House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

March 26, 2024 - March 29, 2024

Last Updated 3/29/2024 10:25 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial retention

 

11:30 AM                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

9:40 AM                   Security Briefing

John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont State House

Kevin Williams, Acting Chief, Capitol Police Department

 

10:00 AM                   H. 567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

JoAnne Bourbeau, Northeast Regional Director, Humane Society of United States

Pamela Krausz, Vermont Humane Federation

JoAnn Nichols, Member, Humane Society of Chittenden County, HEART Wildlife Removal

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   H. 567 - An act relating to the sale of dogs, cats, and wolf-hybrids by pet shops

Taylor Livelli, Government Affairs Manager, Pet Advocacy Network

Amy Jesse, Public Policy Director, Puppy Mills , Humane Society of the United States

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 28, 2024

9:00 AM                   Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center

Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Development and Innovation Lead, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:00 AM                   Best Management Practices for the Use of Insecticide Treated Article Seeds

Report walk-thru

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

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   School Nutrition Day

Teddy Waszazack, Legislative Policy Lead, Hunger Free Vermont

Harley Sterling, School Nutrition Director and President of SNAVT, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

Scott Fay, Director of Child Nutrition, Essex Westford School District

Bob Hildebrand, SNS Food Service Director, The Abbey Group

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 29, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Sydonia Axis Lary at slary@leg.state.vt.us