Senate Committee on Agriculture

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 14, 2026 - April 17, 2026

Last Updated 4/17/2026 10:22 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat

Eugenie Doyle, Last Resort Farm - Zoom

Bill Suhr, Founder & Orchardist, Champlain Orchards - Zoom

Scott Faber, Senior Vice President, Environmental Working Group, Georgetown University Law School

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 942 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Section 3

Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

Patricia Brown, Board Member, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association - Zoom

Thomas Weiss, Resident, Montpelier

Matt Cota,  , Meadow Hill Consulting

 

9:30 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

 

-                                   H. 941 - An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture

side-by-side comparison of the two bills

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 16, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 942 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Section 3 Unit Pricing

Scott Dolan, Agriculture Weights & Measures Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Marc Paquette, Chief, Weights and Measures, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 17, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 739 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and sale of the herbicide paraquat

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   Break

 

10:05 AM                   Current Use

Equine Industry and new farm structures

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

Maggie Lenz, Lobbyist, Vermont Equine Industry Advocacy Group

 

10:20 AM                   Current Use in Agriculture

farm buildings

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Linda Leehman at Linda.Leehman@vtleg.gov