Senate Committee on Agriculture (Room 28)

Thursday, March 14, 2024

9:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to fair repair of agricultural equipment

Follow-up to field trip and further testimony

• Eric Wareham, Vice President of Government Affairs, North American Equipment Dealers Association
• Michael McKenna, Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, United Ag and Turf Northeast
• Brian Carpenter, President, Champlain Valley Equipment
• Todd Hardie, Farmer, Thornhill Farm
• Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
• Brian Kemp, Organic Beef Farmer, Mountain Meadows Farm

11:00 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Small Farms Day

Rural Vermont and NOFA-VT farmers introductions and issues

• Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
• Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
• Allan Reetz, Director of Public and Government Affairs, Hanover Co-op
• Curtis Mraz, Champlain Valley Apiaries
• Stephen Leslie, Cedar Mountain Farm and Cobb Hill Cheese
• Lilah Krugman, ACORN
• Emily Virzi, Union Brook Farm
• Kate Blofson, Beekeeeper

11:50 AM

Committee Adjourns