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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-1 ,2, 3
Meeting Record
15 Min. after Floor

Introductions

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introductions

  • Diane Bothfeld, Senior Agricultural Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Dan Scrutin, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Zamos, Staff Attorney, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
9:45 AM

Introductions

  • Doug Lantagne, Dean and Director, UVM Extension
  • Allen Matthews
  • Lini Wollenberg, Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
10:30 AM

Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Megan Camp, Shelburne Farms
  • Ela Chapin, Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Ed Delhagen, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Don Erikson, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Allen Matthews, UVM, Dairy Stewardship Alliance
  • Ginger Nickerson, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Robin Reid
  • Rachel Schattman, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Dan Scrutin, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Netaka White, Biofuels Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Lini Wollenberg, Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Lini Wollenberg, Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Enid Wonnacott, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont (NOFA)
1:45 PM

Investments in Working Land

  • Mimi Arnstein, Farmer
  • Gil Livingston, President, Vermont Land Trust
  • Richard Longway, Farmer
  • Darlene Reynolds, Farmers Watershed Alliance
  • Jon Satz, Vegetable Farmer
  • Alex Wylie, Agricultural Director, Vermont Land Trust
3:00 PM

Introductions

  • Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Grocers' Association
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Stephanie Rieke, Owner
  • Netaka White, Biofuels Director, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Introductions - Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

  • Will Patten, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • George Schenk, VBSR Board
9:30 AM

Introductions

  • Jolinda LaClair, State Director, USDA Rural Development
  • David Robinson, Business Program Director, USDA Rural Development
10:15 AM

Joint Senate/House Agriculture Committee Meeting

Room 10

  • Guy Choiniere, Farmer
  • Heather Darby, Farmers Watershed Alliance
  • Pixley Tyler Hill, Friends of Missisquoi Bay
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Paul Madden, Friends of Missisquoi Bay
  • Roger Rainville, Farmers Watershed Alliance
15 Minutes after Floor

Introductions

  • Patricia Coates, Assistant to Rep. Peter Welch
  • Jen Colby, Outreach Coordinator, Vermont Pasture Network
  • Jen Colby, Chair, Board of Directors, Vermont Farms Association; Owner, Liberty Hill Farm
  • Beth Kennett, Liberty Hill Farm
  • Rebekah Murchison, President, Board of Directors, Vermont Grass Farmers' Association
  • Jenny Nelson, Assistant to Sen. Bernie Sanders
  • Bob Paquin, Aide, Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Art Whitman, President, Vermont Feed Dealers; Owner, Whitman's Feed Store
Friday, January 16, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-15,16
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Introductions

  • Gail and Ken Albert, owners, Shelburne Vineyard, Vermont Grape and Wine Council
  • Ela Chapin, Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Jake Feldman, Owner, Honey Garden Apiariesl
  • Chris Foster, Co-interim CEO, Food Bank
  • Martin Kemple, Co-Director, Food Works at Two Rivers Center
  • Rick Marsh, President, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
  • David Rogers, Operations Division Director, NOFA VT
  • Meghan Sheradin, Executive Director, Vermont Fresh Network
  • Enid Wonnacott, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-17, 18, 19
Meeting Record
15 Minutes After Floor

Introductions

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
11:00 AM

Act 38, Farm Viability Bill

  • E. Anne Winchester, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Council
2:30 PM

Economic Stimulus Package

Committee Discussion

Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-20, 21, 22, 23
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Fresh Network

  • Meghan Sheradin, Executive Director, Vermont Fresh Network
10:30 AM

Dairy milk pricing

Joint House and Senate Agriculture Committee meeting
Room 31

  • Dan Smith, Special Counsel to Vermont Milk Commission
1:00 PM

Food and Agriculture Based Tourism in Vermont

Branding and Marketing task force. Meeting at Agency of Agriculture building, Montpelier

3:30 PM

Conservation Districts

  • Marli Rupe, District Director, Natural Resources Conservation Districts
4:00 PM

Clean and Clear

  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Julie Moore, Secretary's Office, Agency of Natural Resources
4:30 PM

H.145 - An act relating to composting

  • Pat O'Neill, Composting Association of Vermont
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-24, 25, 26, 27
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Slaughterhouses in Vermont

  • Guy Crosby, Vermont Beef Producers' Association
  • Bill Emmons, Vice-President, Vermont Beef Producers' Association
  • Ed Jackson, Agricultural Development Associate, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Chip Morgan, Treasurer, Vermont Beef Producers' Association
  • Gaylord Perry, Farmer, Beef and Chickens
  • Brian Pollin, Farmer
  • Randy Quenneville, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

2+2 Agricultural Education

  • Chris Dutton, Vermont Technical College
3:15 PM

Current Use Overview

  • Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review
Friday, January 23, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-28
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Adj.

