House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/25/2025 12:38 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucus

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

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

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT

 

1:30 PM                   Break

 

1:40 PM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   Review of Federal Dollars

Forest Parks and Recreation

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Ansley Bloomer, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:05 AM                   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

Zachary Lizee, Cognizant Sparks LLC, Plainfield

Ben Wilcox, Farmer, Off Piste Farm

 

10:05 AM                   Break

 

10:25 AM                   Neonicotinoid Legislation Overview

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

 

11:00 AM                   Neonicotinoid Field Trial Study

Heather Darby, Associate Professor, UVM Extension, Founding Member Northern Grain Growers Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

1:55 PM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Scott Sanderson, Director of Farm and Food, Conservation Law Foundation

 

3:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:35 AM                   H. 326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Christopher Sweezy, Region Director, RK Environmental Services

Blair Calder, President, Automatic Trap Company Inc.

 

10:35 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Frank Kampf, Bull Shed Farm, Cabot

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

1:50 PM                   S. 60 - An act relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather conditions

Committee Vote

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:30 AM                   H. 326 - An act relating to the regulation of the use of rodenticides

Dr. Rebecca Gooley, Wildlife Scientist, David Smith Conservation Research Fellow

 

12:30 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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