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Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 26

January 14, 2020 - January 17, 2020

Last Updated 1/15/2020 1:39 PM

 

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor Convenes

 

15  minutes after Floor adjourns                   To Be Determined

S. 194 - An act relating to standards for the sale of hemp seeds

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:30 AM                   S. 273 - An act relating to creating incentives for schools and establishing a goal for correctional facilities to purchase locally produced foods

Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont

Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Kathy Alexander, Food Service Director, Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District

 Bob Hildebrand, Food Service Director, The Abbey Group

Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

9:00 AM                   Auditor's Report

"Where's the Money Flowing? Cost-Effectiveness of Lake Champlain Clean Water Efforts"

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

 

10:30 AM                   Farm to Plate Report

Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Sarah Danly, Farm to Plate Network Manager, Sustainable Jobs Fund

Shane Rogers, Rooted in Vermont Project Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

Thursday, January 16, 2020

9:00 AM                   Food Hubs

Robin Morris, Mad River Food Hub, Waitsfield

Erika Lynch, Mad River Food Hub, Waitsfield

Eric DeLuca, Principal, Leverage Point Consulting

Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:00 AM                   Gund Institute for Environment, UVM

Stephen Posner, Gund Institute for Environment

 

11:00 AM                   S. 194 - An act relating to standards for the sale of hemp seeds

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

 

Friday, January 17, 2020

9:00 AM                   Soil Conservation Practice and Payment for Ecosystem Services Working Group

The Agriculture Committee will be meeting in Room 5, the Senate Appropriations Room.

Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Convenes

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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

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