House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026

Last Updated 4/9/2026 7:24 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

11:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

Updates on Milk Commission

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Composting of Food Residuals

Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:10 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Sections 22-23 and 24-25, Stakeholder testimony

McCann Annika, CBD business owner, St Johnsbury

 

2:30 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Sections 22-23 and 24-25, stakeholder testimony

Amy Lems, Founder and Owner, Vermont Organic Solutions

 

3:10 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Sections 22-23 and 24-25

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

9:30 AM                   Bill Walk-Through

Review of S.328, an act relating to housing and common interest communities

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Food is Medicine

Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association

Grace Woroch, Manager of Produce Prescription, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps

Danielle Allen, Farmer, Root 5 Farm, Fairlee, VT - Zoom

Maureen Boardman, Clinician, Little River Health Care - Zoom

Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Emma Hileman, Vt Farmers Food Center, Rutland

Ryan Yoder, Yoder Farm, Danby

Susan Smiley, Addison County ACORN, Farmacy Food is Medicine

Emilie Perry, Food is Medicine Program Coordinator, Little Rivers Healthcare

Herb Will, Northeast Kingdom Agency on Aging

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:10 AM                   Bill Review

S.328, an act relating to housing and common interest communities

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

Julie Curtin, Director of Home Ownership, Champlain Housing Trust

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Composting of Food Residuals

Natasha Duarte, Director, Composting Association of Vermont

 

2:10 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Sections 22-23 and 24-25

Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board

Kyle Harris, Board Member, Cannabis Control Board

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Farmworker Housing

Stakeholder testimony on S.328, an act relating to housing and common interest communities                   

Earnest A. (Buster) Caswell, Farmworker, Champlain Orchards

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 9, 2026

9:30 AM                   H. 911 - An act relating to prohibiting PFAS chemicals in pesticides and pesticide packaging

Expert scientific testimony

Varun Subramaniam, Science Analyst, Environmental Working Group

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:25 AM                   H. 911 - An act relating to prohibiting PFAS chemicals in pesticides and pesticide packaging

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

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

Sections 15-16 and 17-21

Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Jennifer Emmons-Butler, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Andy Wood, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont  Economic Development Authority

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 10, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

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

Seed law, sections 9-14

Jordan Gregory, Director, State Government Affairs, American Seed Trade Association - Zoom

 

11:30 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Seed law, sections 9-14

Stephanie Smith, Deputy Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Steve Dwinnell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov