House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Room 32)

Thursday, April 25, 2019

9:00 AM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

Presentation of Neoniconitoid Pesticides; Safety and Use
Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Room 10

• Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
• Erica Cummings, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Nona estrin, East Montpeleir
• Ross Conrad, Owner, Dancing Bee Gardens
• Judy Bellairs, Pollinator Protection Leader, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
• Bill Mares, Former President, Vermont Beekeepers Association
• Mike Bald, Founder and Owner, Got Weeds?

10:15 AM

Rural Vermont and NOFA-VT

Introductions and Issues
Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Room 10

• Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
• Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
• Steve Fortmann, Owner, Ghost Dog Dairy/Fortmann Farm
• Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
• Cat Buxton, Vermont Healthy Soils Coalition
• Abbie Corse, Owner, Corse Family Farm
• Amy Huyffler, Strafford Organic Creamery
• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
• Judith Schwartz, Author, Journalist, Bennington
• Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Farmer, Robinson Hill Beef
• Frank Huard, Owner, Huard Family Farm
• Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
• Joie Lehouillier, Owner, Foote Brook Farm
• Eden Marceau-Piconi, Owner, 5 Birds Farm

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

Committee discussion and possible vote

• Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
• Gabrielle Malina, Partner, Komline Consulting Government Relations
• Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont