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From YouTube: House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee - March 2, 2022 - House Hearing Room 3
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House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee - March 2, 2022 - House Hearing Room 3
C
D
C
A
C
You
heard
the
explanation
of
the
bill.
I
do
believe
you
have
an
amendment
on
the
bill.
Is
that
correct?
Then
it
makes
the
bill.
Yes,
sir
okay.
Well,
we
need
to
put
that
amendment
on
the
bill.
All
right.
We
have
a
motion
a
second
on
the
amendment.
The
drafting
code
is
one
four,
two:
zero
zero.
Is
that
correct?
That
is
correct,
sir
all
right,
we
have
a
motion
a
second
on
the
amendment.
Any
objections,
question
on
the
amendment,
all
in
favor
say:
aye
eyes:
have
it
back
on
the
bill.
A
A
E
Representative
chairman
todd,
excuse
me,
I
would
submit
that
probably
means
on
a
scale
where
it's
producing
for
a
utility
entity
versus
a
home
solar
system.
For
example,
I
have
a
24
kw
system
at
my
shop,
that's
producing
energy,
and
so
it's
not
for
utility,
though
it's
you
know
just
for
basically
my
own
personal
use,
so
I
would
submit
that's
probably
what
this
refers
to.
C
F
Chairman
halford,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Hjr
673
confirms
the
appointment
of
mr
bill
legg
to
the
state
forestry
commission.
As
an
owner
of
500
or
less
acres,
his
term
will
expire
june.
30Th
2026.-
I
don't
know
if
mr
leg's,
in
the
in
the
audience
or
not
if
he
is
raise
your
hand,
glad
to
have
you
here.
Sir.
Mr
leg
is
a
farm's
timber,
cattle,
sheep
row
crops
and
pine
in
lawrence
county
he's
a
member
of
the
tennessee
cattlemen's
association
lawrence
farmer's
co-op,
southern
middle
tennessee,
forestry
association.
F
F
F
Okay,
yeah,
I
see
goodness
I
was
just
talking
to
you
out
there,
wouldn't
it
previously.
He
has
served
as
general
counsel,
council
and
director
of
administration
for
east
tennessee
natural
gas
company.
He
was
manager
of
state
government
and
relations
for
tennecoin,
incorporated
in
1999.
He
started
southeastern
advocacy
as
a
which
is
a
government
relations.
Environmental,
legal
management,
consulting
firm
which
represents
pakistan
corporation
of
america,
helped
in
the
creation
of
tennessee
paper
council
active
in
several
organizations
around
knoxville.
F
E
C
F
F
practice,
environmental
mental
law
for
30
years
elected
to
the
american
college
of
environmental
lawyers
in
2008,
former
editor
of
the
tennessee
environmental
law
law
letter
taught
environmental
law
as
an
adjunct.
Professor
at
vanderbilt's
law
school
for
13,
school
of
law
for
13
years,
served
on
various
committees
and
subcommittees
of
the
tennessee
chamber
of
commerce
and
industry
and
co-chairs
its
air
pollution
committee
has
a
has
been
listed
as
best
lawyers
in
america,
since
1991
and
in
in
chambers
usa.
Since
2010
he
graduated
from
vanderbilt
school
of
engineering
and
graduated
from
duke's
law
school
in
1978.
C
B
E
B
The
department
of
revenue
then
sends
a
dollar
to
the
county
where
the
tire
was
sold
and
the
remaining
25
25
cents
goes
to
the
department
of
environment
and
conservation,
so
the
dollar
that's
received
by
the
county
can
currently
only
be
used
to
pay
for
recycling
the
tire
into
a
beneficial
in
use.
So
now
they
can
use
it
to
to
shred
it
as
well.
E
Just
follow
up
real
quick,
so
this
just
allows
them
to
do
more
things
with
that
money
for
the
disposal
of
the
tires.
Yes,
well,
thank
you
for
bringing
this.
I
know
they've
been
needing
that
for
some
time
and
but
also
hope
that
we
can
look
in
the
very
near
future
at
incentivizing
folks
to
actually
utilize
those
tires
for
different
purposes.
E
E
H
D
Chairman
august,
okay,
thank
you.
Yes,
I'd.
Someone
had
brought
it
to
my
attention
that
sometimes
that
there's
a
feel
assessed
on
the
back
end
of
tyre's
disposal
fee
as
well,
but
this
is,
they
may
have
some
misinformation,
but
this
dollar
and
change
is
going
to
go.
It's
a
front
end
of
the
transaction,
and
then
it
goes
from
there.
