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House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
AGENDA
Room 32
January 14, 2020 - January 17, 2020
Last Updated 1/27/2020 4:05 PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
10:00 AM House Floor Convenes
Following adjournment Caucuses & Lunch
1:00 PM H. 254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock
Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
JoAnn Nichols, Humane Investigator, Humane Society of Chittenden County
Joe Emenheiser, Animal Science Lecturer, University of Vermont
Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Dianne Lashoones, Owner, Water Tower Farm, Marshfield
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
Harry O'Rourke, Pond Hill Ranch, Castleton, VT
Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
9:00 AM H. 656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:30 AM Farm to Plate Report
Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Sarah Danly, Farm to Plate Network Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Shane Rogers, Rooted in Vermont Project Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
10:30 AM H. 656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited
Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited
1:00 PM House Floor Convenes
15 minutes after Floor Adjourns Committee Activity as Floor Time Allows
Conference Call with Council of State Governments
2:15 PM Nutrition Discussion
Phosphorus in feed
Diane Norris, Vice President, Addison County Fair and Field Days
2:45 PM H. 656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:45 PM H. 562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals
Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor, Rutland-Windsor
Thursday, January 16, 2020
9:00 AM Gund Institute for Environment, UVM
Report
Stephen Posner, Gund Institute for Environment
10:00 AM H. 656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Julie Boisvert, Meat Inspection Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM House Floor Convenes
15 minutes after Floor adjourns H. 674 - An act relating to clarifying the definition of development used for use value appraisals
Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Reporter of bill
Kate Strousse, Executive Assistant, Vermont Department of Taxes
- H. 731 - An act relating to establishing a residuals management program at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- H. 732 - An act relating to the right to farm
Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
Friday, January 17, 2020
9:30 AM House Floor Convenes
15 minutes after Floor adjourns Clean Water Investment Report
Emily Bird, Program Manager, Clean Water Initiative, Department of Environmental Conservation
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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