House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

May 5, 2026 - May 8, 2026

Last Updated 5/7/2026 5:11 PM

 

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

 

1:15 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bill mark up and possible vote on CAFO stakeholder group amendment; 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                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Caroline Sherman-Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont - Zoom

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

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

Seed law, sections 9-14

Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA-VT

Alexis Yamashita, Seed grower and NOFA board member

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

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

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 7, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bill mark up

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:50 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

CAFO stakeholder group amendment

Misty Sinsigalli, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   Berry Farming

Eugenie Doyle, Last Resort Farm - Zoom

 

10:55 AM                   Berry Farming

Charles Gray, Owner, Four Corners Farm

 

11:10 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Steve Dwinell, Director, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Zoom

Pamela Bryer, Ph.D., Agrichemical Toxicologist, Plant Industry Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Zoom

 

11:45 AM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   S. 323 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee vote

Bradley Showman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 8, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

after Floor                         Committee discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Patricia Ruddy at Patricia.Ruddy@vtleg.gov