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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It's what it's what any small direct consumer producer would do.
- She's a cow-calf producer there.
- And then Lynn Bachman from Bruno, he's a cow-calf producer as well.
- And then one of the largest dairy-producing states.
- She's a cow-calf producer there.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The Senate Agricultural Committee opened by welcoming a new page, Isabella Frasheiser of Weiser High School, who described her FFA, school leadership, and agricultural background. The committee then approved the February 10, 2026 minutes without objection.
The main item was Senate Bill 1283, presented by Senator Todd Lakey. The bill would create a framework for small-scale direct-to-consumer agricultural and homemade food sales, including cottage foods, farm stands, cooperative markets, and certain meat sales, with labeling, recordkeeping, and educational-material requirements. Supporters from Farm Bureau, Fair Idaho, and producers argued it would reduce burdens, expand local food access, help small farms, and improve market opportunities. Food Northwest and health district representatives raised concerns about food safety, labeling, lack of competency testing, limited remediation options, and possible liability changes. After discussion, the committee voted to send SB 1283 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
The committee then received an Idaho Beef Council update from J.W. Wood and Jody Mink. They described the council’s checkoff-funded promotion, education, research, consumer outreach, BQA training, Spanish-language materials, a national “Prime Rib and Prom” campaign, and the Idaho Beef Counts food assistance program. No formal action was taken on that presentation, and the committee adjourned after concluding its agenda.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, this is the small-scale direct from producer to consumer, the small-scale direct-from-producer-to-consumer
- We sell through Superior to be finished and then ultimately sold to the producer.
- She's a cow-calf producer there.
- And then Lynn Bachman from Bruno, he's a cow-calf producer as well.
- And so here we have one of our producers, Jared Brackett from Southwest Idaho.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Apr 8th, 2026
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'm a cattle producer as well. So I'm a cattle producer as well. And I don't have very many.
- So, but what if we created a market for producers to produce lean cattle for grind?
- So, but what if we created a market for producers to produce lean cattle for grind?
- market for producers to produce lean cattle for grind, instead of outsourcing it to Brazil.
- produce.
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
Summary:
The committee first took up executive action on Senate Bill 890. Members explained that the House committee substitute combined provisions from related bills, changed the title to accommodate an amendment, and restored language that had been unintentionally repealed in section 217.550. The amendment was adopted, the substitute was adopted, and the House Committee Substitute for SB 890 was voted do pass by a roll call of 11 ayes and 1 no.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 945 from Senator Carla May, which would raise the civil filing surcharge in the city of St. Louis from $15 to up to $20 to support the law library and related court services. Senator May and a representative of the Law Library Association of St. Louis testified that the surcharge had not been raised since 1996, that costs had increased, and that the increase would help maintain legal research resources and public access. Questions focused on whether the amount was sufficient and what other funding sources existed; there was no opposition testimony.
Finally, the committee heard House Concurrent Resolution 29, which urges Congress to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef and pork. The sponsor and supporters argued that consumers should know where meat comes from, that independent cattle producers are harmed by consolidation in the packing industry, and that voluntary labeling is inadequate. Opponents from the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, and Missouri Pork Association argued that mandatory labeling adds regulatory burden, is not supported by consumer purchasing data, and should remain voluntary. The hearing included extensive testimony from cattle producers and consumers, but no vote on HCR 29 was taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- At the same time, we will end the abuse of out of state produced, producer water that turns Texas into
- But produced water, we consider produced water to be water that comes back up the hole after you have
- Production from all wells, virtually all wells, declines over time, and it produces, never produces as
- Um But A low producing well under the 90,000.
- We currently produce 33% of the US hydrogen.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't produce the honey, but they use our farm and our alfalfa and produce honey, and they give us
- producers.
- producers.
- This exempts any small producer.
- And it's certainly expensive to produce beef.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The House Agricultural Committee approved the minutes from its March 10 meeting and then took up several bills. House Bill 826 would shift regulatory functions of the Honey Commission to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture while leaving marketing and publicity with the commission; the sponsor and Idaho Honey Industry Association said the change largely codifies an existing memorandum of understanding, and the committee advanced the bill on a do-pass recommendation after questions about the $10,000 penalty, consultation with producers, and whether a misdemeanor penalty remained in the code. The committee also heard and advanced Senate Bill 1242, a DOGE cleanup bill removing obsolete definitions and duplicative public records language, and Senate Bill 1243, which removes outdated Soil and Water Commission/Idaho One Plan language; both were described as code cleanup and passed without opposition.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1283 on direct-to-consumer sales for small producers. Representative Boyle said the bill is intended to help small Idaho producers sell directly to consumers, with labeling, recordkeeping, and food-safety requirements, while exempting them from rules aimed at large commercial operations. Testimony was largely supportive from producers, Fair Idaho, Farm Bureau, and livestock groups, who said the bill would expand local markets and help smaller operations, though Food Northwest opposed it over concerns about labeling, training, and foodborne-illness protections. Committee members raised questions about dairy, catfish, raw milk, animal shares, safety, and the bill’s revenue cap; supporters said the bill keeps existing protections for milk and dairy and includes recordkeeping and temperature standards. The committee then voted to send Senate Bill 1283 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with members noting potential conflicts and support from their districts.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Much of the hydrogen that's produced today is produced with natural gas, and it's done in a very clean
- You produce. Oil, you're going to also produce water. That oil goes into a tank.
- That's what "produced" means.
- It's produced when it comes out of the well stream, and a royalty is owed on it when it's produced. and
- Oil and gas is produced and sold; in this case, oil and gas that happens to have lithium in produced
Committee:
House Energy Resources
Keywords:
surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, this committee will tackle the broad issue of produced water.
- But produce water, we consider produce water to be water that comes... comes back up the hole after you
- It never produces as much after its first day in operation.
- We're not producing wells, but these are the wells that are inactive and not producing anything.
- So talk about kind of the challenges your producers have.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's one facility that's producing these, and they produce a hundred million flies, and that’s in
- Panel commission that produces the flies, and we're using those flies produced by COPEG to drop in Mexico
- The technology that produces males only—so if we were able to produce males only, it might double the
- The other thing to keep in mind is, you know, in the 50s and 60s, cattle producers and sheep producers
- That movement puts our border and our producers in immediate danger. ...As producers, we recognize that
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The support for our producers.
- All of them grow produce, or most of them grow produce in less than one acre of farms, and all of them
- They produce around 4,000 pounds per month and have the capacity to produce 6,000 pounds per month.
- On being able to produce.
- Do the producers come back?
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Oct 15th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- However, coal bed methane produced water and conventional oil and gas produced water, as seen in states
- It was more about those coal bed methane produced waters and conventional oil and gas produced waters—lower
- Treated produced water would require a permit.
- As discharging treated produced water nationally.
- That much produced water and oil and gas drilling.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Corrections and Public Institutions Apr 8th, 2026
Corrections and Public Institutions
Transcript Highlights:
- , or not producers, but processors, is a bad idea, right?
- We in America produce the highest quality.
- So I'm a cattle producer as well, and I don't have very many.
- I mean, I just think that, you know, we give the American producer the option to produce, and they usually
- produce.
Committee:
House Corrections and Public Institutions
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We are funded entirely by dairy producers in our region.
- Each dairy producer pays 15 cents per hundredweight.
- Each dairy producer pays 15 cents per hundredweight.
- Our producers are well aware of that.
- So we produced milk for a foreign entity. Canada, so we produce milk for a foreign entity.
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 04/21/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I WOULD NOTE ALSO THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENT MATTRESS PRODUCERS, WE DO HAVE MATTRESS PRODUCERS SELLING
- The more residential solar that we're producing, the less carbon-producing fossil fuels we have to burn
- to produce energy.
- THE MORE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR THAT WE'RE PRODUCING, THE LESS CARBON PRODUCING FOSSIL FUELS WE HAVE TO BURN
- TO PRODUCE ENERGY.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship.
The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed.
The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This increase in the limit of what a beekeeper can produce before a certified honey house is required
- 150 gallons of is that you can produce 150 gallons of Honey<00:09:44.040><c> off</c><00:09:44.200><c
- more than 150 gallons which is producing more than 150 gallons which is 1,800<00:10:19.959><c> PBS</
- </c> in the limit of beekeeper can produce in the limit of beekeeper can produce before<00:10:38.399>
- In 2023, the U.S. consumed over 578 million pounds of honey, yet we produced only 139 million pounds.
Keywords:
00:00 – Introduction
00:45 – Attendance Roll Call
02:09 – House Bill 216
03:15 – Roll Call Vote
04:06 – Senate Bill 122
05:42 – Roll Call Vote
08:43 – House Bill 391
17:25 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The committee first considered House Bill 216, which would correct a conflict created when an office was moved into the Department of Agriculture by restoring grant and loan eligibility for Department of Agriculture employees while keeping the prohibition in place for employees of the office of policy. The bill was approved unanimously and sent on to the Senate floor.
The committee then revisited Senate Bill 122 after concerns from the prior meeting. Members adopted a committee substitute that clarified local governments may regulate the covered businesses but not ban them outright, and that fines and fees go back to the local authorities doing the regulating. During final consideration, Senator Deneen, Senator Reed, and Senator Richardson voted no, citing concerns about enforcement, inspection, and potential bad actors, while Senator Webb supported the bill as a needed regulatory scheme. The motion passed and the bill advanced.
