Video & Transcript Research : 'small producers'
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HI
Transcript Highlights:
- and practitioners and meet those needs, particularly focused on small and medium-sized producers and
- and meet those needs, particularly focused on small and medium-sized producers and practitioners.
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 6th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So we focus heavily on bringing produce in.
- I want to talk to you about the produce aspect.
- Is that— Is it produce or is it some other food type?
- Is fruits and vegetables, with the vast majority of that being produce.
- I doubt if it's small numbers because Torrance has.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But we have 168 water districts in Ventura County, lots of small ones.
- And that means we have the ability to produce a lot of low-cost renewable hydrogen.
- Reducing its cost and producing it in large quantities. That requires bigger projects.
- What we're doing right now does not produce a viable economy for green hydrogen.
- And it's not a small cost shift; it's a really big one.
Summary:
The committee heard several energy and utilities bills, with testimony largely focused on wildfire mitigation, affordability, clean energy planning, and utility accountability. AB 706, by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, would create a fund to support projects that use forest biomass waste from wildfire mitigation and forest restoration; supporters said it would reduce open burning and emissions while providing reliable renewable power, and the bill later passed 13-0. AB 39, by Assembly Member Zbur, would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning strategies for transportation and buildings; it drew broad support from clean energy, labor, environmental, and local government advocates and passed 9-0. AB 1167, by Assembly Member Berman, would restrict investor-owned utilities from charging ratepayers for lobbying, promotional advertising, and similar shareholder-benefit expenses; supporters framed it as an affordability and transparency measure, while utilities argued the bill was overly broad and already covered by existing rules. It passed 7-0, with some members not voting and the roll left open.
The committee also considered AB 1417 on offshore wind community funding transparency, which was amended to remove new fees and instead require reporting on developer support for local and tribal community capacity-building; opposition was withdrawn and the bill passed 9-0. AB 367, by Assembly Member Bennett, would require water districts in high fire-risk areas of Ventura County to have backup power, full tanks during red flag warnings, and hardened facilities; water agencies opposed unless amended due to cost and liability concerns, but the bill passed 10-0. The consent calendar, including multiple additional measures, was approved 11-0.
Other bills drew more divided testimony. AB 745 would allow securitization to finance utility undergrounding and prohibit a return on equity for undergrounding projects; supporters said it would lower ratepayer costs, while utilities warned it would effectively discourage undergrounding and could raise other rates. The bill passed 7-4 and was left on call. AB 1423 would apply reliability standards to publicly funded EV chargers installed before 2024; supporters said taxpayers should get functioning chargers, while charging-network representatives objected to retroactive requirements and possible conflicts with existing agreements. It passed 13-0. AB 388 would create a narrow exception to utility regulation to facilitate green hydrogen projects using private power lines; supporters said it would unlock low-cost renewable hydrogen and jobs, while utilities raised concerns about customer protections and grid planning. It passed 12-0. The committee also began hearing AB 825, which the author said would address the high cost of financing major transmission and generation buildout, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation and action on that bill.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 02:36 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- So this can be a really good thing, even if you have a small ad for small businesses.
- It's always had small agriculture.
- There are a number of small businesses in the pet food industry.
- Quote of the day in a paper, a locally produced paper.
- So the benefits here are a very small amount of money.
Keywords:
tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/10/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation Oct 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our microgrants program overall showed how small investments, in our case under $4,000 per district,
- And when you're doing 30-plus thousand meals a day, we need this infrastructure to be able to produce
- We have 50 aeroponic towers up there growing fresh produce that we incorporate into our menus.
- The production of animal-based foods produces about twice the greenhouse gas emissions as plant-based
- That loan guarantee— is that $5 million right now for small businesses?
Summary:
The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its second informational hearing at UCLA, focusing on California’s alternative protein sector and the role of public institutions in expanding plant-based, fermentation, and cultivated protein options. Chair Ash Kalra opened by highlighting prior state investments in UC research centers, the importance of student engagement, and the hearing’s three panels: reducing the carbon footprint of institutional meals, addressing market challenges to scaling alternative proteins, and advancing future food research and workforce development. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan also briefly praised the committee’s work and its relevance to climate and health goals.
The first panel featured Friends of the Earth, UCLA Dining, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Megan Jones described California school food efforts, including technical assistance and microgrants that helped districts expand plant-based meals, reduce water and carbon footprints, and improve student satisfaction. Pete Angelese explained how UCLA Dining uses concept-driven venues, sustainable purchasing, and marketing nudges to increase plant-forward choices, while Dr. Michelle Wood outlined Los Angeles County’s 2024–2025 board motions to expand plant-based options in county food venues and programs, including joining the World Resources Institute’s Cool Food Pledge. Committee members asked about costs, procurement, and how student and consumer behavior can be influenced.