Act 38, Farm Viability Bill

  • Ed Jackson, Agricultural Development Associate, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-29, 30, 31, 32
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

Definition of Farming

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM

Local Farm Support

  • Diane Bothfeld, Senior Agricultural Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
2:30 PM

Farmers' Watershed Alliance

  • Pixley Tyler Hill, Friends of Missisquoi Bay
  • Paul Madden, Friends of Missisquoi Bay
  • Andre Quintin, Farmers Watershed Alliance
  • Roger Rainville, Farmers Watershed Alliance
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Fairs Representatives

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • David Grimm, Champlain Valley Exposition
  • Deanna Judkins, Lamoille County Field Days
  • Charles Unknown, Caledonia County Fair
9:30 AM

Vermont Agriculture Development Corporation - VADC

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:30 AM

Vermont Milk Commission

Joint hearing Senate and House Agriculture Committees, Room 31

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Sen. Sara B. Kittell
  • Sen. Robert Starr
  • Diane Zamos, Staff Attorney, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

H.58 - An act relating to standards for goat's milk production

  • Allison Hooper, Owner, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
  • Rep. Norm McAllister
  • Byron Moyer, Diary Programs Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-39, 40
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Farmer Health Insurance

  • Rob Achilles, Senior Agricultural Engineer, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Tim Buskey, Bureau Administrator, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Judy Doerner, State Conservationist
  • Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Health Care Administration, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
  • Paulette Thabault, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
  • Bob Thompson, NRCS
9:45 AM

Vermont Farm Show

10:30 Dairy Status Followup meeting
12:00 PM Dairy Lunch

Friday, January 30, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-41, 42
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Agriculture Infrastructure

Food Venture Center

  • Brian Norder, Project Director, Vermont Food Venture Center
11:00 AM

H.58 - An act relating to standards for goat's milk production

  • Josh Galperin, Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

  • Rep. Philip C. Winters
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-43, 44, 45, 46
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

Organic Milk in Vermont

  • James Maroney, Author, "The Political Economy of Milk"
2:30 PM

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

  • Steven LaRosa, Sheep Farmer
  • Art Meade, Winding Brook Farm
  • Maggie Rebmann, Montpelier
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
  • Stewart Skrill, Sheep Farmer
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Veterinary Medical Association

  • Karen Bradley, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
  • Alison Cornwall, veterinarian
9:15 AM

2 + 2 Program

  • Andrew Birch, Derby
  • Asa Gardner Manning, veterinarian
  • Brian Trudell, Fairfield
  • Michael Vayda, Associate Dean for Administration and Research, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Andrew Wood, Concord
10:00 AM

Truck Weight Regulations

  • Jake Elovirta, Chief of Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Edward Miller, Attorney, Vermont Truck and Bus Association
10:30 AM

H.58 - An act relating to standards for goat's milk production

Committee Discussion

10:45 AM

To Be Announced

15 Minutes after Floor

Milk Pricing

  • Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Grocers' Association
  • John Rooney, Monument Farms
  • Bob Wellington, Senior Vice President and Dairy Economist, Agri-Mark Dairy Cooperative
Friday, February 6, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-53
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.58 - An act relating to standards for goat's milk production

  • Byron Moyer, Diary Programs Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

Local Foods

  • Todd Murphy, Owner, Farmers Diner
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-54, 55, 56
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Rep. Kathy Pellett, Sponsor
2:30 PM

Agency of Agriculture Budget

  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
4:00 PM

Agriculture Budget

  • Rep. Mitzi Johnson, Member, House Appropriations Committee
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-57, 58
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

Organization of Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

  • Christina Lane, Deputy Secretary
15 Minutes after Floor

H.152 - An act relating to encouraging biomass energy production

  • Rep. Christopher Bray, Sponsor
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-59 ,60, 62
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.93 - An act relating to leasing state forestland for maple sugar production

  • Rep. Carolyn Whitney Branagan, Sponsor
9:30 AM

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Karen Horn, Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Jim Leland, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Scout Proft, Farmer
  • Stewart Skrill, Farmer
10:30 AM

Agency of Agriculture Budget

  • Christina Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:00 PM

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

  • Joshua Galperin, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, February 13, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-61, 63
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

  • Joshua Galperin, Office of Legislative Council
1

H.145 - An act relating to composting

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
-

Department of Agriculture Budget Requests

  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-64, 65
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

Committee Discussion

  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

Mark up

7:00 PM

PUBLIC HEARING on Food and Farms

Well of house
CDs and Witness list with Senate Agriculture Committee

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-66, 67
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

H.93 - An act relating to leasing state forestland for maple sugar production

  • Ed Davis, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Steve Sinclair, Director of Forests, Department of Forests Parks and Recreation
1:15 PM

H.62 - An act relating to an exemption from municipal dog-control ordinances for working farm dogs

  • Gail Fallar, Town Clerk, Tinmouth
  • Joshua Galperin, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-68
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

  • Darby Bradley, Past President, Vermont Land Trust
  • Ela Chapin, Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Nancy Everhart, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-69, 70, 71
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

JRS21 - Joint resolution in support of the United States dairy industry

Committee discussion

  • Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Sen. Sara B. Kittell
2:30 PM

H.192 - An act relating to encouraging use of local foods in Vermont's food system

  • Mary Carlson, Manager, ESD Food and Nutrition Grant
  • Jean Hamilton, Direct Marketing Program Coordinator, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont (NOFA)
  • Renee Richardson, Director, Food Stamp Program
  • Ames Robb, Department for Children & Families
  • Chris Wagner, Burlington Farmers Market
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-72, 73, 74, 75, 76
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.145 - An act relating to composting

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
-

H.348 - An act relating to the Interstate Pest Control Compact

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:00 AM

Farmers Market Liability Insurance

  • Sue Johnson, NOFA
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:15 AM

Surety Bonding of Milk

  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Joshua Galperin, Office of Legislative Council
  • Leon Graves, Dairy Marketing Services
  • Bruce Krupke, Executive Vice President, New England Dairy Foods Association
10:00 AM

Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory Committee

  • Buzz Hoerr, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
10:45 AM

Farmers Market Liability Insurance

  • Joshua Galperin, Office of Legislative Council
  • Paul Horton, Board Member, Rural Vermont
  • Alan LePage, LePage Farm
15 minutes after Floor

H.152 - An act relating to encouraging biomass energy production

  • Jamey Fidel, Forest Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Chris Recchia, Executive Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
  • Jonathan Wood, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-77, 78, 79, 80
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Agency of Agriculture Budget

  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

H.348 - An act relating to the Interstate Pest Control Compact

  • John Turmel, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
11:15 AM

Housing and Conservation Coalition

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee, Room 11
CD and Witness List with Senate Agriculture Committee CDs

  • Guy Choiniere, Dairy farmer, Highgate
  • Rob Hunt, Dairy farmer, Addison
  • Jeep Madison, Dairy farmer, Shoreham
  • Frank Pinello, Dairy farmer, Randolph Center
  • Hannah Sessions, Goat and cheese farmer, Leicester
  • Alex Wylie, Agricultural Director, Vermont Land Trust
15 minutes after Floor

H.434 - An act relating to agency of agriculture, food and markets revenues

  • Kristin Haas, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
4:00 PM

H.145 - An act relating to composting

  • Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
  • Rep. John W. Malcolm
Friday, February 27, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-81, 82
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

CVPS Cow Power

  • David Dunn, Central Vermont Public Service
11:00 AM

UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
11:30 AM

H.145 - An act relating to composting

  • Michael O'Grady, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-83, 84, 85
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

H.152 - An act relating to encouraging biomass energy production

  • Robert DeGeus, Wood Utilization Specialist, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
2:30 PM

H.152 - An act relating to encouraging biomass energy production

  • David Brynn, Executive Director, Vermont Family Forests
  • Paul Frederick, Wood Utilization Specialist, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Chris Recchia, Executive Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
  • Adam Sherman, Program Manager, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-86, 87, 88, 89, 90
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.192 - An act relating to encouraging use of local foods in Vermont's food system

