House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

March 31, 2026 - April 3, 2026

Last Updated 3/30/2026 5:52 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

9:45 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:50 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   Maple

Updates

Allison Hope, Executive Director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association - Invited

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Reports Submitted to Committee

AAFM 2025 Annual Report on Importation of Food Residuals for Farming

Zachary Szczukowski, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

David Huber, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

9:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

10:00 AM                   Maple

Updates - AAFM

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Tucker Diego, Director of Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Maple

Updates - UVM extension

Mark Isselhardt, Maple Specialist, UVM Extension

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 2, 2026

9:30 AM                   Reports Submitted to Committee

AAFM 2025 Report of the Agricultural Innovation Board

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

 

10:15 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBD

 

Friday, April 3, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov