MEMBERS:
SEN. ROGER VICTORY, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. JIM ANANICH, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SENATOR KEVIN DALEY
CHAIR
5200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1777
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 27, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Agriculture was scheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 9:00
a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) on the 2019
Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) Legislative Report
2. Presentation from Michigan Farm Bureau on March is Reading Month
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Daley, Sen.(s) Victory, Lauwers, Ananich and Polehanki, a quorum was
present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Victory to adopt the meeting minutes from January 16, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited James Johnson and Joe Kaplinsky with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development to testify on the 2019 Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP)
Legislative Report.
The Chair Invited Rebecca Park from Michigan Farm Bureau to present on March is Reading Month
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:46 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 12, 2020
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