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House panel advances bill to change Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission makeup and cap assessment at 1 cent
Summary
The House Agriculture Affairs Committee voted to send House Bill 173 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after sponsors and industry representatives described shrinking membership and a proposed cap on a per‑pound assessment to support research, education and national representation.
Representative Sean Deigert, sponsor of House Bill 173, told the House Agriculture Affairs Committee that the bill would change the composition of the Idaho Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission and cap a per‑pound assessment at one cent.
"House Bill 173 is relating to the alfalfa and clover seed commission," Representative Sean Deigert said, describing proposed membership changes that would reduce the number of grower positions and add a dealer seat and a University of Idaho seat. He said the commission would go from six to seven members, with five growers, one University of Idaho representative and one dealer.
The bill would also change the commission’s assessment structure. "The assessment is gonna go from 1 fourth cent to a cap of 1¢," Deigert said. Committee testimony clarified the commission’s current assessment…
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