  • Amanda Franz
  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jean Hamilton, Direct Marketing Program Coordinator, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont (NOFA)
  • Alan LePage, LePage Farm
  • Jeanne Montross, Executive Director, HOPE
  • Anson Tebbetts, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

H.93 - An act relating to leasing state forestland for maple sugar production

  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Rick Marsh, President, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
  • Steve McLeod, Vermont Traditions Coalition
15 minutes after Floor

Revenue Sources for Agency of Agriculture

  • Josh Galperin, Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.152 - An act relating to encouraging biomass energy production

  • Gregg Faber, Utility Analyst, Public Service Board
  • Dave Lamont, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Anne Margolis, Manager, Clean Energy Development Fund-Dept. Public Service
  • Richard Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
-

Revenue Sources for Agency of Agriculture

  • Rep. Richard Lawrence, House Committee on Agriculture
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-91, 92, 93, 94
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.93 - An act relating to leasing state forestland for maple sugar production

Committee discussion

  • Brendan Cosgrove, Policy Liaison, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jason Gibbs, Commissioner, Department of Forests Parks and Recreation
10:30 AM

Report from Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

  • Kristin Haas, Director, Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Henry Marckres, Chief of Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Katherine McNamara, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
Friday, March 20, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-95, 96
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.434 - An act relating to agency of agriculture, food and markets revenues

  • Byron Moyer, Diary Programs Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
9:00 AM

H.434 - An act relating to agency of agriculture, food and markets revenues

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
15 minutes after Floor

H.434 - An act relating to agency of agriculture, food and markets revenues

  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Grocers' Association
  • Rep. Warren F. Kitzmiller, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
  • Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, Vermont Retailers Association
1:00 PM

Committee Bills

committee vote

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-97, 98, 99, 100
Meeting Record
15 minutes after floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Dr. Stephen Major, DVM, Green Mountain Bovine and Equine Clinic
2:30 PM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Thomas Case, Raw milk consumer
  • Lindsay Harris, Dairy farmer, Hinesburg
  • Dr. Kent Henderson, veterinarian, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-101, 102, 103, 104
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Room 11

  • Dr. Catherine W. Donnelly, Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Vermont
  • Dr. Robert Luby
  • Karen Nicholson, Stepping Stone Farm
15 Minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Sara Cohen, Speckled Cow Farm
  • Glen Cousineau, Cornwall Valleywide Veterinary Services
  • Patsy Tassler Kelso, State Epidemiologist, Vermont Department of Health
  • Dr. Joe Klopfenstein, Vergennes Large Animal Associates
  • Vanessa Patten, UVM CREAM Program Student
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-105,106,107,108
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Room 10

  • Mike Eastman, Mike's Farm
  • Chris Hollis, Naturopath
  • Millicent Johnson, Dairy Bacterial Testing
  • Jack Lazor, Butterworks Farm
  • Rebekah Murchison, President, Vermont Grass Farmers' Association
  • David Rogers, Operations Division Director, NOFA
  • Kyle Thygeson, Farmstead at Falls Hill
15 Minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Room 10

  • Robin McDermott, Mad River Valley Localvore Project
Friday, March 27, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-109, 110, 111
Meeting Record
15 Minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Doug Flack, Farmer
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jim Sullivan, CEO, Coop Insurance, Middlebury
1:00 PM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Elliot Burg, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Tim Elliot, Chittenden Farmer
  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jen Linck, Farmer, Craftsbury
  • Dr. Didi Pershouse
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-112
Meeting Record
4:00 PM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Gene Wiseman, Director, Milk Control Board, State of Missouri
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-113, 114, 115
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Michael Bertrand, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Insurance, BISHCA
  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Tom Gates, Board Member, St. Albans Cooperative
  • Linda Graham, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
  • Amy Huyffer, Strafford Organic Creamery
  • Phil Keller, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
  • Mark Magnan, Board Member, St. Albans Cooperative
  • Byron Moyer, Diary Programs Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
  • Anson Tebbetts, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

UVM Dairy Science , New Research Facility

  • Louise Calderwood, Vermont Feed Dealers
  • Art Whitman, President, Vermont Feed Dealers; Owner, Whitman's Feed Store
11:00 AM

Surety Bonds-Committee Bill

  • Leon Graves, Dairy Marketing Services
Friday, April 3, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-116
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.231 - An act relating to the creation of the Farm-to-Plate Corporation

  • Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Rep. Jason P. Lorber, Sponsor
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-117, 118, 119
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

2:30 PM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

  • Chris Finley, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-120, 121 ,122, 123, 124
Meeting Record
15 minutes after floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
1:00 PM

H.231 - An act relating to the creation of the Farm-to-Plate Corporation

  • Nancy Barron, Pete's Greens
  • Ela Chapin, Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Emmett Dunbar, Anjali Farms
  • Bay Hammond, Founder, Addison County Localvore Committee
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Tara Kelly, Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL)
  • Martin Kemple, Co-Director, Food Works at Two Rivers Center
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Robin McDermott, Mad River Valley Localvore Project
  • Enid Wonnacott, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont (NOFA)
3:30 PM

H.370 - An act relating to the definition of farming that is exempt from Act 250

  • Greg Cox, Boardman Hill Farm
  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jon Groveman, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • John Hazen, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Pete Johnson, Pete's Greens
  • Rep. Joseph L. Krawczyk, Governor's Veterans' Advisory Council
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Sam Lincoln, Randolph Center
  • David Miskell, Miskell's Organic Farms
  • Bill Suhr, Champlain Orchards
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-125
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Summit on the Future of Vermont

a pre-session report from the Vermont Council on Rural Development. In the well of the House

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
10:15 AM

Surety Bonding of Milk

  • Michael Bertrand, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Insurance, BISHCA
  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Bruce Krupke, Executive Vice President, New York State Dairy Foods
11:15 AM

Emergency Funding for Spring Planting

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-126
Meeting Record
2:30 PM

H.231 - An act relating to the creation of the Farm-to-Plate Corporation

  • Vern Grubinger, UVM Extension
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-127,128, 129
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Surety Bonding of Milk

  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Michael Walsh, Hackett, Valine, McDonald
  • Mark Young, Treasurer, First National Bank, Orwell
10:45 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-130, 131
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Surety Bonding of Milk

  • Leon Berthiaume, General Manager, St. Albans Cooperative
  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
  • Allison Hooper, Owner, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
  • Adam Mueller, President, Grafton Cheese Co.
  • Bob Reese, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
10:45 AM

Committee Discussion of Bills

Friday, April 17, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-132, 133
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

University of Vermont and Agriculture

  • Dan Fogel, President, University of Vermont
  • Karen Meyer, Vice President, University of Vermont
  • Michael Vayda, Associate Dean for Administration and Research, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Thomas Vogelmann, Interim Dean, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2:30 PM

H.93 - An act relating to leasing state forestland for maple sugar production

Committee discussion

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-134
Meeting Record
15 minutes after floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-135
Meeting Record
10:45 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

15 minutes after floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

Thursday, April 23, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-136, 137, 138, 139, 140
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

Committee discussion

  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jen Linck, Farmer, Craftsbury
10:45 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

committee discussion

  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Byron Moyer, Diary Programs Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Dr. Donald Schwartz, Medical Director, Department of Health
15 minutes after floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

committee discussion

Friday, April 24, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-141, 142, 143, 144
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

committee discussion

  • Patsy Tassler Kelso, State Epidemiologist, Vermont Department of Health
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after floor

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

committee discussion

12:00 PM

House and Senate Agriculture Committees meet with UVM Trustees

Room 10

Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-145, 146, 147, 148
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

committee discussion, possible vote

  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

H.93 - An act relating to leasing state forestland for maple sugar production

Discussion on amendment

  • Rep. Joseph L. Krawczyk, Governor's Veterans' Advisory Council
  • Steve McCloud, Vermont Traditions Coatlition
1:00 PM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
2:00 PM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

amendment - milk surety bonding

2:30 PM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jane Clifford, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers, Inc.
4:00 PM

JRS26 - Joint resolution relating to the legalization of industrial hemp

Committee discussion

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-149, 150, 151
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

  • Diane Bothfeld, Senior Agricultural Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Mike McShane, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
1:00 PM

Senate proposal to cap use value payments

  • Darby Bradley, Executive Director, Vermont Land Trust
  • Jamey Fidel, Forest Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
4:00 PM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-152,153
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

Budget Issues

  • Rep. Mitzi Johnson, Member, House Appropriations Committee
2:00 PM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

