Senate Committee on Agriculture

AGENDA

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January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

Last Updated 1/13/2021 4:16 PM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

15 minutes after Floor adjourns                   Committee Introductions

10:30 AM                   Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 Introductions and Updates

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

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

Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

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

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

Steve Collier, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Katherine McNamara, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Julie Boisvert, Meat Inspection Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Rebecca Harvey, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   21-0377 - An act relating to the use of food residuals for farming

Kelley McGill, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM                   Committee Priorities for 2021

Committee discussion

11:00 AM                   Committee Adjourns

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Update

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Liz Gleason, Viability Program Manager, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Mariah Noth, Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Vermont Farm and Forest Viability Program

10:00 AM                   Rural Vermont

Update

Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Charlotte Boyden, Legislative Intern, Rural Vermont

10:45 AM                   Vermont Farm Bureau

Update

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

Friday, January 15, 2021

9:00 AM                   NOFA-VT

Update

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

Grace Oedel, Executive Director, NOFA VT

Jen Miller, Farmer Services Director, NOFA-VT

Ashlyn Bristle, Owner, Rebop Farm

Bill Cavenaugh, Farm Business Advisor, NOFA VT

Eric Paris, Owner, Tamarlane Farm

Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School Program Director, NOFA VT

10:45 AM                   21-0377 - An act relating to the use of food residuals for farming

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

11:15 AM                   Committee Adjourns

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

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