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2019 NASDA Winter Policy Meeting Policy Materials 2019 NASDA Winter Policy Meeting Policy Materials • Committee Agendas – pg. 2 • Policy Amendments & Action Items – pg. 16 Please bring this packet with you to all committee meetings. Additional printouts will not be distributed. All documents are available on our app. 1 2019 Winter Policy Meeting Committee Agendas 2 3 Food Regulation Committee Chair: Commissioner, Richard Ball, New York Vice-Chair: Secretary, Karen Ross, California Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 10:30- 11:15 AM | 2019 Winter Policy Conference | Arlington, VA Roll Call and Opening Remarks • Commissioner Ball and NASDA Staff FDA Update and Member Discussion (10:35) • FDA Leadership Update and Member Discussion: Cooperative Agreements and Activities (10:55) • NASDA Staff Member Dialogue: Other Food Safety Issues of Interest to the Membership (11:05) • Commissioner Ball and NASDA Members Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (11:10) • Consideration of Action Item I: Continuation of Federal Appropriations to States for FSMA Produce Rule Implementation, Secretary Brad Pfaff, Wisconsin Adjourn (11:15) NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 4 5 Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulation Committee Chair: Director Bruce Kettler, Indiana Vice-Chair: Commissioner Gary Black, Georgia Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 11:15 – 12:00 PM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Arlington, VA Roll Call and Opening Remarks (11:15) • Director Kettler and Commissioner Black Policy Update and Member Discussion: Hemp (11:18) • US Hemp Roundtable o Jonathan Miller • Director Bruce Kettler and Commissioner Black o USDA State Plan Guidance o Sampling and Testing o Sharing Data in Real Time o Economic Impact • Consideration of Policy Amendment 2: Industrial Hemp, Commissioner Ryan Quarles, Kentucky • Consideration of Action Item G: USDA Promulgation of Federal Regulations and Guidelines for Hemp Production, Secretary Brad Pfaff, Wisconsin • Consideration of Action Item L: Industrial Hemp, Commissioner Quarles Policy Update and Member Discussion: Regulatory Framework for Biostimulants (11:35) • Director Kettler and Commissioner Black Policy Update and Member Discussion: Pesticide Regulatory Issues (11:45) • Director Kettler and Commissioner Black Consideration of Other Policy Amendments and Action Items (11:50) • Consideration of Action Item B: Support Predictive Modeling Tool Research, Commissioner Doug Goehring, North Dakota Member Dialogue (11:55) • Open Discussion Adjourn (12:00) NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 6 7 Rural Development and Financial Security Chair: Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania Vice-Chair: Director Ben Thomas, Montana Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 1:30-2:15 PM | NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Arlington, VA Roll Call and Opening Remarks (1:30) • Secretary Redding Policy Update and Member Discussion: 2018 Farm Bill Review (1:35) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff o Research o Rural Mental Health o Rural Development Title o NIFA/ERS Latest o Other Policy Update and Member Discussion: Workforce (1:45) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff Policy Update and Member Discussion: Broadband (1:55) • Secretary Redding and NASDA Staff Consideration of Policy Amendments, Action Items (2:05) • Action Item A: Supporting America’s Waterways, Commissioner Mike Naig, Iowa • Action Item E: Encouraging Tax Code Changes to Support Farmland Transfer, Secretary Russell Redding, Pennsylvania • Action Item K: Mitigating Impacts of a Lapse in Federal Appropriations, Director Gary McDowell, Michigan Adjourn NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 8 9 Marketing and International Trade Chair: Director Derek Sandison, Washington Vice-Chair: Secretary Mike Naig, Iowa Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 26, 2019| 4:45 - 5:30 PM | 2019 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Arlington, VA Roll Call and Opening Remarks (4:45) • Director Sandison Policy Update (4:48) • Director Sandison and NASDA Staff Tri-National Accord Update (4:55) • Secretary Jeff Witte, New Mexico, and Nathan Bowen, NASDA Member Discussion and Consideration of Trade Policy Statement Update (5:00) • Member Discussion Led by Director Sandison • Consideration of Policy Amendment 1: Trade Policy Statement, Director Sandison, Secretary Naig, and Director Alex Taylor, Oregon Member Discussion on USMCA and