  • Rep. Carolyn Whitney Branagan
  • Rep. Eileen "Lynn" Dickinson
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
Friday, May 1, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-154, 155, 156, 157
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, House Committee On Government Operations
  • Rep. Brian K. Savage, Member, House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee
2:00 PM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

Committee discussion

  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM

JRS26 - Joint resolution relating to the legalization of industrial hemp

Committee discussion

  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
3:30 PM

Ag Budget and Positions

Committee discussion

  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • David Lane, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
4:00 PM

S.94 - An act relating to licensing state forest land for maple sugar production

Committee discussion

4:30 PM

Letter of support

support for Hatch Grant proposal by UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Monday, May 4, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-158
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

H.434 - An act relating to agency of agriculture, food and markets revenues

Committee discussion

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-159
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

S.89 - An act relating to stabilization of prices paid to Vermont dairy farmers

Conference Committee report

1:30 PM

H.152 - An act relating to encouraging biomass energy production

Concur with Senate on Amendments to bill

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-160
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agriculture Agency budget

  • Rep. Carolyn Whitney Branagan, Member, House Ways & Means Committee
  • Rep. Martha Heath, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
Friday, May 8, 2009
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
09-161
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Forestry issues

  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Valerie Larson, Plainfield, VT
  • Brian Morse, Plainfield, VT
9:30 AM

H.125 - An act relating to the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  • Joshua Galperin, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Amy Shollenberger, Director, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4. 10-5, 10-6
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Report from Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

with Senate Agriculture Committee in Room 31

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Bothfeld, Senior Agricultural Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

Report from Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

(continued)

2:00 PM

Report from Congressional Delegation

  • Tom Berry, Assistant to Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Patricia Coates, Assistant to Rep. Peter Welch
  • Jenny Nelson, Assistant to Sen. Bernie Sanders
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10
Meeting Record
8:45 AM

Current Use Overview

  • Darby Bradley, Vermont Land Trust
  • Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sam Burr, Assistant to Study Group
  • Tim Buskey, Administrator, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Mike Eastman, Dairy farmer, Addison County
  • Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • John Meyer, Consulting Forester, VT Consultant Foresters Assn.
  • Carl Russell, Randolph
  • Tom Vickery, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
  • Jonathan Wood, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
15 minutes after State of the State Address

Committee Discussion

Committee priorities for 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-11, 12
Meeting Record
15 minutes after floor

Committee Discussion

Session priorities

11:00 AM

H.345 - An act relating to water quality and the application of manure

  • Rep. William F. Johnson, Member, House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee
11:30 AM

Current Use

  • Brian Moyer, Director, Rural Vermont
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16
Meeting Record
15 minutes after floor

Dairy Farmers Working Together

  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations
  • Richard Longway, Farmer
  • Amanda St. Pierre, President, Dairy Farmers Working Together
11:00 AM

Large Animal Veterinary Loan Repayment Proposal

  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
2:30 PM

Act 250 Definition of Farming

  • John Hasen, Counsel, Natural Resources Board
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM

H.323 - An act relating to establishing buffer zones adjacent to rivers of the state

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:30 PM

H.485 - An act relating to the use value appraisal program

  • Sam Burr, Assistant to Study Group
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-17, 10-18, 10-19, 10-20
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Report from Rural Vermont

  • Brian Moyer, Director, Rural Vermont
10:30 AM

Report from UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Clarence Davis, Director of State Relations, University of Vermont
  • Thomas Vogelmann, Dean, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Andre-Denis Wright, Associate Professor, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
15 minutes after floor

Slaughterhouses in Vermont

  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:30 AM

H.485 - An act relating to the use value appraisal program

  • Darby Bradley, Executive Director, Vermont Land Trust
  • Randy Viens, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-21, 10-22, 10-23. 10-24
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Farm to School

Room 11. Joint meeting with House Education Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Peter Allison, Upper Valley Farm-to-School
  • Koi Boynton, Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Paul Morris, Chef, Harwood Union Schools
  • Abbie Nelson, Vermont FEED
  • Katherine Sims, Green Mountain Farm to School
  • Julie Wolcott, NOFA Farm to Community Mentor
10:30 AM

Late Blight

  • Tim Schmalz, Plant Pathologist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
11:00 AM

PSG Committee Hearing

Room 11. Joint meeting with Senate and House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees, and House Fish and Wildlife Committee RE: Public Strategies Group (Report - Challenges for Change:Results for Vermonters).