The second panel addressed market barriers to scaling alternative proteins. Zach Weston and Daniel Gertner emphasized that the sector faces a cost-and-scale trap, high capital needs, and financing gaps, and they recommended grants, tax credits, loan guarantees, procurement commitments, and workforce development. T.K. Pillen of Beyond Meat argued that the category has faced a recent downturn due to consumer skepticism, industry attacks on “fake meat,” and pricing pressures, and said the key to renewed growth is increasing demand through better taste, health, pricing, and messaging around “plant protein.” Panelists also discussed hidden subsidies and structural advantages for conventional animal agriculture, and committee members raised questions about iBank loan guarantees and supply chain challenges.
The final panel highlighted UCLA’s research and training efforts. Dr. Amy Roet described the Future Food Fellows program, which trains students across disciplines in science, communication, leadership, and community-building, and supports research on scalable, safe, and nutritious alternative proteins. Corinne Smith shared her cultivated meat research and student leadership in the Alternative Proteins Project at UCLA. Dr. Janet Tomiyama presented consumer psychology findings showing that disgust, gender norms, and terminology strongly affect acceptance, with “plant protein” and “complementary proteins” testing better than “fake meat.” The hearing concluded with support for continued public investment, clearer messaging, and expanded education and workforce pipelines to help California remain a leader in alternative protein innovation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- My livestock operation is considered small, but my impact on my local community and economy is large.
- Through that effort, we did almost 60 interviews with small meat processors.
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Mi interviews that we did with small Mi interviews that we did with small Mi - Some of these species are perennials and produce seed for four to five years.
- Some of these species are perennials and produce seed for four to five years.
WY
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- how many kilowatt hours did you produce? how many kilowatt hours did you produce?
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate - 01/22/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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- Our existing fleet, of course, creates and produces spent fuel as we produce electricity after we've
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/05/25
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- And so the way that would work is a power producer or wind producer, or solar, would also pair those
- that a power producer or wind producer that a power producer or wind producer that or<00:21:03.120
- generators with electrolyzers to produce generators with electrolyzers to produce hydrogen<00:21
- production requires ammonia produced production requires ammonia produced with<00:43:03.920>
- using renewable energy and so produced using renewable energy and so the<01:03:07.319>
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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 23rd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- and other producers from regional areas.
- It also provides economic benefit to our producers that participate.
- There's some chili in small arrays in Leyendecker.
- Now we could go back and, okay, we have this very small time frame.
- So it's not a small investment for most people.
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Appropriations Jun 4th, 2026
Senate Budget and Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Independent insurance producers are not a marginal part of the system.
- Insurance producers do not fit that model.
- Applying the ABC test to insurance producers would not be a technical adjustment.
- Insurance producers do not fit that model.
- Applying the ABC test to insurance producers would not be a technical adjustment.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 28th, 2025
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I would like to see that if you could produce that for us. We don't have to do it right now.
- If you can produce that for us, I would like to see that.
- Whatever you could produce that for us.
- This idea that... legit but small.
- Israel today, in my state, both with small farms and also with the families.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- One is to say that those regional plans need to be produced every eight years instead of every four,
- So even small changes have been a challenge to achieve.
- businesses and agricultural producers stay competitive in a global market.
- businesses and agricultural producers stay competitive in a global market.
- We operate six small Class III freight railroads in the state.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation planning, emissions, freight, and vehicle regulation. SB 1087 by Senator Cabaldon would modernize SB 375 regional climate and transportation planning by moving regional plan updates from every four years to every eight years, clarifying roles for CARB and the California Transportation Commission, and better aligning funding and guidelines. Supporters, including SCAG, MTC/ABAG, MPOs, local governments, and some environmental groups, said the bill would reduce duplicative planning costs and improve implementation. Opponents, including Coalition for Clean Air and the California Building Industry Association, warned it could weaken climate accountability, expand VMT-related burdens, and create housing and CEQA concerns. The bill passed 9-1 and was sent to Appropriations.
The committee also heard SB 1315, which would require manufacturers to report software updates for semi-autonomous vehicle features to the Insurance Commissioner so the state can build data for future policy. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1275 by Senator McNerney would replace the general fund portion of the state sales tax on motor vehicles with a one-time vehicle license fee so buyers could potentially claim a federal tax deduction; the LAO testified as a technical witness, and the bill passed 9-1. SB 1287 by Senator Hurtado would create a tax credit to spur private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure; supporters said it would improve safety, freight efficiency, and emissions, and it passed 12-0.
