House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

January 25, 2022 - January 28, 2022

Last Updated 1/28/2022 12:03 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-and-forestry.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

 

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Carbon Sequestration

Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

2:00 PM                   H. 504 - An act relating to the reorganization, enhancement, and enforcement of animal welfare requirements in the State

Introduction

Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:40 PM                   H. 610 - An act relating to airport expansion and primary agricultural soils

Introduction

Rep. Lisa Hango, Sponsor

 

3:00 PM                   H. 626 - An act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides

Introduction

Rep. Amy Sheldon, Sponsor

 

3:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 626 - An act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides

Walk-through of bill

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

 

10:00 AM                   On-farm Slaughter

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

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

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 653 - An act relating to the creation of an ecological management qualification for the Use Value Appraisal program

Introduction

Rep. Paul Lefebvre, Sponsor

 

11:20 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:00 PM                   H. 610 - An act relating to airport expansion and primary agricultural soils

Walk-through of bill

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   H. 626 - An act relating to the sale, use, or application of neonicotinoid pesticides

Charles Mraz, Owner, Champlain Valley Apiaries

 

2:45 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

3:00 PM                   House  Floor

 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

9:00 AM                   Farm to Plate Report

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   H. 566 - An act relating to the establishment of the Vermont Forest Future Program

Zack Porter, Director, Standing Trees

Kathleen Wanner, Executive Director, Vermont Woodlands Association, Administrator, Vermont Wood Works Council

 

11:30 AM                   H. 610 - An act relating to airport expansion and primary agricultural soils

Brian Savage, Town Administrator, Swanton, Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Committee Adjourns

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 28, 2022

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kira Ecay at kecay@leg.state.vt.us