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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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