Senate Committee on Agriculture

AGENDA

Room 26

April 2, 2019 - April 5, 2019

Last Updated 4/5/2019 10:16 AM

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

The Senate Agriculture Committee is attending the Northern Tier Dairy Summit in Jay, Vermont.

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

9:00 AM                   19-0792 - An act relating to farming activities in wetlands

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

Bill Rowell, Chair of Board, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Action Committee

Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

11:00 AM                   Conservation Districts

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

Room 10

Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Jeff Farber, Conservation Programs Manager, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

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

Jeannie Bartlett, District Manager, Franklin County, Natural Resources Conservation Districts

Tucker Malone, Conservation Programs Technical Coordinator and Land Treatment Planner, St. Albans, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Sarrah Damsell, Manager, Orleans County, Natural Resources Conservation Districts

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

Thursday, April 04, 2019

9:00 AM                   H. 525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Rep. Rodney Graham, Reporter of bill

Rep. Terry Norris, Reporter of bill

9:30 AM                   H. 525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Walk through bill

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

10:00 AM                   H. 525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (10:00 AM)

Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (10:00 AM)

10:30 AM                   H. 525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Section 12

Frank Huard, Huard Family Farm

10:45 AM                   H. 525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

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

Friday, April 05, 2019

9:00 AM                   H. 275 - An act relating to the Farm-to-Plate Investment Program

-                                   H. 79 - An act relating to eligibility for farm-to-school grant assistance

walk-through of bills and committee discussion

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

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

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network

11:30 AM                   Senate 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