00:08:17.919
- <00:08:58.480>
and appropriation to the farm-toschool and appropriation to the farm-toschool - Line 224 is the farm down payment assistance grants program.
- Paragraph C is for the farm down payment assistance grants.
- H is for farm advocate services.
Bills:
HF2446
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
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- As the farm grew and they needed more than off-farm income could afford, they looked at the livestock
- grew and we needed more than our farm grew and we needed more than our off-<00:41:53.880>
farm - I have a fairly large farm.
- So my farm might pass this year if I get a different CEO come inspect my farm next year; he may say no
- <01:19:34.560>
in farms in farms in America<01:19:36.560>we <01:19:36.760>had <01
Keywords:
HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- On small farms, eggs are often the first visible enterprise a new farmer can bring to market.
- All farms can't afford mistakes.
- They don't want small farms to compete, even at the community level.
- Some may argue 500 dozen eggs is too much for small farms. That's based on industrial models.
- Do you think you could run a farm on... $6,000 a year? I mean, it's tight, right?
Bills:
SB1864
Keywords:
eggs, ungraded eggs, egg grading, poultry, farm products, local food, small farmers, direct-to-consumer sales, wholesale food sales, food safety, refrigeration requirements, sanitation standards, occupational license, dealer-wholesaler license, Texas Department of Agriculture, restaurants, small grocery stores, cooperatives, farmers cooperative, agricultural regulation
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- a disability, but there's a large group of people who are on Medicaid but do not have any dental coverage
Keywords:
survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, firefighters, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, health insurance, provider agreements, contracting actions, participating facilities, network status, survivors benefits
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- However, there are also farm dogs… But there are also farm dogs that could easily be abused in the same
- Response: Yes, there is an exception for farm dogs, and this is addressed in the substitute.
Bills:
HB149
Keywords:
dog tethering, animal welfare, animal cruelty, outdoor shelter, dog confinement, leash laws, chaining dogs, trolley system, kennel standards, dog shelter requirements, Class B misdemeanor, veterinary practice, boarding kennel, animal shelter, hunting dogs, livestock herding, farm dogs, agricultural exemption, pet care, canine protection
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture REVISED: HB3902 - Added Feb 16th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Agriculture
Keywords:
raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So it can be bare land, farm site, or acres.
- So it can be bare land, farm site, or acres.
- you were discussing the types of farms you were discussing the types of farms that<00:18:04.600>
- For the record, Hunter Peterson, Minnesota Farm Bureau, on behalf of our 31,000 family farm and ranch
- For the record, Hunter Peterson, Minnesota Farm Bureau, on behalf of our 31,000 family farm and ranch
Keywords:
HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- central farm service and clean counts. central farm service and clean counts.
- partnership with central farm service. partnership with central farm service.
- farm stress, and rural mental health. farm stress, and rural mental health.
- then third the farm advocate program. then third the farm advocate program.
- How do you get land if you want to start farming or keep farming?
Keywords:
energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, elk, cervidae, cervid importation, chronic wasting disease, CWD, animal health, livestock, wildlife disease, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, state veterinarian, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA
TX
Bills:
HB 35, HB 138, HB 754, HB 1314, HB 1612, HB 2254, HB 2510, HB 2789, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4643, HB 4783
Keywords:
peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, healthcare, price estimates, billing requirements, consumer protection, nonemergency services, assisted living, licensing, criminal offense, personal assistance
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- for bona fide farming when farming is the primary activity.
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and <00:40:30.000>farm <00:40:30.320>worker allow farm dwellings and farm - > worker uh farm dwellings or farm worker uh farm dwellings or farm worker dwellings<00:44:45.119
- c> worker have farm dwellings and farm worker have farm dwellings and farm worker housings.<00:44
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that farms and less of these fake farms that farms and less of these fake farms
Keywords:
HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species