Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

 

April 20, 2021 - April 23, 2021

Last Updated 4/23/2021 8:02 AM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

 

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

15 minutes after Floor adjourns                   H. 434 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

possible vote

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

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Biotechnology Innovation Org, National Animal Supplement Council, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance

 

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 434 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

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

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

 

-                                   H. 420 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Agricultural Finance

Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 22, 2021

9:00 AM                   Working Lands Enterprise Board

Enterprise Finance Options

Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry

Livestream here

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

Eric DeLuca, Enterprise Financing Options Committee Chair, Working Lands Enterprise Board

Janice St.Onge, President, Flexible Capital Fund

Jon Ramsey, Executive  Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy

Lane Fury, Cooperative Fund of New England

Benneth Phelps, Dirt Capital Partners

Joel Moyer, Fair Food Fund

Janice St. Onge, President, Flexible Capital Fund

Gaye Symington, Executive Director, High Meadows Fund

Michael Philipp, Regenerative Food Network

Will Belongia, Vermont Community Loan Fund

Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Siobhan Smith, Vermont Land Trust

Dave Lane, Senior Vice President, Yankee Farm Credit

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   H. 434 - An act relating to establishing the Agricultural Innovation Board

Committee vote

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 421 - An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board

Mary McFaun, Vermont Federation of Dog Clubs

Stacey Ober, Legislative Analyst & Community Outreach, New England Region, American Kennel Club

 

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 23, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 421 - An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board

Mary McFaun, Vermont Federation of Dog Clubs

Stacey Ober, Legislative Analyst & Community Outreach, New England Region, American Kennel Club

 

9:20 AM                   H. 420 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

 

11:15 AM                   Committee Adjourns

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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