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• <00:15:46.079> has especially in light of what the USDA has especially in light of what the
• USDA has has<00:15:46.720> announced<00:15:47.040> about<00:15:47.279> their<00
• by the end of guidance from uh the USDA by the end of this<00:19:58.480> month,<00:19:59.200>
• And with the U USDA saying information.
• enactment, but we're waiting on USDA enactment, but we're waiting on USDA guidance.<01:41:31.440

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to pass again and has always been a safety net for farmers, but with cuts in federal programs and USDA
• in terms of the the change at USDA in terms of the the volume<00:20:34.080> and<00:20:34.200>
• You could take all that money and you would not even come remotely close to a backstop for what USDA
• You could take all that money and you would not even come remotely close to a backstop for what USDA
• You could take all that money and you would not even come remotely close to a backstop for what USDA

Bills: HF1704, HF2052

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• So the underlying bill is House Bill 583, which would have the Department of Education apply to the USDA
• So the underlying bill is House Bill 583, which would have the Department of Education apply to the USDA
• c> for<00:27:53.120> participation<00:27:54.080> in<00:27:54.240> the the USDA
• In fact, it would immediately begin enrolling kids from low-income families in the federal USDA grant
• low-income families in the federal USDA low-income families in the federal USDA Grant<00:56:35.240

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 112, which would require students in the University and Community College systems to pass the U.S. citizenship civics naturalization test. A motion was made to retain the bill, and the committee voted unanimously to retain it, resulting in no report. HB 510, dealing with due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty in higher education disciplinary proceedings, was passed over for a later meeting so the University and Community College systems could meet with the committee. The committee then discussed HB 659, creating a college graduate retention incentive program, but retained it without further debate after noting the prime sponsor was unavailable. HB 770, concerning tuition credits for community service, was also held for later in the day because an amendment was expected. The most extensive discussion centered on HB 583, which would have the state participate in Medicaid direct certification for free and reduced-price school meals. Supporters argued it would identify more eligible students, reduce paperwork, improve accuracy in school funding formulas, and bring in additional federal child care scholarship money; opponents argued it would significantly affect school funding calculations and should be delayed. The committee rejected the amendment by a 10-8 vote and then voted 10-8 to retain the bill, with a majority report and minority report to follow. HB 646, requiring school districts to establish an online application for free and reduced-price meal participation, was also debated. One member said many districts already do this voluntarily and that the bill was unnecessary; another proposed an amendment to convert the mandate into a grant program to offset startup costs, but the committee proceeded on the underlying motion and voted 10-8 to retain the bill, with a majority report and a minority OTP report. HB 665, concerning eligibility for the free school meals program, was then retained by an 11-3 vote. Finally, the committee began work on HB 703, which would prohibit school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid balances and appropriate funds for that purpose. An amendment was explained that would remove state payment of district meal debt and instead require district policies against shaming or bullying students and allow voluntary donations to reduce debt. After discussion, a motion was made to ITL the bill, with the sponsor saying constituents opposed subsidizing the program and wanted districts to retain collection tools; further debate was underway when the transcript ended.

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• Those are the leads that include, on the federal side, Customs and Border Protection and USDA APHIS,
• apys and then on Border Protection USDA apys and then on our<00:10:46.480> state<00:10:46.800
• But one thing that's important is what USDA really wants to do.
• But one thing that's important is what USDA really wants to do.
• What USDA really wants to do: CRB is not a Hawaiʻi problem; it is a Pacific problem.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Around the same time, USDA also came out with their report on where the adoption of precision agriculture
• This is a picture from USDA net farm income in 2023, and it showed that, in net farm income, Washington
• This is a USDA program that will end at the end of the year.
• the impacts of H.R. 1 and strategic federal policy decisions that cut food security programming or USDA
• So the blue bars are what the USDA predicted in 2017 was going to be total export changes relative to

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• It was first built in 1975, and it lacks the essential infrastructure to meet USDA and other regulatory
• It was first built in 1975, and it lacks the essential infrastructure to meet USDA and other regulatory
• According to the USDA, the shortage of rural veterinarians reached an all-time high in 2023, with 500
• expand<00:18:39.200> according<00:18:39.520> to<00:18:39.640> the<00:18:39.760> USDA
• <00:18:40.720> the expand according to the USDA the expand according to the USDA the shortage

Keywords: 1183, house

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• To date, over a hundred first mortgage products, including Minnesota Housing, USDA, and community or
• To date, over a hundred first mortgage products, including Minnesota Housing, USDA, and community or
• To date, over a hundred first mortgage products, including Minnesota Housing, USDA, and community or
• To date, over a hundred first mortgage products, including Minnesota Housing, USDA, and community or
• To date, over a hundred first mortgage products, including Minnesota Housing, USDA, and community or

