S.60 (Act 78)
An act relating to establishing the Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund to provide payments for farm and forestry operation losses due to weather conditions
Sponsors:
Sen. Ruth Hardy
,
Sen. Steven Heffernan, Sen. Joseph Major, Sen. Robert Plunkett
Last Recorded Action: 3/27/2026 - Signed by Governor on March 26, 2026
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Amanda Andrews, Owner, Tamarack Hollow Farm
- Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
- Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Rep. Edye Graning, Bill Reporter
- Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, UVM Extension
- Bruce Hennessey, Farmer/Slaughterer, Maple Wind Farm
- Jake Jacobs, Risk Management Outreach Specialist and Farm Teams Advisor, White River Natural Resource Conservation District
- Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
- Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Reporter
- Hillary Martin, Diggers' Mirth Collective Farm
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
- Mike Snow, Executive Director, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance, Post Mills Eggs and Grain
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
- Mary White, Farm & Crop Insurance Agent, Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau
House Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. David Durfee, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry
- Rep. Edye Graning, Amendment Sponsor
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Roy Beckford, Associate Dean and Director, UVM Extension
- Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration
- Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, VT Agricultural Fairs Association
- Vern Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, UVM Extension
- Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Addison District
- Melanie Harrison, Harrison's Homegrown
- Jake Jacobs, Risk Management Outreach Specialist and Farm Teams Advisor, White River Natural Resource Conservation District
- Andy Jones, Farm Manager, Intervale Community Farm
- Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Simon Renault, Scott Farm
- Justin Rich, Farmer, Burnt Rock Farm
- Charlie Roy, Claims Specialist, NAU North East
- Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles
- Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont
- Mary White, Fort Waite Holsteins LLC, Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sen. Russ Ingalls, Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Senator, Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel