House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31

February 13, 2018 - February 16, 2018

Last Updated 2/23/2018 3:15 PM

 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

9:30 AM                   Vermont Fairs and Field Days

Ride inspections

Bob Johnson, President, Outdoor Amusement Business Association - Phone

Jay Strates, Owner, Strates Show - Phone

E.J.  Dean, Owner, Fiesta Shows - Phone

Tim Shea, General Manager, Champlain Valley Exposition - Phone

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor                   Conservation Districts

Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts - Invited

Heather Johnson, District Manager, Essex County, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Jeff Farber, Programs Manager, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Justin Michaud, Conservation Planner, Newport, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Hilary Solomon, Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District

Jeannie Bartlett, District Manager, Franklin County, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

2:30 PM                   Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Milk Commission Report

Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services IV and Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

9:00 AM                   Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

Room 10

 

10:00 AM                   Agriculture Research Projects

Heather Darby, Alburg Farmer, UVM Extension

 

11:00 AM                   H. 780 - An act relating to the inspection of amusement rides

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

 

11:30 AM                   Small Farm Milk Regulations

E.B. Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor                   Regenerative Agriculture

Ryan Patch, Senior Agriculture Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited

Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension

Jeff Carter, Agronomist/Soil Scientist, UVM Extension

Joshua Faulkner, Farming and Climate Change Coordinator, UVM Extension

 

2:40 PM                   UVM Extension

Charles Ross Jr., Director, University of Vermont Extension

 

3:15 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to pollinator protection

Terry Bradshaw, Chair, Pollinator Protection Committee

 

4:00 PM                   Agriculture and Extension Reception

 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

9:00 AM                   2+2 Advisory Committee Meeting

Room 10

 

9:30 AM                   H. 780 - An act relating to the inspection of amusement rides

Rob Gavel, Compliance Director, LJM - Phone

Lewis Murtz, Owner, LJM - Phone

Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture

 

10:30 AM                   Election of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

 

 

11:30 AM                   Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

Member introductions

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

Roger Audet, Lamoille County Field Days

Alana Langmaid, Caledonia County Fair

Alan Howe, Tunbridge Fair

Megan Sutton, Addison County Fair and Field Days

Tim Shea, General Manager, Champlain Valley Exposition

Mike Tetreault, Board Member, Orleans County Fair

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor Convenes

 

15 minutes after Floor                   Food System Resilience

Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms

 

3:00 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to pollinator protection

Nat Shambaugh , Retired Chemist

Mike  Palmer, Owner, French Hill Apiaries

Kevin Komer, Director of Agronomy, Stow Country Club and Stowe Mountain Club

Riley Titus, Manager, State Public Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment

Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers

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

 

Friday, February 16, 2018

9:30 AM                   House Floor Convenes

 

11:00 AM                   Forestry issues

Ellen Czajkowski, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

12:00 PM                   Phosphorus Initiative

Paul Ralston, President, Vermont Coffee Company

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

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