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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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