House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

January 19, 2026 - January 23, 2026

Last Updated 1/16/2026 3:21 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2027 Budget Address

Joint Assembly; House Chamber

 

2:45 PM                   Vermont Food Bank

Vermonters Feeding Vermonters

John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

9:30 AM                   Lake Champlain's Future

2026 Action Plan of the VT Citizen's Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain

Mary Perchlik, Member, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Wood Product Manufacturers report

Comments on Report

Gwynn Zakov, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association

 

11:55 AM                   Committee Introduction

RTCC Diverse Agriculture Class

 

12:25 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Stakeholder Testimony by Vermont League of Cities and Town

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

2:10 PM                   Break

 

2:20 PM                   TBD

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 22, 2026

9:30 AM                   Municipal Regulation of Agriculture

Stakeholder Testimony

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT - Invited

Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance - Invited

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Wood Product Manufacturers report

Comments on the LURB Report

Katharine Servidio, Forest Economy Program Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

11:20 AM                   Break

 

11:30 AM                   Wood Product Manufacturers report

Comments on the LURB Report

Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Farm to Plate Program

Annual Presentation

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:40 PM                   Vermont Food Bank

Vermonters Feeding Vermonters

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 23, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:20 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

VHCB Update

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

2:00 PM                   TBD

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov

Friday, January 23, 2026