Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 24, 2026 - February 27, 2026

Last Updated 2/24/2026 12:19 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Sections 1-3

Sen. John Morley, Member

 

10:30 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Section 10

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

Ben Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

Dan Kinney, Lone Oak Farm, Royalton, VT

Jesse McDougall, Regenerative Farmer, Studio Hill Farm - Zoom

Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

Annette Smith, Executive  Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

Alison Despathy, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Renewable Energy Vermont

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Section 6 Accessory On-Farm Structure Permit

Becky Castle, Owner, Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream

Joseph Morel, Feast and Field, Barnard - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Section 10 Solar siting.

Annette Smith, Executive  Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

Alison Despathy, Co-Director, Vermonters for a Clean Environment

 

10:15 AM                   Break

S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

 

10:30 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

 

11:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Hemp

Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Policy Director, Rural Vermont

Sam Bellavance, Chief Executive Officer, Sunset Lake Cannabis - Zoom

Geoffrey Pizzutillo, Executive Director and CoFounder, Vermont Growers Association

Amy Lems, Board of Directors Member and Grant Administrator, Vermont Growers Association - Zoom

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 27, 2026

9:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Linda Leehman at Linda.Leehman@vtleg.gov