15 minutes after Floor

Challenges for Change

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

Workers Compensation on Farms

  • Frederick Barrett, Insurance and Market Analyst, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
  • Michael Bertrand, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • George Cook, UVM Extension
  • Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
Friday, January 15, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-25, 26
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

Mobile slaughter unit

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • George Eisenhardt, Spring Hill Poultry
11:00 AM

Clean and Clear

  • Julie Moore, Secretary's Office, Agency of Natural Resources
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-27, 10-28
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

UVM Extension

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Doug Lantagne, Dean and Director, UVM Extension
  • Rick Levitre, Associate Director Of Faculty
11:00 AM

Farm to Plate Program

  • Linda Berlin, Director, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Kit Perkins, Project Manager, Farm to Plate Program
  • Ryan Torres, Vermont Community Foundation
3:30 PM

Act 21 Implementation Report of Licensing for State Land Maple Sugaring

  • Jason Gibbs, Commissioner, Department of Forests Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-029, 10-030, 10-031
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Act 37 Interim Report from Biomass Energy Development Working Group

Room 11. Joint hearing with House and Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committees
CDs are with House Natural Resources Committee CDs

  • Rep. Christopher Bray, Co-Chair, Biomass Energy Development Working Group
  • Chris Brooks, CEO, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
  • Peter Condaxis, Enhancement and Development subcommittee
  • Bill Kropelin, Forest Health subcommittee
  • Steve Mason, Vice President, Nekti Consulting
  • Robert Turner, Funding subcommittee
  • Jonathan Wood, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
11:30 AM

A New Path for Dairy

Room 11. Joint meeting with House and Senate Agriculture Committees

  • James Maroney, Owner, Oliver Hill Farm
3:00 PM

Challenges for Change

House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee will meet in Room 31 with House Agriculture Committee

  • Babak Armajani, Consultant, Public Strategies Group
  • Sen. Diane Snelling, Joint Government Accountability Study Committee
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-032, 10-033, 10-034, 10-035
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.345 - An act relating to water quality and the application of manure

  • Jon Groveman, General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Rep. William F. Johnson, Member, House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee
  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

Challenges for Change

  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jim Leland, ARMES, Lab and Standards Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Zamos, Staff Attorney, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

  • Tom Berry, Assistant to Sen. Patrick Leahy
  • Louise Waterman, Agriculture Resource Management Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:00 PM

Challenges for Change

  • Jim Leland, ARMES, Lab and Standards Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Henry Marckres, Chief of Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
4:00 PM

H.485 - An act relating to the use value appraisal program

  • Tom Vickery, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
Friday, January 22, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Report from Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Room 10. Joint hearing with House and Senate Agriculture Committees

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
1:15 PM

Challenges for Change

Committee discussion

  • Otto Trautz, Director, Department of Finance & Management
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-1
Meeting Record
15 minutes after floor

Challenges for Change

Committee discussion

2:30 PM

Fee Bill

Committee discussion

Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.485 - An act relating to the use value appraisal program

  • Darby Bradley, Executive Director, Vermont Land Trust
  • Bill Johnson, Director, Department of Taxes
10:30 AM

Vermont Fairs Representatives

  • David Gramm, Champlain Valley Exposition
  • Michael Reed, Addison County Fair
11:00 AM

H.525 - An act relating to beef promotion and research

  • Dave Mills, President, Vermont Beef Producers' Association
  • Justin Poulin, Vermont Beef Producers' Association
11:30 AM

Fee Bill

  • Rep. David Zuckerman, House Ways & Means Committee
15 minutes after floor

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Sen. Matthew A. Choate, Senate Agriculture Committee
  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.725 - An act relating to farmers’ markets

EBT and Debit Card Project

  • Jean Hamilton, Direct Marketing Program Coordinator, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont (NOFA)
  • Ames Robb, Department for Children & Families
Friday, January 29, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Nursery Growers and Distributors

  • Michael Hoyt, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-45, 10-46, 10-47, 10-48
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.518 - An act relating to a dairy farm-solar power initiative

  • David Holey, Carbon Green Energy Partners
  • Rep. Tim Jerman, Essex Jct.
2:30 PM