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• creation of revolving loan programs, large grant applications such as the DNR grant in Bule and the USDA
• Without the RCP, I would not have had the ability to submit the USDA Rural Development grant application
• Um, they did do a USDA grant, which, like Beth had acknowledged, is a huge grant that requires a lot
• Um, they did do a USDA grant, which, like Beth had acknowledged, is a huge grant that requires a lot
• Um, they did do a USDA grant, which, like Beth had acknowledged, is a huge grant that requires a lot

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• FDA and scheduled or rescheduled by the USDA is assigned to the identical schedule under the Controlled
• FDA and scheduled or rescheduled by the USDA to any schedule other than Schedule I under the Controlled
• FDA and scheduled or rescheduled by the USDA to the identical schedule under the Controlled Substances
• FDA, and scheduled or rescheduled by the USDA to any schedule other than Schedule 1 under the Controlled

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills, mostly on third-read consent, covering education, public safety, health, courts, labor, and water. Several bills were briefly explained and then pulled from consent for further discussion, including measures on public records review standards (SB 1078), sexually explicit materials in schools/libraries (SB 1435 and SB 1567), burial costs in death cases (SB 1135), military flags in HOAs/COAs (SB 1184), court-ordered treatment guardianship (SB 1243), standardized state hiring (SB 1665), released-time religious instruction (SB 1741), firearm safety instruction in schools (SB 1424), student participation in extracurriculars after certain convictions (SB 1475), Celebrate Freedom Week (SB 1572), federal scholarship-granting organizations/vouchers (SB 1142), immigration-related arrest notifications (SB 1055), defamation standards (SB 1099), peace officer certification for military police veterans (SB 1107), mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect directly to DCS (SB 1127), attorney licensing and discipline issues (SB 1148 and SB 1039), concealed weapons on college campuses (SB 1068), and firearm muffling devices/silencers (SB 1069). Members also raised constitutional, policy, and school-safety concerns on several of these bills, while supporters emphasized alternative pathways for students, veterans, and workers, and tighter reporting or licensing rules. Other bills were described without extended debate, including claims against the state for unpaid contracted services (SB 1097), workers’ compensation death benefits for surviving spouses who remarry (SB 1136), burial expense increases (SB 1135), state agency web pages for internal guidance (SB 1586), court-ordered treatment procedures and service of process in mental health cases (SB 1113), medical examiner authorization (SB 1123), tribal MOUs with DCS (SB 1125), controlled-substance scheduling conformity with federal classifications (SB 1188), EMT personal information protections (SB 1193), mammography notice updates (SB 1318), assisted-living referral disclosures (SB 1477), accommodation school GED instruction for 11th graders and students over 16 (SB 1166), credit enhancement board continuation (SB 1422), school district and charter school obligations related to religious release time (SB 1741), school firearm safety instruction (SB 1424), and school civics/freedom-week instruction (SB 1572). The committee also heard bills on CPA certification pathways (SB 1181), insurance adjuster licensing (SB 1415), county voter-registration rules online (SB 1040), campaign address privacy (SB 1259), federal land acquisition notification (SB 1281), water supply/demand assessments (SB 1202), environmental compatibility for power plants and small modular reactors (SB 1418), and groundwater recovery rules (SB 1785). The meeting ended with announcements and a brief recognition of Rep. Stephanie Hamilton with an “Affordability Award.” No final votes are shown in the transcript excerpt; instead, many bills were either left on consent, pulled for later discussion, or flagged for closed caucus. The chair then asked guests to leave so members could hold a closed caucus.

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• It only has a USDA hemp producers license.
• Hampshire does not have a USDA approved Hampshire does not have a USDA approved state<00:27:25.200>
• c> producers has a USDA hemp producers has a USDA hemp producers license.<00:27:31.520> Lastly
• We do not have a USDA-approved plan.
• Um, excuse me, one moment. have a USDA approved have a USDA approved um<00:32:18.559> plan.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Some of these breeders are USDA licensed, but that does not mean humane or even adequately regulated.
• the same commercial operators the USDA the same commercial operators the USDA failed<00:37:26.880
• So, I'm trying to get some perspective on just how many complaints the USDA receives.
• You're talking about 70,000 animals and there are 40 complaints from the USDA.
• Let's look at the reality of the situation of what the USDA found.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A shot out of the gate has been the acquisition of approximately a forty million dollar grant of USDA
• Additionally, the repair portion of the program is where federal funds are available through USDA for
• Having been built by the USDA NRCS, the local government entities are the responsible parties for future
• We've been contacted by the USDA this last week; they want to mirror what we're doing in Texas.
• With USDA? We're talking with USDA? You are talking. Okay. I don't need an elaboration.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• it's usually going to be those little small communities that get their grant money and loans from the USDA
• it's usually going to be those little small communities that get their grant money and loans from the USDA
• it's usually going to be those little small communities that get their grant money and loans from the USDA

