House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

May 6, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Last Updated 5/2/2025 10:53 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucus

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Ag Agency Review of Federal Dollars

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

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

1:45 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   Conservation Stewardship Program Testimony

Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

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

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

9:30 AM                   Dairy Delivers Report

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

Laura Ginsburg, Dairy Delivers Report, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 45 - An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities

Laura Klaiber, Research Scientist, Miner Institute

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT

Erica Langston, Co-owner, Merryweather Meadows

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 8, 2025

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

Testimony TBD

Justin Rich, Farmer, Burnt Rock Farm

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 9, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Megan Cannella at mcannella@leg.state.vt.us