House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Room 31)

Thursday, February 15, 2018

9:00 AM

2+2 Advisory Committee Meeting

Room 10

9:30 AM

H.780 - An act relating to portable rides at agricultural fairs, field days, and other similar events

• Rob Gavel, Compliance Director, LJM
• Lewis Murtz, Owner, LJM
• Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture

10:30 AM

Election of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

11:30 AM

Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

Member introductions

• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
• Roger Audet, Lamoille County Field Days
• Alana Langmaid, Caledonia County Fair
• Alan Howe, Tunbridge Fair
• Megan Sutton, Addison County Fair and Field Days
• Tim Shea, General Manager, Champlain Valley Exposition
• Mike Tetreault, Board Member, Orleans County Fair

1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Food System Resilience

• Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms

3:00 PM

H.688 - An act relating to pollinator protection

• Nat Shambaugh, Retired Chemist
• Mike Palmer, Owner, French Hill Apiaries
• Kevin Komer, Director of Agronomy, Stow Country Club and Stowe Mountain Club
• Riley Titus, Manager, State Public Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
• Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
• Cary Giguere, Agrichemical Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets