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House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
AGENDA
Room 32
February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020
Last Updated 2/14/2020 8:15 AM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
10:00 AM House Floor Convenes
Following Adjournment Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
FY21 Agriculture Budget
Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:30 PM Committee Discussion of Bill Priorities
3:00 PM Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Introduction
Brooke Decker, Pollinator Protector Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:30 PM H. 674 - An act relating to clarifying the definition of development used for use value appraisals
Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Todd Heyman, Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
9:00 AM H. 673 - An act relating to tree wardens
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor - Phone
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:00 AM Farm to School Awareness Day
Joint Hearing, House Agriculture and Forestry and Senate Agriculture Committees
Room 11
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
David Baker, Superintendent, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
Craig Locarno, Food Service Director, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
Peter Stratman, Teacher, Cabot School
Nene Riley, Teacher, Cabot School
Camryn Hoffman, Student, Cabot School
Silas Robbins, Student, Cabot School
Meg Dawkins, Staff, Berlin Elementary School
Teddy Chamberlain, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Gavin Haines, Student, Berlin Elementary School
JJ Hansen, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Phin Hilferty, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Sophia McCaffrey, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Kadence McCalister, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Lucas Richer, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Jake Stafford, Student, Berlin Elementary School
John Stafford, Student, Berlin Elementary School
Angus Baldwin, Owner, Three Crows Farm
Mary Zigman, Rutland County Parent Child Center
Beth Miller, Community Impact Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center
Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School Program Director, NOFA VT
1:00 PM House Floor Convenes
15 minutes after Floor Adjourns H. 254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock
Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board - Phone
Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
2:30 PM Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
Hilary Solomon, Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
Lori Fisher, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
3:00 PM H. 674 - An act relating to clarifying the definition of development used for use value appraisals
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:00 PM 2020 Farm to School Awareness Day
State House Cafeteria
Thursday, February 13, 2020
9:00 AM Field Trip
Perfect Circle Farm
Joint field trip with Senate Agriculture Committee
1:00 PM House Floor Convenes
15 Minutes after Floor Adjourns H. 673 - An act relating to tree wardens
Danielle Fitzko, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Nicholas Ecker-Racz, Town of Glover
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
2:30 PM H. 674 - An act relating to clarifying the definition of development used for use value appraisals
Committee vote
2:45 PM H. 794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism
- H. 798 - An act relating to the use of biochar
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited
Friday, February 14, 2020
9:30 AM House Floor Convenes
15 Minutes after Floor Adjourns Committee Discussion
10:30 AM NOFA-Vermont
Grace Oedel, Executive Director, NOFA VT
Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
11:30 AM Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Strategic Plan
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
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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