House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

April 28, 2026 - May 1, 2026

Last Updated 4/24/2026 8:46 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Updates

Livestock vaccination

Livestock Care Advisory Committee

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Kaitlynn Levine, State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Updates

Meat, Maple, Produce grant program

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

 

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

8:30 AM                   Field Trip

Center for Agricultural Economy - Hardwick

Departure from Statehouse at 8:15

Tour 9:00-11:15

 

Jon Ramsay, Executive Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

CAFO

Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation - Invited

 

2:50 AM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT - Invited

 

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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

Julie Arel, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health - Invited

Andrea Kirk, State Toxicologist - Invited

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

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

Bill mark-up

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:40 AM                   Forest Future's Roadmap

Status updates

Kate Eberle, Principal Assistant, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation - Invited

 

11:20 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 1, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Land Access and Opportunity Board

Community-led rural housing

Jean Hamilton, Director of Program Development, Land Access and Opportunity Board

 

11:10 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov