1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; requiring a livestock industry study.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY STUDY.
 1.5 	The commissioner of agriculture must identify causes of the relative growth or 
1.6 	decline of poultry and livestock production in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South 
1.7 	Dakota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska over the last ten years. The commissioner shall include 
1.8 	the most recent ten years of data on the number of livestock farms for each of the states 
1.9 	that are compared. No later than February 1, 2016, the commissioner must report findings 
1.10 	by poultry and livestock sector and provide recommendations on how to strengthen and 
1.11 	expand Minnesota animal agriculture to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
1.12 	agriculture policy and finance.