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Senate Committee on Agriculture
AGENDA
Zoom
January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022
Last Updated 1/14/2022 11:32 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ogCBBT6D13zAYmsLI0Oiw/featured
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
9:30 AM Senate Floor
15 minutes after Floor adjourns Plastic Residues in Compost
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Josh Kelly, Materials Management Section Chief, Agency of Natural Resources
12:00 PM Committee Adjourns
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
9:00 AM Northeast Dairy Task Force
Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
9:40 AM Break
9:45 AM S. 188 - An act relating to regulating licensed small cannabis cultivation as farming
Sen. Dick Sears Jr., Bennington County
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Universal Meals
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
Trevor Lowell, Farm to Institution Program Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Carrie Stahler, Vermont Food Bank
Jean Hamilton, Vermont Everyone Eats Program Manager, SEVCA, ShiftMeals and The Skinny Pancake
12:00 PM Committee Adjourns
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, January 13, 2022
9:00 AM Committee Bill Discussion
Legislative initiatives concerning dairy industry
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM Committee Adjourns
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, January 14, 2022
9:30 AM Agri-Mark
Introductions
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Agri-Mark
Joanna Lidback, Wheeler Mountain Farm, Barton, VT
Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms, East Montpelier, VT
Jason Martin, Vice President of Manufacturing, Agri-Mark
Catherine DeRonde, Vice President, Agri-Mark
10:15 AM 22-0543 - An act relating to providing premium assistance for farmer participation in risk management programs
Catherine DeRonde, Vice President, Economics and Legislative Affairs, Agrimark
Ed Gallagher, President, DFA Risk Management
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM Water Quality Funding
Update on federal funding dealing with water quaility in Vermont
Marli Rupe, Agricultural Water Quality Section Chief, Department of Environmental Conservation
11:20 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