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April 21, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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SF0188 - Ortho-phthalate testing results reporting of packaged food requirement

SF2473 - Minnesota Black Farmers Association purchase of advanced 21st century farming equipment for use by a cooperative of Black veteran farmers appropriation

Woman's Environmental Institute Incubator Farm Project

SF2653 - Solar pollinator programs special license plate establishment and agrivoltaic solar sites eligibility for solar site management practices provision

SF3083 - Pesticides from treated seeds addition to the Commissioner of Agriculture's pesticide management plan requirements; appropriating money

Adjournment

April 04, 2025 10:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF0908 - Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modification

SF1959 - Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs budget establishment provision, veterans benefits services accreditation disclosure requirements to veterans and veterans' family modifications provision, Gold and Blue Star families honor plaque on State Capitol grounds placed by the commissioner of administration requirement provision, and appropriation

SF2458 - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute budget establishment

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March 24, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Women in Agriculture Presentation

SF1121 - Agriculture-related business assistance appropriation

SF2611 - Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modification

SF2610 - Beginning farmer program provisions modification

SF2458 - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute budget establishment

SF2809 - Mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs appropriation

SF1935 - Elective declawing of cats prohibition

SF0739 - Importation of live Cervidae permission to certain accredited facilities

SF1299 - Appropriation amendment for a Litchfield wastewater industrial pretreatment facility

Adjournment

March 21, 2025 10:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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SF1172 - Agricultural growth, research, and innovation program account creation in the agricultural fund authorization; appropriating money

SF1706 - Human services data and veterans data provisions modifications *(Pending Committee Referral)*

SF1183 - Nitrate private well mitigation appropriation

SF1428 - Beginning farmer tax credits eligibility expansion provision

SF1419 - Agricultural assets owners available credit cap elimination provision

SF1540 - Board of Animal Health appropriation

SF2259 - Native American United States Veterans memorial appropriation

SF2430 - Local food purchasing assistance program appropriation

SF0239 - Cell-cultured meat and cell-cultured poultry definition

SF1029 - Board of Animal Health commercial dog and cat breeder data collection classification modification, kennel and dealer advertising requirements modifications, and certain kennel, dealer and commercial breeder information posting requirement by the Board of Animal Health provision

SF2788 - Restricted pesticide handler definition addition provision and restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers modifications

SF2045 - Equal Access to Broadband Act establishment provision

Adjournment

March 12, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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SF2217 - Minnesota State Horticultural Society appropriations

SF1831 - County agricultural inspector grants appropriation

SF2147 - Livestock investment grant program grant awards modification

SF1770 - Northern crops institute grants appropriation

SF0305 - Meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities appropriation

SF1805 - Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association grants appropriation

SF2137 - Minnesota Turf Seed Council grants appropriation

SF1894 - Federal accreditation requirement of benefit services providers

Presentation from the University of Minnesota on Precision Ag. & the FAARM Project.

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March 05, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture Update on Nitrates in Southeast MN Water

SF0882 - Soil health financial assistance program appropriation

SF1840 - Grant program appropriation to promote certain nutrient management practices

SF1575 - Biofertilizer water preservation program establishment and appropriation

SF0303 - Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program establishment and appropriation

* SF 1894 has been removed from today's agenda. It will be heard on Monday, 3/10 instead*

Adjournment

February 26, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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SF0469 - Wolf and elk depredation payments appropriation

Poultry Day on the Hill Presentation

SF1839 - Program establishment to provide grants to prevent the spread of avian influenza

Presentation from Cellucomp

SF0304 - Minnesota Made Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alternative grants appropriation

SF0302 - CelluComp grant appropriation

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February 19, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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SF0629 - Second Harvest Heartland farm to food shelf program appropriation

SF0257 - Second Harvest Heartland appropriation

MN Pork Producers Day on the Hill

MN Soybean Growers Day on the Hill

SF1552 - Financial reporting requirements for grain buyers modification

SF1559 - Farm to school and early care programs appropriation

February 17, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Presentation from Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Federal Interactions with State Programs

Presentation from Second Harvest Heartland on Federal Interactions with state Hunger Relief programs

Presentation from The Food Group on Federal Interactions with state Food programs

Update from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on status of Federal CPRG Funds

Adjournment

February 12, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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SF1220 - University of Minnesota Forever Green Initiative money transfer provision

SF0934 - Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriation

SF1178 - Money transferal into the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account

Adjournment

February 05, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Dairy Day at the Capitol Presentation on Minnesota's Dairy Producer of the Year

Presentation on the State's Dairy Industry from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

SF0825 - Dairy development and profitability enhancement continuation and dairy business planning grant programs appropriation

February 03, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Greet FFA Representatives

SF0296 - Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council grants appropriation

SF0391 - Cottage foods exemption amendment

SF0310 - Employee definition modified for the purposes of earned sick and safe time

Adjournment

January 29, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Presentation from the Office of Broadband Development

Presentations from broadband providers on changes to broadband statutes enacted last session

SF0553 - Farmed Cervidae fencing requirements provisions modifications

SF0659 - Certain duties transferal from the commissioner of natural resources to the Board of Animal Health

January 22, 2025 15:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1150

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture Program Updates

Board of Animal Health update on H5N1 & Emerging Threats

Adjournment