HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
REP. JERRY NEYER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, March 12, 2026
10:30 AM
Room 308, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Agriculture was called to order by Chair Neyer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Neyer, Lightner, Alexander, Fox, Kunse, Pavlov, Paiz, Dievendorf, Rheingans
and Skaggs.
Absent: Rep. Wortz.
Excused: Rep. Wortz.
Representative Fox moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 05, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The chair laid a presentation from the Michigan Farm Bureau on March is Reading Month before
the committee.
Josh Scamlin, representing Michigan Farm Bureau and Nancy Nyquist, representing the Michigan
Blueberry Alliance gave a presentation on March is Reading Month. Questions and discussion
followed.
The chair laid a presentation from the United Dairy Industry of Michigan before the committee.
Joelene Griffin, representing the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, gave a presentation on
Michigan dairy and the care of dairy cows. Questions and discussions followed.
Ben Chapin, representing the Michigan Milk Producers Association, and Eric Crawford,
representing Country Fresh, gave a presentation to the committee on Michigan Dairy production.
Questions and discussions followed.
Representative Kunse moved to excuse Representative Wortz from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Neyer adjourned the meeting at 11:33
AM.
Representative Jerry Neyer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov