House Agriculture - 2026-01-07 - 9:35AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (briefing to legislative committee) · January 9, 2026

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Opening and introductions

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Chair calls the meeting to order and Anson Tebbetts, Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets, introduces agency staff present: Abby Willard (agriculture development director), Nicole Dubuque (operations/COO), and Steve Collier (general counsel). Tebbetts previews topics: federal funding and a drought survey.

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Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets presented preliminary results of a drought survey showing 200 responses, roughly 79,000 impacted acres and estimated losses of $15.9 million; staff also discussed delayed federal grants and implementation challenges for proposed farm relief (S.60) and a $31.7M USDA block grant.

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