House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

May 5, 2026 - May 8, 2026

Last Updated 5/2/2026 9:50 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Updates

Forest Futures Road Map and USFS changes

Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

1:50 PM                   Break

 

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

Bill mark up and possible vote

- CAFO stakeholder group

- Municipal regulation of agriculture

- Hemp

- Seed law

- PFAS

 

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

9:30 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 7, 2026

9:30 AM                   Center For an Agricultural Economy

Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Network Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   Berry Farming

Eugenie Doyle, Last Resort Farm

 

11:15 AM                   Berry Farming

Charles Gray, Owner, Four Corners Farm - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 8, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

after Floor                         TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov