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Date Location Agenda Minutes
03/15/2012 12:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Approve Minutes Bill: HF 2092 By Seng A bill for an act providing for the year-round operation of farmers markets, and including effective date provisions. Adjourn
03/13/2012 10:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
Roll call Approve minutes Governors Appointees Adjourn
03/06/2012 10:00 AM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
02/29/2012 10:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
1. Presentation by Bill Ehm, Division Administrator for Environmental Services. This report fulfills the requirements of Code of Iowa Sections 459.313B Application of Liquid Manure on Snow-Covered Ground or Frozen Ground.
02/22/2012 11:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 3140 by Rielly SSB 3148 by Seng SF 2073 by Seng SF 2152 by Kibbie
02/15/2012 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
JOINT MEETING WITH THE HOUSE Call to Order, Approval of Minutes, Assignment of Bills. Guest Speaker, Trent Loos, Farmer/Rancher. Other Business, Adjournment.
02/09/2012 12:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
1. SF 2022 by Kibbie 2. Land Use Presentation by Gary D. Taylor, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist for the Department of Community and Regional Planning in the College of Design at Iowa State University. Mr. Taylor is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and serves as the Professional Development Officer for the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association.
02/02/2012 12:00 PM Adjourned Room 116
Joint meeting of the Senate and House Agriculture Committee. Joint meeting of the Senate and House Economic Development Committee. Presentation by Kirk Leeds, CEO, Iowa Soybean Association on the AgriScope 2030 project. Iowa Corn and the Iowa Pork Producers Association are joining forces with the Iowa Soybean Association to fund this new project to explore how to expand and grow Iowa agriculture in the next two decades.
01/25/2012 2:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
1. Soil and water conservation discussion by: Jim Frederick, President, Conservation Districts of Iowa Kelly Tobin, Chair, State Soil Conservation Committee 2. Presentation of Potential on Corn Stover by: Steve Peterson, Biofuels Product Manager at Monsanto
01/17/2012 2:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Jim Gillespie, IDALS Soil Conservation Division Director Steve Moline, IDALS Consumer Protection & Industry Services Division Director
01/11/2012 3:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Initial Meeting.
04/06/2011 3:30 PM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
03/31/2011 4:00 PM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
03/30/2011 3:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! Subcommittee of the Whole on HF 589. Consideration of the following: HF 589 An Act relating to offenses involving agricultural operations, and providing penalties and remedies. HF 557 An Act relating to swine moved to and from exhibitions, and the duties of veterinarians, and including effective date provisions. HF 592 An act establishing the council for agricultural education.
03/24/2011 11:00 AM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
03/22/2011 12:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Presentation by Philip Gotthelf on the biomass to energy process developed by AgriPower, Inc.
03/17/2011 12:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Introduction of Governor's appointees for approval to the following: Jeffrey Ward for Executive Director of the Agricultural Development Authority Lori Goetzinger and Sharon Smith to the Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Board Dale Farnham, Charles McCullough, and Harold Whipple to the State Soil Conservation committee HF 532, An act eliminating certain powers of and requirements administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
03/10/2011 11:30 AM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
03/03/2011 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 24
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME, LOCATION, AND ADDITION OF SF 319 TO THE AGENDA. SF 319 Seng, Bowman, Hann A bill for an act providing for the possession of cats classified as bengals and savannahs. SSB 1126 Black, Bowman, Hahn A study bill for an act transferring the water resources coordinating council from the office of the governor to the department of agriculture and land stewardship. SSB 1148 Kibbie, Bowman, Houser A study bill for an act relating to the promotion of biodiesel fuel, by providing for tax credits to retail dealers and payments to biodiesel producers, making an appropriation, providing a penalty and including effective date provisions. SSB 1174 Kibbie, Seng, Black, Houser, Hahn A study bill for an act relating to motor fuel, including ethanol and biodiesel used in the formation of motor fuel, by providing for related infrastructure, tax credits, and appropriations, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
03/02/2011 6:00 PM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
03/02/2011 11:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
SF 227 an act relating to DRAINAGE DISTRICTS SF 257 an act relating to VOTING METHODS WHICH MAY BE UTILIZED BY MEMBERS OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS SSB 1126 an act TRANSFERRING THE WATER RESOURCES COORDINATING COUNCIL FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP SSB 1127 an act PLACING THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP SSB 1128 an act relating to PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED BY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS SSB 1129 an act relating to THE REGULATION OF EGG PRODUCTION SSB 1131 an act providing for THE TRANSFER OF DUTIES RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF MILK FROM THE DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO THE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE & LAND STEWARDSHIP
02/24/2011 12:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
The DNR will give a presentation of manure on frozen ground. Senator Black will present Charles McCullough, the governors appointee to the Soil Conservation Committee for confirmation. SF 193.
02/22/2011 5:00 PM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
02/17/2011 8:00 AM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
02/10/2011 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Dr. David Schmitt, Iowa State Veterinarian and Karey Claghorn, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture will speak on Animal Breeding Operation Reforms from HF 2280 enacted in 2010.
02/03/2011 12:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Discussion on salmonella in egg production with Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, Dr. Darrell Trample, Dr. Pat Halibur, Dr. Roger Means, Dr. Randy Wheeler and possibly other people from the college of agriculture.
01/27/2011 12:15 PM Adjourned Room 22
J. Hans van Leeuwen, Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor of Engineering Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University will discuss oil producing fungi.
01/25/2011 3:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Speaker to be announced.
01/20/2011 2:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Presentation by: Kevin Zinchattle, CEO Iowa Poultry Association/Iowa Egg Council