Dan Garner — Introduced himself as a farmer and rancher from Franklin County and noted he was an organic producer before Idaho had an organic program.
Mark Sauter — Introduced himself as representing District 1 and described tree farming and grain agriculture in his district.
John Shirts — John Shirts introduced himself and spoke about his family's long sheep-raising history near Cascade, his strong support for lamb and agriculture, and his excitement to serve on the committee.
John Shirts — Referenced as Vice Chair Shirts and described as a trial attorney who knows about motions and will help guide members.
Ron Mendive — Ron Mendive introduced himself as representing District 5, referenced his background and committee experience, and expressed appreciation and enthusiasm for serving on the committee again.
Dori Healey — Introduced herself as representing District 15 and described her agricultural upbringing and first time on the committee.
Jack Nelsen — Introduced himself as representing District 26 and described his background in dairying and irrigation.
David Leavitt — Representative David Leavitt introduced himself as the representative for Legislative District 25 in Twin Falls and shared personal background details about growing up on a farm, including milking a Jersey cow by hand every morning and evening and learning hard work from that experience.
Don Hall — Introduced himself as representing District 25 and described moving to Idaho, taking his first agriculture class, and being a city boy.
Don Hall — Explained his local government background and noted his role as mayor when Chobani came to the area.
Don Hall — Said he is interested in ag-related industries and joked that he and Representative Matthias do not like s'mores.
Don Hall — Continued his introduction, noting his DARE officer is seated nearby and then shifting to a different speaker's introduction in District 31.
Christy Zito — Referenced as Vice Chairman; the speaker compares their flock size to hers.
Annie Haas — Introduced herself as the newest member of the committee and spoke about bridging urban constituents and food origins.
Robert Beiswenger — Introduced himself as representing District 8 and discussed agriculture across his district.
Shawn Dygert — Introduced himself as a representative from District 23 and noted his background as an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor.
Chris Mathias — The speaker refers to Representative Chris Mathias and responds to his earlier remarks, praising his comments about helping urban residents understand agriculture and noting that Mathias also alluded to the speaker's sheep background.
Jerald Raymond — Jerald Raymond is repeatedly addressed and thanked as Chairman, Mr. Chair, and Mr. Chairman during the opening portion of the meeting. He is also indirectly referenced as the majority leader who visited Shirts Lake, but the overall discussion remains centered on acknowledging and speaking to him in his presiding role.