Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/4/2025 12:33 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-agriculture.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

15 minutes after Senate adjourns                   H. 167 - An act relating to establishing the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Grant at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introduction of bill  

Michelle Bos-Lun, Bill Reporter - Invited

 

10:15 AM                   S. 118 - An act relating to agricultural economic development

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sponsor - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Budget request

Michelle Monroe, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Clare Ireland, Director of Operations, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

 

9:45 AM                   Committee Adjourns

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:00 AM                   Pesticides

Pesticide fee disposal and report proposal

Jennifer Holliday, Representative, Chittenden Solid Waste District

Margaret Laggis, Responsible Industry for a Sustainable Environment (RISE), CropLife America - Zoom

Jon Gaeta, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment - Zoom

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

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:00 AM                   To Be Scheduled

 

11:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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