G
G
Now
I
don't
know
at
what
point
you
decide
whether
a
tire
is
manifested
or
unmanifested,
but
I
do
believe
that
there
are
some
if
you
were
to
take
it
to
a
to
a
landfill
they
assess
that
fee,
maybe
if
it's
unmanifested
so
just
to
give
you
a
little
bit
more
information,
probably
that
you
didn't
want
to
know,
but
that's
that's.
I
think
I
think
whoever
told
you
that
is
correct
now
when
it,
what
decides
if
it's
manifested
or
unmanifested,
I
can't
recall,
but
I
think
you
did
get
correct
information.
A
C
F
F
he's
the
founder
and
president
of
d9
development,
which
focuses
on
historic
structures
in
franklin
previously
served,
as
vice
president
of
marketing
and
development
and
technology
for
the
national
federation
of
independent
businesses.
He
has
a
degree
in
marketing
marketing
from
mississippi
state
university.
I
would
ask
the
members
to
confirm
mr
butler.
C
C
F
F
F
He
receives
his
certification
as
a
part
as
a
parks
and
recreational
professional
via
the
national
recreation
and
parks
association
is
appointed
by
the
city
of
chattanooga
to
transform
its
municipal
park
system
once
retired
from
his
post
in
chattanooga.
He
helped
establish
a
water
park
facility
in
hamilton
county.
F
He
has
completed
park
planning
administration
for
athens,
tennessee
norfolk,
virginia
charleston,
south
carolina
volunteers
for
the
national
park
partners
is
a
member
of
the
is
a
is
a
fellow
of
the
tennessee
recreation
parks,
association
honored
by
clemson
university's
george
b
hartzog
junior
environmental
award
program
with
the
2011
benton
h
box
award.
Mr
chairman,
I
would
ask
that
the
committee
confirmed
mr
zinder
to
the
heritage
conservation
trust
fund
and
is
mr
center
here.
Did
I
there
he
is.
Did
I
pronounce
that
right?
Did
I
get
close?
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Members
of
the
committee.
I
just
want
to
say:
larry
zinder
has
a
long
history
of
commitment
to
parks
and
open
space.
He
served
for
many
years,
as
was
mentioned
as
the
director
of
parks
and
recreation
for
the
city
of
chattanooga.
If
you've
come
to
chattanooga
and
experienced
our
river
walk,
larry
zinder
was
part
of
that
for
over
20
years,
with
the
trust
for
public
land.
This
is
a
great
appointment
and
glad
he's
willing
to
give
of
his
time.
I
C
H
H
You
bill
leg
lawrence
county:
did
you
want
a
biographical?
I
mean
just
I'm
just
so
honored
so
proud
to
be
a
part
of
the
forestry
commission.
If
I
meet
with
y'all's
approval,
I've
loved
forestry
and
agriculture,
most
of
my
life
was
not
born
and
raised
into
as
a
senior
in
high
school
when
I
got
introduced
to
it
and
at
that
time
never
saw
it
as
a
career.
H
I
was
a
mate
and
a
federal
pilot
on
merchant
ships
and
had
bought
a
farm
in
82
and
have
moved
from
alabama
now
back
to
tennessee.
I
am
a
tennessee
and
by
burroughs
shelby
county.
I
just
had
the
misfortune
of
being
raised
in
alabama,
but
I've
been
back
here
for
a
number
of
years
now
and
just
so
honored
and
appreciative
to
you
know
to
fulfill
the
responsibilities
of
this.
H
You
know
honored
position
that
I've
been
appointed
to
I
found
out
years
ago
that
I
could
never
be
the
smartest
person
in
the
room,
but
I
could
be
the
hardest
working
person
in
the
room.
So
I
promise
you
all
110
percent
effort
to
fulfill
the
responsibilities
of
that.
This
forestry
commission
position,
questions
or
comments.
I'm
chairman
doggett.
D
G
G
G
C
A
A
I
have
been
the
chair
of
the
heritage
conservation
trust
fund,
since
it
was
first
formed
for
16
years
ago.
I
believe
in
a
special
service
historian
as
well.
My
practice
has
been
for
30
years,
representing
primarily
industry
and
occasionally
cities
and
counties
have
regulated
entities,
and
occasionally
I
get
a
question
of
how
do
you?
How
do
you
square
working
for
industry
with
being
concerned
about
the
land
and
conservation?
A
All
of
that,
and
my
answer
to
that
that
I
hope
was
helpful
to
you
is-
I
grew
up
in
maryland-
spelled
maryville,
as
some
of
you
may
know,
halfway
between
the
great
smoky
mountain
national
park
and
at
that
time
the
largest
aluminum
production
facility
in
the
world
and
both
of
those
are
extremely
important
in
that
community.
