Agriculture - Cost-Sharing Program - Sale of Harvested Cover Crops
Sponsor: Senator HoughCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: AgricultureStatus: Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a person that plants rye or two-row barley cover crops as a best management practice to sell the harvested cover crop to a malting facility in the State or to a person that will process the cover crop for sale in the State to a person that holds a certain alcoholic beverages license.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Atticks, Kevinlobbyist | Grow and Fortify | Oral |
| FAV | Rifkin, Bradlobbyist | RWL on behalf of Brewers Assoc. of Md. | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hough, Senator Houghlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | MASCD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | MDA | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVAtticks, KevinGrow and FortifyRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association
FAVRifkin, BradRWL on behalf of Brewers Assoc. of Md.Registered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Baltimore Banner, The; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brewers Association of Maryland…
UNFThompson, LindsayMASCDRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…