Senate Committee on Agriculture Room 28

Thursday, February 1, 2024

9:00 AM

Farm and Forest Viability

Annual report, update

• Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

10:00 AM

Farmer Issues

Crop insurance

• Keith Lanphear, Owner, Lanphear Farm

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.301 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

• Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Tucker Diego, Agricultural Products Manager, Food Safety and Consumer Products, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• E.B. Flory, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Kaitlynn Levine, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Steve Dwinell, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Committee Adjourns