Both
of
those
were
incredible
resources
and
I
simply
refuse
to
believe
that
we
cannot
manage
both
and
have
both
flourish
and
do
well
at
the
same
time.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you.
It's
pleasure
to
serve
the
great
state
of
tennessee.
My
adopted
state
moved
here
in
99
with
my
40-year
wife
in
high
school,
sweetheart,
diane,
and
so
we're
thankful
to
be
here.
We
love
this
state
and
but
I
do
look
forward
to
learning
from
drew
who's.
Who's
been
a
part
of
this
committee
for
since
its
inception
and
getting
to
up
to
speed
as
to
exactly
how
it
can
help,
but
I
have
spent
the
last
20
years,
developing
generational
properties
in
downtown
franklin
in
the
historic
district.
I
Well,
thank
you.
I've
got
a
tremendous
amount
of
information
to
share
with
you,
but
I
understand
the
time
issue.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
It's
been
my
career
for
45
years
that
I'm
involved
in
conservation
and
parks
and
recreation
throughout
this
country
and
being
on
the
national
recreation
and
park
association.
I
had
the
southeast
tennessee
of
the
southeastern
united
states
under
my
surveillance
and
that
included
10
states.
So
I
understand
what
10
states
are
doing
as
far
as
conservation
and
development
and
I've
really.
I
C
Thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
your
service,
and
god
bless
all
of
you
on
your
tenure
on
these
committees.
All
right,
we'll
go
about
back
into
session.
Without
objection
and
we'll
be
on
item
number
four
by
representative
hurt:
that's
hb.
2150,
have
a
motion
in
a
second
representative
hurt
you're
recognized
thank.
A
You,
mr
chair
house,
bill
2150,
makes
two
technical
changes
to
title
64
chapter
9,
which
is
the
statute
that
was
passed
during
the
2021
mega
site
special
session.
The
first
section
of
the
bill
makes
a
technical
correction
to
properly
identify
the
survey
and
surveyor
using
the
proper
industry
standard.
The
second
section
the
bill
clarifies
that
the
authority
is
not
responsible
for
providing
water
and
wastewater
services
to
the
tennessee
college
of
applied
technology
or
the
tcat
on
the
mega
site
property,
which
was
the
original
intent
of
the
initial
mega
site
bill
from
special
session.
C
E
This
this
particular
bill
expands
mechanisms
that
the
department
of
environment
conservation
may
employ
to
use
federal
funds
to
subsidize
loans
for
wastewater
and
drinking
water
facilities
and
authorizes
the
commissioner
to
promulgate
emergency
rules
and
revises
other
provisions
governing
such
loan
programs.
So
this
is
dealing
with
federal
money
that
we're
getting
under
a
number
of
different
federal
acts
and
allows
the
department
the
flexibility
they
need
in
order
to
get
those
funds
to
the
right
places
in
our
state.
C
C
I
do
believe
that
conducts
all
of
the
bills
and
the
hdrs
we
had
today.
Now
we
have
of
three.
I
believe
it's
three
presentations
this
afternoon,
so
y'all
hang
around
and
watch
these
presentations
and
tennessee
forestry
association
will
be
up
first,
we'll
be
going
out
of
session
to
hear
these
are
the
knee
objections
we're
out
of
session.
J
Okay,
thank
you
so,
mr
chairman
and
committee,
thank
you
for
hearing
us
today.
My
name
is
wayne
anthony.
I
serve
as
the
president
of
the
tennessee
forestry
association
for
this
year.
This
I'm
also
the
second
clemson
tiger
you'll
hear
from
today.
So
I
hope
that's
okay,
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
members
of
the
tennessee
forestry
association,
candace
and
our
staff,
and
we
appreciate
your
willingness
to
work
with
the
association
on
issues
of
importance
to
the
forest
industry.
J
J
The
association
membership
also
comprises
primary
manufacturers
that
convert
the
trees
into
value-added
products
that
are
sawmills
paper
mills
and
osb
mills.
In
addition,
the
forestry
association
members
work
for
secondary
manufacturers
like
pallet
furniture
and
flooring
producers
who
make
the
finished
products
and
add
further
value
to
the
resource.
J
J
J
The
division
of
forestry
provides
support
for
many
programs
across
the
state,
but
they
play
a
critical
role
in
wildfire
protection,
annual
data
collection
and
landowner
forestry
education.
Therefore,
we
ask
the
legislature
to
continue
to
support
the
division
of
forestry
budgetary
needs
when
they
become
present
to
you.
J
J
These
forests
includes
many
small
family
ownerships
that
may
own
as
small
as
five
acres
or
so
up
to
large
institutional
investors
who
may
own
tens
of
thousands
of
acres
across
the
state
forestry,
the
forestry,
that
these
landowners
practice
do
provide
a
sustainable
harvest
annually.
We
are
growing
about
70
percent,
more
volume
than
we
are
harvesting.
J
On
the
economic
side,
the
forest
industry
provides
24
billion
dollars
in
total
economic
output.
This
is
the
timber
plus
the
value
add
all
the
way
through
the
supply
chain.
It
supports
eighty
thousand
eighty,
nine
thousand
jobs
with
the
annual
payroll
of
6.2
billion
dollars
and
based
on
the
economic
studies
that
have
been
conducted.
J
J
A
A
F
K
A
C
C
G
C
L
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon.
I'm
valerie
bass
with
the
tennessee
beef
industry
council.
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
with
you
this
afternoon
and
I've
prepared
a
little
packet
of
information
in
case
you're
interested
in
some
of
the
things
that
I
covered
today.
You've
got
a
few
things
there
and
I
think
you
may
have
the
presentation
as
well.
L
Just
to
kind
of
go
over
some
of
the
overview
of
the
beef
check
off
program.
We
have
actually
two
components.
We
have
a
federal
program
that
was
enacted
in
1985
through
the
farm
bill,
and
then
we
have
an
additional
tennessee
beef
promotion
program
that
was
enacted
voted
on
by
tennessee
cattle
producers
in
2012..
L
The
differences
between
these
two
programs
is
the
federal
program
is
a
dollar
per
head
and
we
send
50
cents
of
that
dollar
on
to
our
national
organization,
the
cattlemen's
beef
board
for
national
research
promotion
and
education
work
and
on
the
tennessee
beef
promotion
side
of
things.
That's
a
50
cent
assessment.
Every
time
an
animal
is
sold
or
a
cow
is
sold
in
tennessee
same
thing
with
the
federal
program
as
well.
Every
time
an
animal
is
sold,
that
deduction
is
taken
well.
L
One
of
the
differences
between
the
two
programs
is
that
there's
a
90
day
refund
clause
on
the
tennessee
beef
promotion.
So
if
a
producer
is
unhappy
with
the
work
that's
being
done,
they
can
fill
out
a
form
and
we
issue
a
refund
of
their
50
investment.
On
the
federal
side,
there
is
not
a
provision
for
a
refund.
L
The
american
dairy
association
of
tennessee
and
those
are
the
same
organizations
that
the
commissioner
of
agriculture
appoints
from
to
the
tennessee
beef
promotion
board.
These
boards
work
in
concert
with
one
another
and
no
dollars
from
either
of
these
funding
sources
can
be
used
for
influencing
legislative
activities.
So
that's
one
charge
that
we
have.
L
Here's
just
a
little
overview,
a
look
at
some
of
the
cattle
producers
that
serve
on
our
board.
I
have
the
different
organizations
listed
there
and
I
have
the
different
counties
that
they're
from
so
I
wanted
to
just
let
you
know
that
the
organizations
that
do
appoint
representatives
to
our
board
do
a
really
nice
job
of
trying
to
get
folks
from
all
parts
of
the
state.
So
we
have
a
wide
variety
of
regions
and
counties
as
well
as
segments
of
the
industry,
which
I
think
helps
us,
make
broader
decisions.
L
The
other
thing
on
this
slide
that
I
wanted
to
point
out
is
the
men
and
women's
names
in
red.
Those
are
representatives
from
tennessee
that
also
serve
on
national
boards
or
in
national
capacities,
so
our
tennessee
voice
is
being
represented,
sometimes
on
this
long
industry
range
plan
on
different
committees
that
that
that
guide,
the
way
we
spend
dollars
for
the
beef
check
off
program
in
tennessee
beef
promotion
program.
L
L
We
primarily
focus
on
consumer
outreach
and
sponsoring
different
events
and
activities
that
educate
consumers
we've.
We
do
a
lot
of
things
across
the
state.
The
first
one
I
wanted
to
mention
was
our
west
tennessee
outreach
and
we
sponsor
memphis
burger
week
last
year
and
the
year
before,
that
have
been
a
little
bit
challenging
with
some
of
the
virtual
elements.
But
last
year
we
did
a
virtual
chef's
interview
with
multiple
restaurants,
including
elbow
and
tops
barbecue.
We
accompanied
that
with
a
lot
of
social
posts
and
that
event
was
pretty
well
attended
and
successful.
L
The
way
that
works
is
that
for
a
week
the
different
restaurant
tours
put
five
dollars
on
their
burgers
and
consumers
come
in
and
they
try
them
and
then
they
vote
on
a
people's
choice
award.