Consideration of Action Item J (5:10) • Member Discussion Led by Director Sandison • Consideration of Action Item J: Support Free Trade in North America, Director Sandison and Secretary Naig Consideration of Other Policy Amendments and Action Items (5:20) • Consideration of Action Item D: Support the USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, Commissioner John Lebeaux, Massachusetts • Consideration of other Policy Amendments and Action Items Adjourn (5:30) NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 10 11 Natural Resources and Environment Chair: Director Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Vice-Chair: Secretary Michael Scuse, Delaware Meeting Agenda Wednesday, February 27, 2019| 8:00 - 8:45 PM | 2019 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Arlington, VA Roll Call and Opening Remarks (8:00) • Director Miyamoto • NRE Committee Overview • Policy Updates for the 2018 Annual Meeting—Britt Aasmundstad, NASDA 2018 Waters of the U.S. Rule (8:05) • EPA Office of Water 2018 Farm Bill Review (8:30) • Director Miyamoto & NASDA Staff o Title II: Conservation Consideration of Other Policy Amendments and Action Items (8:40) • Consideration of Action Item C, PFAS Research and Federal Standards, Director Gary McDowell, Michigan Adjourn (8:45) NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 12 13 Animal Agriculture Committee Chair: Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Vice-Chair: Secretary Anson Tebbets, Vermont Meeting Agenda Wednesday, February 27, 2019| 8:45 - 9:30 AM | 2019 NASDA Winter Policy Conference | Arlington, VA Roll Call and Opening Remarks (8:45) • Director Chinn Policy Update and Member Discussion: Animal Biotechnology (8:50) • Director Chinn Policy Update and Member Discussion: Farm Bill Implementation (8:55) • Director Chinn • APHIS Speaker Policy Update and Member Discussion: Biosecurity (9:15) • Director Chinn • APHIS Speaker Member Discussion and Consideration of Action Item F (9:20) • Member Discussion Led by Secretary Brad Pfaff, Wisconsin • Consideration of Action Item F: Increased USDA Planning Concerning African Swine Fever (ASF) Member Discussion and Consideration of Action Item H (9:25) • Member Discussion Led by Secretary Pfaff • Consideration of Action Item H: Increased USDA Research and Collaboration Concerning Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Adjourn (9:30) NASDA grows and enhances agriculture by forging partnerships and creating consensus to achieve sound policy outcomes between state departments of agriculture, the federal government, and stakeholders. 14 15 2019 Winter Policy Meeting Policy Amendments & Action Items For consideration and action during Committee Meetings 16 17 Policy Amendments and Action Items for Member Consideration 2019 Winter Policy Conference Policy Amendments # Submitted By Section to be Amended Description Staff Lead Committee Referral Director Derek Sandison, Washington; Secretary 6.0 International Nathan Mike Naig, Iowa; Amendment updates and modernizes NASDA’s Marketing & 1 Marketing and Trade of Bowen/Alex Director Alexis Taylor, international trade policy. International Trade Agricultural Products Noffsinger Oregon; Secretary Anson Tebbetts, Vermont Amendment updates NASDA’s policy around the Commissioner Ryan 11.8 New Uses of production, processing, and commercialization of Plant Agriculture & 2 Aline DeLucia Quarles, Kentucky Agricultural Products industrial hemp, including the importance of model Pesticide Regulation legislation and uniform standards. Action Items # Submitted By Title Description Staff Lead Committee Referral NASDA supports funding for inland waterways Supporting America’s Rural Development & A Secretary Naig, Iowa infrastructure and authorizing of funds to allow for the Britt Aasmundstad Waterways Financial Security operations and maintenance of waterways. NASDA supports research into the development of the Commissioner Goehring, Support Predictive Plant Agriculture & B Predictive Modeling Tool for disease and mycotoxins Aline DeLucia North Dakota Modeling Tool Research Pesticide Regulation affecting U.S. row crops. NASDA encourages Congress and the administration to conduct research, appropriate necessary funds, and Britt Director McDowell, PFAS Research and Federal Natural Resources & C otherwise coordinate a response that ensures PFAS Aasmundstad/Janell Michigan Standards Environment exposure does not compromise drinking water or food Hendren products. Support the USDA Office of NASDA supports the Office of Urban Agriculture and Commissioner Lebeaux, Marketing
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