Senate Committee on Agriculture (Room 28)

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

9:00 AM

S.100 - An act relating to universal school meals

• Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education
• Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
• Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Trevor Lowell, Farm to Institution Program Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

New England Agribusiness and Feed Alliance

• Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
• John Clark, President, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
• Andy Dugan, Executive Committee member; Chair, Government Relations Committee, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
• Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
• Arthur Whitman, Vermont Seed Dealers Association, member

11:15 AM

Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

update

• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
• Nola Gilbert, Treasurer, Franklin County Field Days
• Richard Lawrence, President & Director, Caledonia County Fair
• Jeff Bartley, Sales/Marketing Manager, Champlain Valley Exposition
• Diane Norris, President, Addison County Fair and Field Days
• Robert Congdon, Vermont State Fair, Rutland

12:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

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Caucus of the Whole

Update on the State's vaccination efforts