The committee also approved SB 1423 by Senator Stern, which would streamline review for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive environmental review; it passed 8-1. SB 1064 by Senator Daly would reduce the frequency of clean truck checks for very low-mileage heavy-duty and off-road vehicles, and passed 12-0 after supporters said it would reduce unnecessary trips and costs while opponents awaited CARB analysis. SB 1375 by Senator Cortese would similarly reduce duplicative environmental review for qualifying major transit and rail projects, and passed 12-0. SB 1392, also by Senator Cortese, would expand the smog-check exemption for certain historic collector vehicles used mainly for shows, parades, and charitable events; classic car and lowrider advocates supported it, while air quality groups opposed it as increasing emissions. It passed 10-2. The committee also adopted the consent calendar, including SB 1213, by a 12-0 vote.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I am also a small business owner.
- And it goes for small micro businesses up until the largest corporate clients.
- I've been a small business consultant since '92, and I'm just here to help Hawaiian small businesses
- I've been a small business consultant since '92, and I'm just here to help Hawaiian small businesses
- GM 612, Business Regulatory Board, Small Business Regulatory Board, GM 613, Small Business Regulatory
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard several governor’s nominations for advisory and regulatory boards. The first group included William Smith, Michelle Ige, and Kayana Neman for the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council; Leland Park and Cynthia Hobson for the Small Business Regulatory Review Board; and Nicole Kacal for the Hawaiʻi Technology Development Corporation board. DBEDT and related witnesses testified in support of all nominees, and each nominee described experience in small business, finance, community engagement, or technology. Much of the discussion focused on strengthening Hawaiʻi’s economy through small business support, financial literacy, and better access to capital and grants.
Committee members questioned nominees about priorities for Hawaiʻi Island and the state more broadly. Topics included agricultural infrastructure, value-added food production, shared processing facilities and commercial kitchens, workforce housing, and ways government and nonprofits can partner to help small businesses navigate permitting, licensing, and grant processes. Several nominees emphasized community impact, measurable outcomes, and practical regulatory reform. Nicole Kacal also discussed diversifying the economy beyond tourism, expanding technology and AI opportunities, and creating locally governed training and research pathways so workers can adapt to changing jobs.
At the end of the hearing, the committee voted to recommend advice and consent for all nominees. The nominations for GM 608, GM 609, GM 612, and GM 613 were adopted by voice vote, with Senators Kim and Fevella excused. The committee then voted separately on GM 794 for Nicole Kacal, and that recommendation was also adopted. The hearing concluded with adjournment.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 1)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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- And from that produces Plumping Nut.
- neurological problems, even at small neurological problems, even at small levels<02:28:45.200>
- This rule affects manufacturers, energy producers, and small businesses all over the country.
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and manufacturers, energy producers, and manufacturers, energy producers, and small<02:46:11.200- small businesses all over the country. small businesses all over the country.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We produced a documentary that has been aired in all 50 states and used by teachers across the nation
- This was among the 108 lesson plans our stations produced in the last year.
- So it's a small amount, you know, a small amount when you look at our whole budget in percentage terms
- We produced nearly 1,300 radio segments in FY 24.
- MN90 is produced by Ampers, diverse radio for Minnesota's communities.
Keywords:
public television, funding, grants, arts and culture, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, arts education, cultural heritage, community engagement, public radio, community radio, educational grants, community cable, public access, programming funding, civic engagement, ethnic media, public access television, Minnesota Humanities Center, funding appropriation
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Environment and natural resources committee hears HF8 - Pt. 1 2/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- These are all small things, but they do add up.
- These are all small things, but they do add up.
- and the Minnesota M producers and the Minnesota M producers Association<00:32:25.519>
appreciates - that's been proposed osed is the small that's been proposed osed is the small to<01:07:56.680>
- right and and you said that the small right and and you said that the small and<01:20:42.679>
- right and and you said that the small right and and you said that the small and<01:20:42.679>
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They represent small business mind.
- Already paid for, already produced.
- fuel available and accelerate small fuel available and accelerate small modular<02:38:05.600>
- And it's producing electric power.
- So, they produce our energy here.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- We have confirmed in that small stakeholders who, once you pay the money, you pay for it.
- to discern if additional marijuana producer licenses are necessary.
- So 1641 helps us solve this problem and makes a producer license available.
- Only the folks that are currently cultivating and producing would be able to have this license.
- We have a small amount of licenses that are out there.
Bills:
SB1176, SB1186, SB1235, SB1286, SB1446, SB1458, SB1515, SB1616, SB1641, SB1668, SB1670, SB1678, SB1747, SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine