House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Room 31)

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

9:00 AM

Committee Discussion and decision

Response to House Appropriations Request for comments

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Tile Drainage

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Ethan Allen Room

• Eric Young, Agronomist/Soil Scientist, Miner Institute
• Laura Klaiber, Research Technician, Miner Institute
• Peter Briggs, Addison County, Vermont Farm Bureau
• Chris O'Keefe, Vermont Farm Bureau
• Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
• Steven Roy, Redline Drainage
• Jeff Carter, UVM Extension
• Ella Farago, Student, UVM

1:00 PM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

H.463 - An act relating to liability for animals running at large

• Lyn Desmarais, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau

2:30 PM

H.218 - An act relating to the adequate shelter of dogs and cats

Committee discussion

• Mary McFaun, Federation of Dog Clubs