House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31

January 23, 2018 - January 26, 2018

Last Updated 2/1/2018 12:49 PM

 

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

10:00 AM          House Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor          Caucuses

 

1:00 PM          Governor's FY 2019 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

 

15 minutes after Floor          Vermont Farm Bureau

Member Introductions

 

3:00 PM          Rural Economic Development

review of S.101 and Forestry memorandum

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

9:00 AM          H. 663 - An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association

Bob Clark , Owner, Fisher Brothers Farm (10:15 AM) - Phone

 

10:30 AM          Break

 

10:45 AM          H. 663 - An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Dean Pierce, Planning and Zoning, Shelburne

Anne Tisbert, Valley Dream Farm, Cambridge

Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau

 

1:00 PM          House Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor          Reports Repeal Bill

To consider repealing one report related to Agriculture

 

-          Report

Clean Water Investment Report

Rebecca Ellis, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Kari Dolan, Manager, Vermont Clean Water Association

 

3:00 PM          Vermont Fairs and Field Days

Equipment inspection

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

 

3:20 PM          Farm taxes

Jane Clifford,  , Dairy Producer

 

3:45 PM          H. 661 - An act relating to regenerative organic farming

Rep. Amy Sheldon, Co-Chair 250 Commission

 

4:00 PM          Government Accountability Committee Report

Committee discussion

Rep. Maida Townsend, House Committee On Government Operations

 

Thursday, January 25, 2018

9:00 AM          H. 663 - An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Lauri Boyden, Owner, Boyden Farm (9:30 AM) - Phone

Doni Cain, Owner, Quillpig Farm

Susan Senning, Zoning Administrator, Town of Waitsfield

 

10:30 AM          Break

 

10:45 AM          H. 663 - An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Lindsay Harris, Owner, Mountain Home Farm

Rich and Cynthia Larson, Morningside Farm

Doug Flack, Owner, Flack Family Farm

 

1:00 PM          Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor          H. 663 - An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT

Laura Olsen, Co-owner, Green Mountain Girls Farm

Steve Reid, Owner, Fat Toad Farm

Judith Irving, Owner, Fat Toad Farm

 

3:30 AM          H. 649 - An act relating to invasive plant control in State highway rights-of-way

Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor

 

3:45 PM          H. 650 - An act relating to the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos

Rep. Sandy Haas,  , Sponsor

 

Friday, January 26, 2018

9:30 AM          House Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor          Food Safety

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited

Kristina Sweet, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited

 

11:30 AM          H. 631 - An act relating to forestland used for maple production

Rep. Paul Lefebvre, Sponsor

Cary Giguere, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

 

11:45 AM          H. 663 - An act relating to municipal land use regulation of accessory on-farm businesses

Committee discussion

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at 802-828-2233 or lleehman@leg.state.vt.us