Bills: HB 220, HB 783, HB 2240, HB 3336, HB 4202, HB 4449, HB 4904, HB 3441, HB 4284

Keywords: sexual assault, healthcare facilities, forensic examination, survivor support, emergency contraceptive, online impersonation, civil liability, social media, identity theft, defamation, counseling damages, injunctive relief, public health, safety regulations, community health, state standards, healthcare access, HB 3336, alcoholic beverage tax credit, spent grain

Bills: HB220, HB783, HB2240, HB3336, HB4202, HB4449, HB4904, HB3441, HB4284

Keywords: sexual assault, healthcare facilities, forensic examination, survivor support, emergency contraceptive, online impersonation, civil liability, social media, identity theft, defamation, counseling damages, injunctive relief, public health, safety regulations, community health, state standards, healthcare access, HB 3336, alcoholic beverage tax credit, spent grain

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• , called spent grain, to farmers and ranchers for use as animal feed or compost.
• Spent grain is a high-protein byproduct left after brewing or distilling.
• Spent grain can be used as a low-cost, high-quality feed source, especially for cattle.
• Right now, many Texas brewers already give away spent grain to nearby agricultural operations.
• This creates the potential to see donations of spent grain at upwards of $110 million. ...million pounds

Bills: HB220, HB783, HB2240, HB3336, HB4202, HB4449, HB4904, HB3441, HB4284

Keywords: sexual assault, healthcare facilities, forensic examination, survivor support, emergency contraceptive, online impersonation, civil liability, social media, identity theft, defamation, counseling damages, injunctive relief, public health, safety regulations, community health, state standards, healthcare access, HB 3336, alcoholic beverage tax credit, spent grain

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• Breweries across Texas provide over 100 million pounds of spent grain byproducts to local farmers and
• Spent grain byproducts are the leftover grains produced during brewing and distilling.
• grain to local ranchers and farmers within 100 miles of where the spent grain was produced.
• You know, spent grains are an incredible supplement to cattle.
• It proposes excise tax relief for brewers who donate spent grain byproducts to Texas farmers.

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

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

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• <00:04:51.160> three sophomore years so I only spent three sophomore years so I only spent
• monitor these program or these grain monitor these program or these grain buyers<01:05:30.960>
• <01:07:43.039> in<01:07:43.160> Minnesota grain in order to buy Grain in Minnesota
• grain in order to buy Grain in Minnesota you<01:07:43.799> have<01:07:43.920> to<01:07:
• All Grain is store anybody's grain All Grain is brought<01:08:01.279> in<01:08:01.440> one

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• you're going to be getting into grain you're going to be getting into grain farming,<00:44:32.079
• <01:20:39.840> Um, could be opened up to grain farmers.
• Um, could be opened up to grain farmers.
• increases for uh inspecting grain increases for uh inspecting grain elevators. elevators. elevators
• a safety net for grain farmers.

Bills: HF3508, HF3548, HF3549

Keywords: dairy assistance, agriculture, investment, relief initiative, farm support, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, 1183, house

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• So I just spent that $50,000, and next year I don't pass. You know, the goal keeps moving on us.

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

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

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• Likewise, on our grain fees that we had talked about, those changes and that fee structure—pricing has
• Southeastern Minnesota alone whose well water is at risk, when all the money from last session has been spent
• shown promising results for decreasing the application of synthetic fertilizer and introducing small grains

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

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• Likewise on our grain fees that we had talked about, those changes and that fee structure and that pricing
• Uh likewise on our grain<00:04:53.680> fees<00:04:54.560> um<00:04:54.720> that<
• fees um that we had had talked grain fees um that we had had talked about<00:04:56.720> uh<00
• ,<00:10:32.720> there from last session has been spent, there from last session has been spent
• back to the introducing small grains back to the landscape.<00:12:46.800> Um,<00:12:47.440>

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

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• Um, we pretty much spent the weekend working on this bill.
• Um, I don't know if you had plans for the weekend, but, uh, a lot of that time was spent with us.
• > seeds heritage oil seeds heritage oil seeds um<00:24:06.080> and<00:24:06.480> grains
• provision<00:24:07.280> that<00:24:07.600> was<00:24:07.760> carried um and grains
• provision that was carried um and grains provision that was carried in<00:24:08.240> representative

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

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• Finally, it removes the requirement that grain inspector license applicants furnish satisfactory evidence

Bills: SB311, HB371

Keywords: pesticide, licensing, agriculture, landscaper, grain inspector, record keeping, Delaware agriculture, certified applicators, regulatory compliance, HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.

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• The grain indemnity fund is the grain indemnity fund, and nothing that we do in this bill today prevents
• The grain indemnity fund is the grain indemnity fund, and nothing that we do in this bill today prevents
• This is this is this is the grain This is this is this is the grain indemnity<00:25:50.080> fund
• says, "Yep, this is indeed the grain says, "Yep, this is indeed the grain indemnity<00:26:05.279
• The grain indemnity fund is the grain<00:26:18.080> indemnity<00:26:18.640> fund<00:26:

Bills: HF3579, HF3549, HF3548, HF4388, HF3566

Keywords: eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control

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• c><00:48:37.319> things<00:48:37.880> such<00:48:38.079> as<00:48:38.280> grains
• Minnesota grown things such as grains Minnesota grown things such as grains Beef<00:48:40.000>
• We spent over $76,000 of that amount directly on food procurement from our local small farms.
• $100,000 in<00:51:57.760> early in early in early 2024<00:52:00.839> we<00:52:01.000> spent
• <00:52:01.400> over 2024 we spent over 2024 we spent over $76,000<00:52:03.319> of<

Bills: HF44, HF2102, HF2279, HF2280, HF2281

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

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• department had been looking to increase fees in a couple of areas, including food handler fees and grain

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

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

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• These funds are very responsibly spent in our state.
• These funds are very responsibly spent in our state.
• These funds are very responsibly spent in our state.
• These funds are very responsibly spent in our state.
• These funds are very responsibly spent in our state.

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

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

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

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

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• care and K9 training now i' I've spent care and K9 training now i' I've spent 35<00:03:44.159>
• <00:31:30.960> this maybe maple syrup and local grains this maybe maple syrup and local grains
• The grain industry understands MDA's grain program is operating at a loss and needs to find a way to
• grain Bond requirement by repealing the grain Bond requirement and<01:20:39.400> changing<01:
• there, they're not storing grain.

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

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

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• But again, not having spent a lot of time with it, we do have some initial concerns. So.
• But again, not having spent a lot of time with it, we do have some initial concerns. So.
• nuclear fuel less than 700 of spent nuclear fuel less than 700 yards.<00:37:33.920> We<00:37:
• I went down there in January and spent some time with council. And this is where this bill started.
• I went down there in January and spent some time with council. And this is where this bill started.

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• Are forage or grain crops more or less likely to uptake CWD prions?
• Once they've done that, we create a contract, and then once they've spent it, we verify that they spent

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

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

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• Are forage or grain crops more or less likely to uptake CWD prions?
• that they spent the money, and we would reimburse them.
• it, we verify then once they've spent it, we verify that<00:39:16.640> they<00:39:16.880>
• spent<00:39:17.040> the<00:39:17.200> money,<00:39:17.359> and<00:39:17.520>
• we<00:39:17.680> would that they spent the money, and we would that they spent the money

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