House Bill 391, dealing with Kentucky honey production, was also approved. Representative Jason Nemes and industry witnesses said the bill would raise the threshold for requiring a certified honey house from 150 gallons to 500 gallons, add language requiring “pure and unadulterated” Kentucky-produced honey, and support local beekeepers without creating additional public health risk. Members discussed whether the limit should be removed entirely, the cost of honey houses, and concerns about imported or adulterated honey. The committee passed the bill to the Senate floor. Senator Yates later registered a no vote on Senate Bill 122 and yes votes on House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 171, though Senate Bill 171 was passed over for further work and not heard that day.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There's one facility that's producing these, and they produce 100 million flies, and that's in Panama
- Uh, we've produced new screw worm fact sheets.
- Hey, and, and The place that's producing them.
- Um, Panama is producing 110 million.
- Everyday producers out there.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. Apr 29th, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This work helps expand markets for U.S. producers, and Mr.
- As American producers contend with trade deficits, it is clear.
- America has not lost our competitive edge in producing food, fuel, and fiber.
- And the basket of goods that we produce and the basket of goods they produce is too eerily similar and
- in Minnesota, we're the number one turkey producer.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/03/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:58:56.079><c> producers</c> revenue cap you have produced producers revenue cap you have produced
- and inspected producers.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the highest-cost-to-produce state in the nation also.
- So we have a very high cost structure to produce milk.
- to produce optimum production levels, that's the answer.
- So in a fluid market, we have to produce for the market.
- to consumers. ...from producers to consumers.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture convened, took roll, and heard Senate Bill 58 by Senator Harrow, which would create regulation for companion animal cremation. Harrow described a case involving mishandled pet remains and said the bill would require written service descriptions, prohibit false or misleading statements, require certification with returned remains, authorize Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services rulemaking, and impose civil penalties for violations. With no questions or public opposition, the committee voted the bill favorably.
The committee then heard presentations on robotics in agriculture and aquaculture. Dr. Nathan Boyd of UF/IFAS discussed the rapid growth of agricultural robotics, including AI-driven weed detection, targeted spraying, autonomous tractors, and harvesting technology, emphasizing reduced pesticide use, lower input costs, and labor-saving automation. Dr. Nicole Kirchoff of Live Advantage Bait and Adrian Johnson of the Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association highlighted aquaculture’s economic and environmental value, Florida’s strong position in the industry, and challenges including hurricane losses, lack of insurance, land-use instability, capital access, and water quality. They urged support for working waterfronts, risk mitigation, and policies to help the sector commercialize and expand.
The committee also heard from dairy producers Kevin Lusher and Jacob Larson. Lusher described his family’s dairy and artisan cheese business, noting reliance on USDA grants, rising costs, labor shortages, and regulatory burdens, and asked for more grant support, marketing for Fresh From Florida products, and permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida. Larson discussed the broader dairy market, declining herd sizes due to efficiency gains, high production costs in Florida, and competition from out-of-state processing, suggesting incentives for local processing and supply management. Finally, FDOT Chief Planner Wayway Schen presented on arterial and local road funding programs, including ART, ARTW, SCOP, SCRAP, CIGP, and TRIP, and said rural road needs remain significant, with more than $16 billion in unfunded or partially funded project needs. The committee adjourned after brief discussion and thanks to the presenters.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> system producers. system producers.
- So, a lot of those USDA producers.
- producers.
- ><c> producers.
- . producers. producers.
Summary:
The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability.
Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people.
Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- As you can imagine, it's very labor intensive to produce wine grapes.
- We have three growers and two producers.
- We try to provide some high-level education to our growers and producers.
- Basically, one producer was 60, 70, 80% of the entire industry, and as smaller producers come online,
- And as smaller producers come online, that one producer was making at one point, I think, like 500,000
Committee:
House Agricultural Affairs
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from Tuesday, February 24, 2026, by motion and voice vote, with no opposition. Members then heard an annual update from the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission and the Idaho Wine Commission on the state’s wine industry.
Presenters described the history and growth of Idaho wine, noting the first grapes planted in Lewiston in 1864, the industry’s decline during prohibition, and its revival beginning in the 1970s. They said Idaho now has about 1,300 to 1,400 acres of wine grapes, 65-plus wineries and cideries, and three federally designated AVAs. The commissions emphasized marketing, education, and grant-funded outreach, including seminars, social media promotion, and a recent grant for an Idaho-made wine campaign. They also highlighted industry growth in economic impact and jobs, and said many wineries are women-owned.
Key challenges discussed were land-use restrictions, water supply, and labor. Roger Batt said some county zoning rules, especially in Ada County, make it difficult to plant, expand, or establish wineries without neighborhood approval, and he suggested legislation may be drafted for a future session. James Netteran explained that wine grapes are a high-value but labor-intensive crop, requiring significant hand work and upfront investment, while also using relatively little water. He also described agritourism and farm diversification as important parts of the industry’s business model.
Members asked questions about industry growth, women-owned wineries, and tasting room traffic. Netteran explained that economic growth has outpaced tonnage because the industry has shifted from one dominant producer to many smaller family operations, and he said weekend visitation at his winery can range from about 100 to 500 people. The meeting concluded with thanks and adjournment.