So
it
just
kind
of
brings
a
little
bit
of
recognition
to
the
beef
industry,
sells
more
hamburger
and
something
that
people
enjoy
doing.
L
L
We
did
that
all
across
the
all
across
the
state,
so
you'll
see
that
in
several
of
these
updates
we
were
going
to
participate
in
the
memphis
in
may,
but
it's
been
rescheduled
or
it
was
rescheduled
from
last
year
and
talks
are
still
ongoing.
So
hopefully
we'll
be
back
in
that
and
that's
a
joint
effort
between
beef,
pork
and
the
soybean
association
and
the
department
of
agriculture.
So
we
try
to
work
together
where
we
can
in
middle
tennessee,
we
had
a
wonderful
promotion
with
the
wilson
county,
tennessee
state,
fair,
I'm
sure.
L
All
of
you
are
very
well
aware
of
that.
But
one
thing
that
we
did
that
was
kind
of
interesting.
This
year
was
it
was
their
year
of
beef
and
we
had
a
beef.
It's
what's
for
dinner,
ninja
course,
and
if
any
of
you
are
familiar
with
the
american
ninja
warrior
competition
we
had
lance
come,
who
is
actually
an
idaho
cattle
producer
who
trains
on
the
farm?
That's
all
that's
where
all
of
his
training
takes
place,
so
he
is
a
cowboy.
L
We
took
him
out
to
a
tennessee
farm
and
he
wanted
to
meet
some
tennessee
cattle
producers
and
the
10
days
of
the
fair.
We
had
a
competition
every
night,
culminating
with
the
finals
on
saturday
night
and
lance
had
several
of
his
american
ninja
warrior
competitors
there
with
us,
and
it
was.
It
was
a
real
crowd
pleaser
and
before
every
competition,
lance
gave
a
talk
about
the
nutritional
benefits
of
beef
and
how
he
works
out
on
the
farm
and
the
importance
of
cattle
production.
So
he
really
did
a
nice
job
for
us.
L
In
addition
to
that,
we
also
had
several
displays
in
in
some
of
the
in
one
of
the
consumer,
barns
or
consumer.
Expo
center.
Excuse
me,
which
is
a
beautiful
facility
there
on
the
wilson
county
campus,
we
had
eight
different
exhibits.
It
was
called
the
pasture-to-plate
exhibit
and
we
went
through
pasture
how
and
how
animals
are
cared
for
on
on
different
operations.
L
So
we
are
really
proud
of
that
and
then
the
nashville
lifestyles
battle
of
the
burger.
If
you
get
an
opportunity
to
go
to
the
battle
of
the
burger
in
nashville,
sometimes
it's
a
lot
of
fun.
They
usually
do
it
in
april,
so
it
should
be
coming
up
soon.
So
our
winner
last
year
was
saint
stephen's,
saint
burger.
L
In
east
tennessee,
we
did
a
couple
of
things
that
were
a
little
unique.
We
did
some
school
bus
advertising
that
went
over
pretty
well,
we
did
that
in
greene,
county
and
washington
county,
focusing
on
elementary
school
buses,
where
moms
would
see
that
message
and
kids
might
identify
their
bus
from
the
beef
bus
or
the
burger
bus.
So
we
had
some
good
feedback
from
that
and
we
also
wanted
to
remind
consumers
the
message
on
there
is
you
keep
families
strong
and
communities
stronger
nicely
done
beef.
We
also
support
ut
beef
day.
L
L
Pit
master
george
ewart
with
dead
end
barbecue
did
the
training,
and
he
there
were,
I
think,
around
50
participants,
and
he
did.
He
went
through
the
whole
smoking
process
and
in
your
packet
that
I
gave
you
here's
one
of
the
brochures
that
they
used
for
that
training.
So
you
get
a
little
if
you,
if
you're,
if
you're
a
smoker
at
home,
you
can
use
that
this
summer,
because
grilling
season
is
getting
upon
us.
It's
coming
upon
us.
So
we're
really
excited
about
that.
L
That
was
another
partnership
between
beef
and
pork
and
bush's
best
vicious
beans
and
the
university,
and
so
we're
really
looking
forward
to
being
a
part
of
that
again.
This
next
year,
and
then
also
we
sponsored
chattanooga
burger
week,
so
you
can
see
all
of
the
restaurants
that
participated
there
there
again,
a
six
dollar
burger
consumers
in
that
area
had
a
list
of
where
these
places
were.
They
went
in.
They
tried
the
burger.
L
Some
of
them
used
a
little
passport
where
they
tried
to
get
as
many
burgers
as
they
could,
and
then
they
did
a
people's
choice
award.
