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House committee unanimously reports bill to modernize Virginia commodity boards
Summary
The House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources voted 21-0 to report House Bill 1798, which updates membership and structure of several agricultural commodity boards and places term limits on the agricultural council; supporters from industry and the administration testified in favor.
Delegate Dan Helmer presented House Bill 1798 to the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, saying the measure "simply seeks to modernize and adjust several of these boards to reflect changes in agriculture practice and distribution of particular agricultural goods and, the availability of expertise." The committee voted to report the bill by a recorded margin of 21 to nothing.
The bill would change the composition and structure of several commodity ("check-off") boards that collect self-assessments from producers to fund marketing, research and promotion. Helmer told the committee the changes are meant to reflect shifts in production and industry…
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