House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

AGENDA

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March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/12/2021 2:43 PM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses will be held following the Floor

1:00 PM                   Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

Following adjournment of Joint Assembly                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

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

Kanika Gandhi, Agrichemical Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

2:30 PM                   H. 218 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized raw milk

Dr. Becky Allen, Food Animal Veterinarian, Addison County

Mollie Wills, Rural Vermont

3:00 PM                   H. 108 - An act relating to Vermont standards for issuing a Clean Water Act section 401 certification

Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife

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

3:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:00 AM                   Adequate Shelter for Livestock

Brandon Bless, Bread and Butter Farm

Bruce Hennesey, Maple Wind Farm

Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board

Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board (9:30 AM)

Justin Poulin, Poulin And Daughters Farm, Randolph

Barry Londeree, Former Vermont State Director, Humane Society of the United States

Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

Jared Carpenter,  , Lake Champlain Committee

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

Andrew Shively, Highway Division Hazardous Materials Unit Manager, VTrans (11:00 AM)

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 minutes after Floor adjourns                   H. 218 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized raw milk

Roy Folsom, Elite Certified Farm Agent, Nationwide Agribusiness

Mollie Wills, Rural Vermont

3:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Thursday, March 11, 2021

9:00 AM                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

9:30 AM                   Adequate Shelter for Livestock

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel (10:00 AM)

10:45 AM                   Break

11:00 AM                   Committee bills

Committee discussion

11:30 AM                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

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

Kanika Gandhi, Agrichemical Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

1:15 PM                   House Floor

following Floor adjournment                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

Committee discussion

3:15 PM                   H. 218 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized raw milk

Committee discussion

3:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Friday, March 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 minutes after Floor adjourns                   H. 218 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized raw milk

James Donegan, Owner, Trillium Hill Farm

Suzanne Long, Owner, Luna Bleu Farm

Rich Larson, Owner, Larson Farm and Creamery

Mollie Wills, Rural Vermont

11:30 AM                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

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

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

12:00 PM                   Break

12:30 PM                   21-0900 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

discussion and possible vote

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

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

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

1:00 PM                   H. 218 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized raw milk

discussion and possible vote

Mollie Wills, Rural Vermont

E.B. Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Rich Larson, Owner, Larson Farm and Creamery

Suzanne Long, Owner, Luna Bleu Farm

Dr. Becky Allen, Addison County

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 Linda Leehman at lleehman@leg.state.vt.us