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  • Sen. Russ Ingalls, Chair
  • Sen. Joseph "Joe" Major, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Brian Collamore
  • Sen. Steven Heffernan, Clerk
  • Sen. Robert Plunkett

Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/25/2025 9:43 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

The Senate Agriculture Committee will not meet today.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

 

9:35 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Rural Vermont Annual Small Farm Action Day

Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Katie Steere, Wild Earth Farm, Randolph

Samantha Langevin, Director of Partnerships and Community, Liberation Ecosystems

Joseph Morel, Eastman Farm, Barnard

Ben Wilcox, Off Piste Farm

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

 

11:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

Joseph Morel, Eastman Farm, Barnard - Zoom

Christopher Piana, Fable Farm & Fermentory - Zoom

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel (9:30 AM)

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:00 AM                   Dairy Delivers Report

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

9:40 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   H. 484 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at lleehman@leg.state.vt.us

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