House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49 and Zoom

May 19, 2026 - May 22, 2026

Last Updated 5/15/2026 3:54 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Food Hub Collaborative

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

 

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   TBD

 

10:30 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 21, 2026

9:30 AM                   TBD

 

11:00 AM                   Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Elizabeth Sipple, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Clare Salerno, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Program Staff, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Trevor Lowell, Assistant Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 22, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Forest Future's Roadmap

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

 

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