House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

March 21, 2023 - March 24, 2023

Last Updated 3/24/2023 2:33 PM

 

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

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

2:00 PM                   H. 81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

 

2:10 PM                   An act relating to Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection

Proposed Amendment

 

2:30 PM                   H. 81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Mark-up

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

9:00 AM                   Tourism Day

Agrotourism Theme

Tara Pereira, Executive Director, Vermont Fresh Network

David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines

Clara Ayer, Fairmont Farms

Nick Managan, Partner & Community Marketing Manager, Cabot Creamery

 

10:00 AM                   H. 81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Justin Kolber, Chief of Environmental and Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

 

11:00 AM                   Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

Brian Kemp, President, Board of Directors, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

Leanna Compagna, Organic Dairy Farmer, Member, Board of Directors

Ramsay Mellish, Organic Dairy and Beef Farmer, Member, Board of Directors

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 23, 2023

9:00 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

 

9:30 AM                   H. 274 - An act relating to agriculture and nutrition education

Introduction

Rep. Henry Pearl, Bill Sponsor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Mountain Meadows Farm

Peter James, Farmer, Monument Farms Dairy

Timothy White, Maintenance Supervisor, Shelburne Limestone Corporation

 

10:45 AM                   Small Farms Day

Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT

Jess Laporte, Land Access and Opportunity Board, Rights and Democracy

Jack Thomas, Aspiring Market Farmer

Tanama Varas, Farmer, Farm Employee

Sadie Farris, Farmer, Council Member, Vermont Youth Council

Carver Maxwell, Council Member, Vermont Youth Council

Ernest A. Caswell, Farm Worker Housing Activist

Dan Baker, Associate Professor, UVM Farmworker Advocate

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:10 AM                   H. 205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farm Diversification and Transition Program

Appropriations Amendment

Rep. Tristan Toleno, House Committee on Appropriations

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:45 PM                   H. 205 - An act relating to establishing the Small Farm Diversification and Transition Program

Vote on Appropriations Amendment

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Alaura Rich at arich@leg.state.vt.us