House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

AGENDA

Room 49 and Zoom

February 27, 2024 - March 1, 2024

Last Updated 3/15/2024 2:29 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-agriculture-food-resiliency-and-forestry.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

11:45 AM                   H. 128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Committee discussion

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:15 PM                   H. 614 - An act relating to land improvement fraud and timber trespass

Ammendment walk-through

Rep. Ela Chapin, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary - Invited

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

1:45 PM                   24-0654 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

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

2:00 PM                   Break

2:15 PM                   H. 706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee Discussion

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

3:00 PM                   Break

3:15 PM                   H. 813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Casey Darrow, Green Mountain Orchards

Simon Renault, Scott Farm

Joseph Dutton, Owner, Dutton Berry Farm

Rep. John Arrison, Wellwood Orchard

4:00 PM                   H. 128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

Committee vote

4:15 PM                   H. 706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

9:15 AM                   H. 664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Introduction

Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Sponsor, Windham-3

9:30 AM                   H. 664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Walk-through

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:50 AM                   Break

10:00 AM                   H. 706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

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

10:45 AM                   Break

11:00 AM                   H. 706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee vote

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

11:15 AM                   H. 813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

Walk-through

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

11:30 AM                   H. 624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Walk-through

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

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 813 - An act relating to establishing the Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program

John McCann, Owner, North Branch Vineyards, Montpelier

Philip Murdock, Owner, Chapin Orchard

David Keck, Owner, Stella 14 Wines, Vermont Grape & Wine Council

2:00 PM                   Break

2:15 PM                   H. 673 - An act relating to Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy

Committee discussion

Rep. Mike Rice, Sponsor, Bennington-Rutland

Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society

3:00 PM                   House Floor

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, February 29, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

Meg Madden, Mycologist, Spore Stories

Christopher Denette, Wild Mushroom Food & Safety Educator

Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   H. 664 - An act relating to designating a State Mushroom

John Austin, Wildlife Division Director, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Grace Glynn, State Botanist, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Terrance Delaney, Associate Professor of Plant Biology, University of Vermont

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 624 - An act relating to providing financial assistance to the forest economy

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast

1:30 PM                   24-0654 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Kaitlynn Levine, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited

Stephanie Smith, Agency of Agriculture

Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

2:30 PM                   Break

2:45 PM                   Budget Memo Discussion

Committee discussion

3:00 PM                   House Floor

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, March 1, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   Budget Memo Discussion

Committee discussion

2:15 PM                   Adjourn

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