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Agriculture

Agriculture 

Brand Act changes considered

February 12, 2021 admin Sen. Steve Halloran, LB572

The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 9 on a bill that would make several changes to the Nebraska Livestock Brand Act.

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Agriculture 

Animal shares, independent processor assistance proposed

February 3, 2021 admin Sen. Tom Brandt, LB324

Nebraska farmers and ranchers could offer livestock ownership shares to customers under a bill heard Feb. 2 by the Agriculture Committee.

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Sen. Steve Halloran
Agriculture Session Review 2020 

Agriculture

September 4, 2020October 14, 2020 admin Sen. Dan Hughes, LB803 LB1152 LB594

Proposals to create a new checkoff program and update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act were among those considered by the Agriculture Committee this session.

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Agriculture 

Hemp program updated

August 3, 2020August 7, 2020 admin Sen. Steve Halloran, LB1152

Senators updated the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act Aug. 3 to harmonize it with new federal regulations.

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Agriculture 

New checkoff program created

July 31, 2020 admin Sen. Dan Hughes, LB803

Lawmakers approved a bill July 31 creating a checkoff program for Nebraska dry pea and lentil growers.

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Agriculture 

New checkoff program amended, advanced

July 20, 2020 admin Sen. Dan Hughes, LB803

Lawmakers advanced a bill July 20 that would create a checkoff program for Nebraska dry pea and lentil growers.

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Sen. Steve Halloran
Agriculture 

Hemp program updates clear first round

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 admin Sen. Steve Halloran, LB1152

Lawmakers advanced a bill March 4 that would update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act to harmonize it with new federal regulations.

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Sen. Dan Hughes
Agriculture 

Pulse crop checkoff program clears first round

March 3, 2020 admin Sen. Dan Hughes, LB803

Lawmakers advanced a bill March 3 that would create a checkoff program for Nebraska pulse crop growers.

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Agriculture 

Hemp program updates proposed

February 5, 2020 admin Sen. Steve Halloran, LB1152

The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 4 on a bill that would update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act to harmonize it with new federal regulations.

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Agriculture 

Pulse crop checkoff program proposed

January 29, 2020 admin Sen. Dan Hughes, LB803

The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Jan. 28 on a bill that would create a checkoff program for Nebraska pulse crop growers.

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Sen. Carol Blood
Agriculture 

Deceptive trade practice tied to food labeling put on hold

January 16, 2020 admin Sen. Carol Blood, LB594

Violating state law regarding food labels would be a deceptive trade practice under a bill debated on general file Jan. 15.

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Agriculture Session Review 2019 

Session Review: Agriculture

July 1, 2019 admin Sen. Steve Halloran, LB657 LB227 LB304 LB243 LB45 LB382

The Agriculture Committee advanced bills this session authorizing the cultivation and processing of hemp, expanding legal protections for agricultural producers and allowing for cottage food sales from a private home.

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Agriculture 

Hemp industry authorized

May 24, 2019 admin Sen. Justin Wayne, LB657

Nebraskans may grow, process and handle hemp and hemp products in the state under a bill passed by the Legislature May 24.

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Agriculture 

Hemp regulation proposal amended, returned to final round

May 22, 2019 admin Sen. Justin Wayne, LB657

A bill on final reading that would authorize and regulate the growing, processing and handling of hemp and hemp products in Nebraska was amended May 22 after lawmakers voted to return it to select file.

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Agriculture 

Right-to-farm protections expanded

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 admin Sen. Dan Hughes, LB227

Legal protections for agricultural producers under Nebraska’s 1982 Right to Farm Act are expanded by a bill passed May 2.

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