Senate Committee on Agriculture

AGENDA

Room 26

February 25, 2020 - February 28, 2020

Last Updated 2/28/2020 1:49 PM

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment                   S. 273 - An act relating to creating incentives for schools and establishing a goal for correctional facilities to purchase locally produced foods

Rosie Krueger, Assistant Director, Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

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

Robert Arnell, Facilities Operation Manager, Department of Corrections

Bryan Mitofsky, Department of Corrections

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

11:30 AM                   Implicit Bias Training

Legislative Lounge

Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 265 - An act relating to the use of food residuals for farming

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

Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont

9:30 AM                   UVM's Land Grant Mission in Action

Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont

10:00 AM                   Dairy Marketing Report

Room 11

Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee

Ken Jones, Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

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

Ben Kerrick, Karen Karp and Partners

Christophe Hille, Karen Karp and Partners

Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

3:30 PM                   UVM's Land Grant Mission in Action

Reception from 3:30-5:30 PM in State House Cafeteria

Thursday, February 27, 2020

9:00 AM                   Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Room 10

Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

Sen. Tim Ashe, President Pro Tempore

Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Lynn Ellen Schimoler, Program Manager, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Peter Colman, Owner, Vermont Salumi

Lila Bennett, Owner, Tangletown Farm

Mike Proia, Co-owner, Bread and Butter Farm

Mateo Kehler, Owner, Jasper Hill Farms

Rob Riley, Northern Forest Center

Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center

Jette Mandl-Abramson, Owner, Calabash Gardens

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

11:00 AM                   S. 180 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and application of the pesticide chlorpyrifos

-                                   S. 265 - An act relating to the use of food residuals for farming

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

Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

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

Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company

Friday, February 28, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 265 - An act relating to the use of food residuals for farming

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

Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro

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

Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont

Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company

Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor 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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