House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

April 29, 2025 - May 2, 2025

Last Updated 4/25/2025 2:03 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucus

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Best Management Practices for the Use of Neonic Seeds and Pesticides Report Review

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

Morgan Griffith, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

2:00 PM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Joint Hearing with House Environment
Room 11

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

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Paul Doton, Dairy Farmer and Board Chair, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance

Jon Groverman, VNRC Policy & Water Program Director

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bill Intro

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Reporter

Sen. Brian Collamore, Presenter

 

11:00 AM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

CAFO Update

Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

Catherine Gjessing, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 1, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Alex Thibault, Farmer - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Ag Innovation Board Report

Morgan Griffith, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 2, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   RAP Testimony

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

 

2:00 PM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

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

Josh Faulkner, Director, UVM Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab, UVM Extension

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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