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House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
AGENDA
Room 32
March 19, 2019 - March 22, 2019
Last Updated 3/25/2019 9:04 AM
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
following Caucuses and Lunch
3:30 PM H. 254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock
Annual Report of the Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Erika Holm, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
9:00 AM iPad Training
Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM Rural Vermont
Introductions and Issues
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
Christine Bourque, Blue Heron Farm
Nick Zigelbaum, Owner, Longest Acre Farm
11:00 AM Vermont Farm Bureau
Introductions and Issues
Ethan Allen Room
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
Heidi Krantz, Vermont Horse Council, Farm Bureau
Joie Lehovillier, Foote Brook Farm, Johnson
Bob Sherwin, Farm owner, Norwich
Anne Tisbert, Valley Dream Farm
Art Whitman, Chair Government Relations Committee, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Jennifer Lambert, Washington
Mary White, Corinth
Rob Carey, Vermont Farm Bureau, Rutland County
1:00 PM House Floor
Thursday, March 21, 2019
9:00 AM iPad Training
Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM On Farm Accessory Businesses
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
10:15 AM H. 525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Rep. Emmons amendment
10:30 AM Senate Agriculture Committee
Overview of rural development bill
11:30 AM Forestry issues
Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
1:00 PM House Floor
4:30 PM H. 205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides
Committee on Appropriations amendment
Committee on Ways and Means amendment
Friday, March 22, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 7 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Linda Leehman at 802-828-2233 or lleehman@leg.state.vt.us