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The USDA calculates the state's payment error rate for each federal fiscal year.
• Then once those reviews are completed, they are sent up to our federal partners, USDA, and the federal
• That data was not collected and analyzed by USDA for those years.
• and<00:45:48.560> the<00:45:48.720> federal<00:45:49.119> SNAP partners, USDA
• Um so again to see USDA for those years.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 FY 2025 Budget Close Out 00:02:55 Impressions of H.R. – 119th Congress 00:28:15 SNAP Payment Error Rates 00:37:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the July minutes, and recognized Jennifer Hayes of the Department of State Budget Director for her retirement and long service. Secretary Hicks then presented a review of fiscal year 2025 closeout for the general fund and road fund, explaining that the general fund ended with a $313 million surplus and the road fund with a $61 million surplus. He attributed the general fund result to strong corporate income and LLC tax receipts, investment income, and lower-than-budgeted spending, while noting that individual income tax and sales tax underperformed estimates. He also described how the general fund surplus was allocated, with $62 million used for necessary government expenses and $251 million deposited into the budget reserve trust fund, which remained at historically strong levels. For the road fund, he said the surplus would be deposited into the Department of Highways construction account, and he highlighted record motor vehicle usage tax receipts despite lower motor fuels tax revenue due to a rate decline. Members asked questions about the pass-through entity tax, delayed filing deadlines, THC beverage sales, and income tax collection from undocumented workers. Hicks said the pass-through entity tax remains difficult to model because of timing issues and the first year’s unusual filing pattern, and that staff are still working with the Department of Revenue and other states to improve forecasting. He said the delayed filing deadline likely would not require a major restatement and that any related receipts would still be counted in fiscal 2026. On THC beverages, he said the issue would be considered in the next forecasting cycle. On the undocumented-worker question, he said withholding may capture some of the revenue but referred broader collection efforts to the Department of Revenue. The committee then shifted to an overview of the federal reconciliation act’s potential impact on the next biennial budget, with Hicks and Commissioner Lisa Dennis focusing on Medicaid and SNAP. Hicks said the Congressional Budget Office estimated roughly $900 billion in federal savings over 10 years, driven in part by work or community engagement requirements for the Medicaid expansion population and limits on state-directed payments. He emphasized that CMS still must issue regulations to define how the state-directed payment reductions will be calculated, making the exact fiscal impact uncertain. He referred members to a prior Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board presentation for more detail, and the discussion remained informational with no votes or formal actions taken on the federal changes.

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• There is no special class for it as long as you follow the USDA manual.
• Disease, uh, that's widespread is because of the prophylactic effect we've had. 100 years of the USDA
• Because of the work that's done by USDA, TDA, and the association.

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

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• That includes, on the federal side, Customs and Border Protection and USDA APHIS, and then on our state
• USDA is responsible for the lion's share, and they also provide guidance and guardrails as to what we
• Where we're going with research, our lab is working on—USDA is allowing us to do so.
• But one thing that's important is what USDA really wants to do.
• or or um Department of Defense uh USDA or or um Department of Defense uh basically<02:10:06.559>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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.

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• <00:14:41.120> uh developed this program through USDA uh developed this program through USDA
• > farmer<00:15:08.880> rancher a USDA beginning farmer rancher a USDA beginning farmer
• Rossi, through USDA Agricultural Marketing Service funding, did some preliminary research to look at
• Rossi<00:17:18.559> through<00:17:18.799> USDA<00:17:19.600> uh<00:17:19.760>
• aggrical Rossi through USDA uh aggrical Rossi through USDA uh aggrical marketing<00:17:22.240>

Keywords: 958, all

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• So do you cover, you do the USDA food program for every school district in the state, right?
• So do you cover, you do the USDA food program for every school district in the state, right?
• The USDA regulations allow for those students to get a meal, and they are charged accordingly.
• We'd be following USDA regulations. ...we do not want to hurt K-12 funding.
• We'd be following USDA regulations. They pay full price for it.

