House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Room 49

Friday, February 9, 2024

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

• Kent McFarland, Senior Conservation Biologist, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

11:00 AM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

• Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Forest Futures Roadmap

• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Allan Thompson, Vermont Woodlands Association
• Chris Fife, Public Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company
• Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
• Charlie Hancock, Chairman, Montgomery Selectboard
• Abigail Long, Executive Director, Kingdom Trails Association, East Burke

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.128 - An act relating to removing regulatory barriers for working lands businesses

• Sabina Haskell, Chair, Natural Resources Board
• Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board

3:15 PM

H.706 - An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides

• Jon Gaeta, Director of State Affairs, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
• Riley Titus, Director of Government Affairs, CropLife America
• Gene Harrington, Director of Government Relations in the Northeast, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

4:15 PM

Adjourn