So
it's
kind
of
a
fun
little
thing
just
to
get
folks
out
and
excited
about
burgers
and
excited
about,
maybe
recreating
that
on
the
grill,
I'm
not
sure
how
my
time
is.
L
A
A
C
We
have
any
other
questions
all
right.
If
there
are
any
there
are
not
any
my
next
favorite
thing
dude
I
love
to
take
beef
and
mix
them
with
hogs
and
wrap
and
wrap
a
wrap,
a
piece
of
bacon
around
a
filet,
mignon
and
grill
that
thing
for
about
three
minutes
and
eat
it.
That's
just
perfect,
but
thank
you
so
much
ms
valerie
for
being
here
and
for
all
you
do
with
beef.
Thank
you.
M
Mr
chairman,
vice
chairman
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
all
so
much
for
allowing
all
of
us
to
be
a
part
of
this
meeting
today.
Before
we
begin,
I
will
highlight
since
you're
hearing
from
just
a
few
of
the
ag
groups,
remember
march
22nd
and
we're
all
laughing
a
little
bit
earlier.
I
think
we're
all
receiving
our
farm
bureau
papers
at
home,
but
you
will
see
all
of
agriculture
or
we
hope
all
of
agriculture
here
for
a
national
ag
day
celebration
in
tennessee.
M
We
are
so
excited
about
being
able
to
come
back
in
person,
so
national
lag
day
celebrating,
especially
with
you
all,
especially
with
everyone
on
the
hill,
and
we
look
forward,
especially
to
lunch
and
you'll,
get
to
have
some
beef,
some
pork,
some
dairy,
a
little
bit
of
everything
and
that's
what
we
all
enjoy.
I
think
all
of
us
enjoy
eating
the
great
ag
products
here
in
tennessee,
I'm
phyllis
ferguson,
I'm
executive.
Vice
president
with
the
tennessee
pork
producers.
Association
with
me
is
jamie
weaver.
M
He
serves
currently,
as
president
you'll
hear
from
him
in
just
a
minute
and
I'll
go
fast.
Vice
chairman
grills
know
us.
I
talk
a
little
bit
fast,
so
slow
me
down
or
ask
a
question
if
need
be,
but
I
think
the
request
today
was
meet
a
little
bit
of
our
association,
who
we
are,
what
we
do
and
maybe
look
toward
the
future
as
well.
As
you
all
know,
pork
production
in
tennessee
has
changed
through
the
years.
M
I
do
appreciate
valerie
highlighting
some
of
the
activities
that
they
do
with
the
beef
council
and
how
we
partner-
and
that
is
one
very
big
positive
here
in
tennessee.
Our
commodity
groups
work
so
positively
together
and
that's
why
something
like
ag
day
can
be
such
a
success
for
all
of
us
involved
in
tennessee
agriculture,
who
we
are.
There
are
our
executive
committee
members,
as
I
mentioned,
jamie
is
serving
as
our
president.
M
He
is
from
coffey
county
also
on
there
rod
barnes
is
not
with
us
today,
but
he's
from
mcnairy
county
rod
is
a
former
ag
teacher
he's
also
been
a
livestock
producer
for
many
years
and
cheap
and
beef
as
well
as
hogs.
So
that's
what's
fun
is
that
we
have
folks
that
have
different
agriculture
endeavors,
just
like
you
all
on
the
ag
committee
are
involved
in
different
businesses.
M
Our
farmers
are
as
well
also
have
jamie
tosh
over
in
west
tennessee
you'll
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
tosh
farms,
as
they
are
a
significant
pork
producer
in
our
state
and
in
the
country,
linda
phillips,
she's,
a
producer
in
wilson,
county
tennessee.
She
also
coordinates
the
wilson
county
hog
show,
which
is
now
like
the
state.
Fair
hog
show
as
well,
so
a
great
group
of
volunteers,
a
great
group
of
people
and
that's
what
makes
our
organization,
the
beef
council,
the
cattlemen's
association,
the
forestry
folks.
M
Our
port
producers
operate
with
a
set
of
we
care
core
principles.
This
is
something
that
is
devised
from
our
national
pork
board.
We
operate
primarily
in
tennessee
with
a
check
off
program,
as
valerie
explained,
with
beef
with
pork.
Our
checkoff
is
a
little
bit
different.
40
cents
of
every
hundred
dollars
of
value
goes
to
the
checkoff
program,
and
that
is
our
primary
source
of
funding
here
in
tennessee,
the
checkoff
program
is
administered
through
des
moines
iowa,
where
the
where
the
national
pork
board
is
located,
a
certain
percentage
of
checkoff
funds
come
back
to
each
state.
M
We
rank
16th
in
pork
production
in
the
u.s,
and
we
are
appreciative
that
we
still
have
the
hog
industry
in
our
state.
As
I
said,
it
is
different
than
it
used
to
be.
We
appreciate
that
we
have
different
size
operations
and
that
everyone
has
kind
of
found
a
niche
and
that
we
can
promote
pork
again
check
off
dollars,
as
valerie
said,
go
toward
promotion,
research
and
education.
M
No
funds
from
chekhov
are
used
toward
lobbying
activities.
I
didn't
want
to
note,
though
we
do
love
promoting
pork,
and
I
appreciate
vice
chairman
grill's
mentioning
how
he
likes
to
have
a
little
beef
and
pork
together.
That
that's
that's
great.
I
know
we
all
appreciate
that,
and
I
will
denote
all
of
our
animal
proteins
did
see
an
increase
in
consumption
in
2021.
M
So
it's
very
important
that
we
keep
that
trade
going,
and
we
appreciate
that
it
is
even
in
difficult
situations
when
we've
dealt
with
covet
and
the
world
situations
that
you
know
we
may
have
questions
about,
as
I
mentioned,
did
want
to
highlight
tosh
farms,
I,
like
the
quote
there
from
jimmy.
You
guys,
have
probably
met
him
in
years.
Past
he's
been
here
in
previous
ag
day
on
the
hill
activities.
His
son
jamie
is
still
a
member
of
our
pork
executive
committee.
M
And
if
you
recall
earlier,
we
do
have
the
we
care
principles
and
one
of
those
is
community
outreach
and
that's
something
that's
very
important
to
all
of
our
commodity
groups
working
with
helping
our
communities
when
in
need,
especially
in
december
when
the
tornado
hit
the
western
kentucky
area.
Mayfield
kentucky,
especially
tosh
farms
donated
a
semi-trailer
load
of
pork
products
to
help
those
folks
out,
along
with
some
other
donations
a
little
bit
later
on.
Tennessee
pork
producers
has
been
involved.
We
call
it
the
give
a
ham
program
and
it
happens
in
december.
M
M
So
we
appreciate
the
work
that
they
do
to
make
sure
that
they
are
adding
new
employees
what
we
enjoy
promoting
port
sharing,
the
healthy
benefits
of
pork-
and
I
did
happen
to
see
representative
grills
before
the
meeting
started,
and
he
said
you
know
it
was
interesting
folks
previously
at
a
at
a
meeting
were,
were
interested
in.
You
know
all
of
the
co-products
or
byproducts
like
soybeans
produce
it's
very
similar
for
beef
and
pork.
M
The
other
things
that
we
get
so
we
enjoy
opportunities,
kovid
put
a
damper
on
that,
but
we
do
enjoy
the
opportunities
to
present
to
consumer
groups
and
share
our
message
and
the
other
things
that
you
get
from
the
other
white
meat
and
then
a
young
lady.
There
kayla
harvell,
kayla
harvell's,
daughter,
josie.
M
She
enjoys
being
in
their
farm
and
working
with
the
pigs
in
the
barn,
and
I
put
that
slide
up
there
just
to
illustrate
that
we
have
a
close
relationship
with
farm
bureau
to
help
us
with
policy
issues.
We
have
a
close
relationship
with
the
department
of
agriculture,
appreciate,
miss
carol,
mcdonald,
helping
us
as
well
on
issues,
but
also
with
the
state
veterinarian's
office,
they're,
the
ones
that
work
closely
with
us.
M
If
there
is
ever
a
situation
of
a
possible
foreign
animal
disease
outbreak,
it's
a
collaborative
effort,
our
pork
producers,
especially
with
the
efforts
of
dr
seth
krantz,
who
is
the
tosh
farms
veterinarian,
but
also
a
volunteer
with
our
state
pork
association.
He
is
on
board.
He
works
with
state
vet's
office,
dr
samantha
beatty,
and
we
have
a
team
to
make
sure
that
we
are
proactive
and
we
keep
disease
out.
M
This
slide
shares
with
you
a
little
bit
about
the
future.
On
the
left,
you
see
the
setup
at
tennessee
tech
university.
This
was
in
january
this
year
you
had
almost
500
head
of
hogs
from
young
people
across
the
state
being
exhibited
at
the
state.
Junior
swine
show,
4-h
ffa
members
from
across
the
state
come
together
and
folks
that
exhibit
livestock.
They
enjoy
the
pig
project
because
it's
shorter,
I
actually
have
beef
cattle
on
the
side
and
my
daughter
showed
cattle
all
throughout
and
that's
kind
of
a
year-long
project.
M
Folks
that
show
pigs
and
pork
it's
shorter
and
it
gives
an
opportunity
for
them
to
be
a
part
of
the
industry
and
learn
a
little
bit,
and-
and
that's
why
we
say:
let's,
let's
look
toward
the
future-
the
young
man
on
the
right.
I
also
had
the
opportunity
to
have
some
special
memories
with
some
young
people.
My
daughter
included
of
judging
meets
at
the
national
level.
They
won.
M
The
state
contest
had
the
opportunity
to
do
two
national
contests
and
again
not
asking
for
any
money
today,
but
you
said,
look
toward
the
future,
so
the
future
is.
It
would
be
great
if
our
usda
inspected
livestock
processing
facilities
here
in
tennessee
had
a
little
bit
more
opportunity
to
have
training
for
their
workforce
and
the
way
to
do
that
is
have
a
meat
slab.
M
If
we
can
have
you
know
a
situation
like
that
in
the
future,
if
we
can
look
toward
a
meat
slab-
and
I
know
there
are
opportunities
for
growth
again,
you
have
19
usda,
inspected,
processing
facilities
in
tennessee
with
room
for
growth,
like
representative
wright
mentioned,
and
I
know
that
they
need
workforce
development
and
that's
a
great
way
to
I
hope
plant
the
seed
for
that.
Commissioner
hatcher
is
supportive
of
it.
M
The
university
of
tennessee
institute
of
agriculture,
supportive
of
it
there
are
in
the
works
of
hiring
a
new
meat
science
specialist
so
that
everything
can
come
to
play
together.
Finally,
last
slide
shares
we
enjoy
our
taste
of
elegance
activity.
Representative
shaw
has
attended
before
representative
halford
representative
grills.
It's
a
chance
for
chefs
to
be
together,
create
a
new
pork
entree
and
for
us
to
promote
that
great
pork
that
we
all
enjoy
the
slide
on
the
right
with
hands
up.
M
That's
what
you
look
like
after
you've
served
500
pork
sandwiches
when
we
were
at
that
state
hog
show
that's
brandon,
witt
who's,
just
rolled
off
of
our
committee
rod
and
dolly
barnes,
my
daughter's
up
front,
and
we
were
happy
that
we
served
that
many
folks
and
we
had
a
great
time
hands
up
my
time's
done
jamie's
here.
If
you
have
questions
on
the
producer's
side.
C
K
What
phyllis
said
my
name
is
jamie
weaver,
I'm
a
producer
in
coffee,
franklin
counties.
The
county
line
runs
right
through
our
farm.
So,
like
I
tell
everybody,
we
get
the
pleasure
of
paying
property
taxes
in
two
counties
and
switching
back
and
forth
the
counties
diversified
operation
with
my
father,
we
row
crop
beef
cows,
pigs,
sheep,
have
a
great
vineyard.
It's
very
diversified.
K
I've
been
aw,
phyllis
talked
about
the
industry's
change,
I'm
fixing
to
be
42
years
old.
Here
in
june,
I've
been
an
independent
producer
where
I've
seen
you
know
in
coffee
county,
we
had
over
200
people
raising
pigs
that
faded
out
for
10
years
we
contracted
with
taj
farms
out
of
west
tennessee.
We
did
that
for
10
years
and
now
we've
transitioned
to
the
next
part
of
of
the
poor
production,
we're
a
small
retail
pork
business.
So
now
we
retail
beef,
pork
and
lamb
at
farmers
markets
and
on
the
farm.
K
So
we've
I've
been
in
all
aspects
of
the
industry
and
so
we're
always
trying
to
change
something
about
a
pig.
We
just
can't
let
a
pig
go
from
the
farm.
So
again,
thank
you.
Y'all
know
y'all
short
on
time.
Thank
you
all
for
letting
us
come
here
today
and
give
it
a
few
words
again.
Just
I
know,
as
a
poor
producer,
you
know
enjoy
a
pork
chop
and
a
piece
of
bacon,
and
we
just
appreciate
all
that
y'all
do
for
us.
Thank
you.
No
doubt.
C
C
We
sent
that
to
finance
ways
and
means,
and
it
needs
to
go
to
gov
ops.
So
without
objection
can
we
thank
you,
chairman
wright
or
represent.
We
have
a
motion
second
to
send
now
we're
going
to
vote
to
send
this
to
gov,
ops,
hb
2167,
the
gov,
ops,
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
all
opposed,
nay
eyes
have
it
on
the
gov
ops.
Now,
thank
you,
chairman
hoffer,
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
chair
today.