Bills: HB1623

Keywords: HB 1623, North Dakota, rural health, rural health transformation program, medical facility infrastructure loan fund, medical facility infrastructure loan program, rural health loan program, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, federal grant, health care infrastructure, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, nonprofit health care providers, gap financing, loan fund, public health funding, healthcare financing, Medicaid

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1624, the “Universal Lunch Bill,” from Rep. Mike Nathie. He argued the proposal should be placed in Century Code rather than the Constitution so future legislatures can adjust it if state finances tighten, and said the bill would start the program a year earlier with a $65 million appropriation for one school year. DPI testified that the estimate did not include nonpublic schools that do not participate, and members questioned the impact on Title I, free-and-reduced applications, private-school accountability, breakfast mandates for schools that do not currently serve breakfast, and whether the funding could come from the DPI budget or other sources. Supporters, including North Dakota United, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, a pediatrician, and the American Heart Association, said universal meals improve student health and learning, reduce family costs, and are better handled in statute than by constitutional amendment. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair closed the hearing for later work-session action. The committee then took up House Bill 1627, introduced by Rep. Tye Dressler, which would raise the income threshold for the state-funded school lunch program from 225% to 300% of poverty, with an estimated cost of about $7 million for 2026-27. Dressler said the bill is intended as a targeted, budget-friendly alternative to the ballot measure and emphasized that the state should maximize federal meal dollars while improving participation in the current program. Members questioned whether raising the threshold would actually increase utilization, whether a dollar amount would be clearer than a percentage, and how the change would affect federal reimbursements and application rates. DPI said it could quickly calculate additional percentage levels, and the chair closed the hearing, directing DPI to prepare more numbers for the work session. Finally, the committee opened Senate Bill 2403, presented by Sen. Schiable, to create a short-term bridge-loan program for financially distressed hospitals, centered on Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. The bill would authorize up to $5 million per loan, with a $10 million appropriation available on a first-come, first-served basis, and would run only through June 30, 2027. Schiable said the hospital’s debt and operating problems threaten local health care, ambulance service, and the community’s economy, and that the proposal was designed narrowly with Bank of North Dakota review to avoid creating a broad precedent. Committee members asked whether the appropriation could be reduced and whether the bank would still apply commercial feasibility and repayment standards; Schiable said yes, the bank would still evaluate the loan and could reject it if it was not sound.

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• So on the testing of retail milk, the USDA and the FDA have been doing that, and that's how we've been
• 47.760> have<00:43:48.000> been<00:43:48.160> doing<00:43:48.319> that USDA
• and the FDA have been doing that USDA and the FDA have been doing that and<00:43:48.720> that's
• uh<00:44:13.040> that But I did want you to know that there is testing going on at the USDA
• testing uh you know going on at the USDA testing uh you know going on at the USDA and<00:44:50.240

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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• share office Many [snorts] districts share office space<00:28:26.280> with<00:28:26.520> USDA
• ,<00:28:27.640> but<00:28:27.800> as<00:28:28.000> districts space with USDA
• , but as districts space with USDA, but as districts continue<00:28:29.120> to<00:28:29.240>
• from<00:28:36.520> banks<00:28:37.360> and<00:28:37.640> the<00:28:38.000> USDA
• <00:28:38.880> World from banks and the USDA World from banks and the USDA World Development

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate Bill 323, suspending the rules to consider it immediately. The bill was described as a broad agricultural measure with committee amendments and fiscal implications, and it was reported favorably by the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. Members outlined sections dealing with milk market corrections, farm-to-school language, repeal of the obsolete pest control compact, pesticide applicator licensing changes, seed law updates, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program, hemp regulation, and CAFO-related provisions. The Agriculture committee reported the bill out 7-0-1, and the effective date was described as July 1, 2026, except for the hemp provisions, which would take effect upon passage. Much of the discussion focused on the hemp sections. Supporters said the bill updates Vermont law to reflect federal changes and shifts hemp oversight from the Agency of Agriculture to the Cannabis Control Board. The hemp provisions would create registration and licensing requirements for hemp producers, processors, and certain hemp products; set fees; authorize testing, inspections, stop-sale orders, and administrative penalties; and allow rulemaking on product standards, labeling, insurance, additives, and age restrictions. Speakers said the changes were intended to help Vermont’s hemp industry maintain access to banking, insurance, and interstate commerce while improving consumer safety and regulatory clarity. Other agricultural provisions were also explained in detail. The bill would clarify milk producer hearing rights, update farm-to-school grant/contract language, remove outdated pest-control compact language, and adjust pesticide applicator exam and fee rules, including removing the limit on retakes and eliminating certain government applicator fees. It would also modernize seed labeling and definitions, transfer the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program into a new statutory structure under VEDA, and make conforming cross-reference changes in tax and cannabis fund statutes. The final sections would add a CAFO permit working group and require consultant training for state agencies on CAFO inspections, with those provisions contingent on future funding. Ways and Means noted the bill’s fee changes could affect state revenues, including an estimated hemp-related impact of roughly $10,000 to $90,000, though the exact effect was uncertain.