Agricultural GAP Process

  • Hank Bissell, Lewis Creek Farm
  • Vern Grubinger, UVM Extension
  • Jeff Jones, Vermont Hydroponic Produce
  • Melissa Mazza, Owner, Sam Mazza's Farm Market, Bakery, Greenhouses
  • Paul Mazza, Paul Mazza's Fruits and Vegetables
  • Steve Parise, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Bob Pomykala, Pomykala Farm
4:15 PM

VEDA Agriculture Loans

  • Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Essex-Orleans County
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-49, 10-50, 10-51, 10-52
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

VEDA Ag Loans

  • Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • Joe Carter, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • Sarah Isham, Vermont Economic Development Authority
10:15 AM

H.765 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont agricultural innovation authority

  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Agriculture Economic Impact Study

  • Sylvia Jensen, Land Use Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

Economic Impact of Agriculture in Franklin County

  • Sylvia Jensen, Land Use Director, Citizen
3:00 PM

Animal Safety and Wellbeing

  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Michael Wood, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:30 AM

Nursery Fees

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. David Zuckerman, House Ways & Means Committee
4:15 PM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-53, 10-54, 10-55, 10-56
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Biofuels

  • Heather Darby, Alburg Farmer, UVM Extension
  • Netaka White, Biofuels Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
10:45 AM

H.241 - An act relating to amending the Vermont agricultural credit program to include forestry, timber harvesting, and forest products manufacturing

  • Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • Graham Leitner, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. John W. Malcolm
  • Rep. Dave Potter, Clarendon, VT
15 minutes after Floor

Nursery Growers and Distributors

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Tim Schmalz, Plant Pathologist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, February 5, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-57. 10-58, 10-59
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Nursery Growers and Distributors

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
15 minutes after Floor

Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Henry Marckres, Chief of Consumer Protection, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Zamos, Staff Attorney, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:30 PM

H.725 - An act relating to farmers’ markets

  • Rep. Will Stevens, Shoreham
4:00 PM

Nursery Fees and Inspection

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-60, 10-61
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Beth Daut, Forester, McMath Forestry
2:30 PM

Gleaning in Vermont

  • Corinne Almquist, Gleaning Coordinator
  • Erin Backwater
  • Theresa Snow, Program Director, Agricultural Resources, Vermont Foodbank
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-62, 10-63, 10-64
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agricultural Development

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain

  • Buzz Hoerr, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee
15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

3:30 AM

H.553 - An act relating to the transportation and slaughter of calves less than ten days old

  • Rep. David M. Ainsworth, House Committee on Agriculture
  • Kasey Bryan, Law Clerk
  • Rep. Kathy Pellett, Sponsor
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

9:45 AM

Agency of Agriculture Budget

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:30 AM

2+2 Agricultural Education

  • Chris Dutton, VMD & Program Director, Vermont Technical College
  • Michael Vayda, Associate Dean for Administration and Research, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
11:15 AM

Federal GAP Program

  • Kari Bradley, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Coop
  • Douglas Davis, Food Service Director, Burlington School District
  • Helen Labun Jordan, Ag Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

H.725 - An act relating to farmers’ markets

  • Jon Cohen, President, Vermont Farmers' Market Association
  • Alan LePage, LePage Farm
Friday, February 12, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Committee Discussion

15 minutes after Floor

Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

  • Ruth Blauwiekel, veterinarian, University of Vermont
  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • Carl Cushing, Owner, Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing Facility
  • Jackie Rose, Director, Addison County Humane Society
  • Anne Starvish, Vergennes Large Animal Associates
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-1
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.525 - An act relating to beef promotion and research

  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
2:30 PM

An Act Relating to Inspection of Plant and Tree Nurseries

  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Cheryl Smith, New Hampshire Plant Diagnostic Lab
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-74, 10-75
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

An Act Relating to Inspection of Plant and Tree Nurseries

  • Bob Dahl, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, State of Wisconsin
9:15 AM

Agency of Agriculture Budget

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

Winter storage of Scale Truck

  • Wanda Minoli, Principal Assistant to the Commissioner, Department of Buildings & General Services
  • Gerry Myers, Commissioner, Department of Buildings & General Services
15 minutes after Floor

H.518 - An act relating to a dairy farm-solar power initiative

  • Dave Lamont, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
3:00 PM

H.725 - An act relating to farmers’ markets

  • Written Comments, Mary Carlson, Department for Children and Families
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-76, 10-77
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Agency of Agriculture Budget

  • Rep. Mitzi Johnson, House Ways & Means Committee
9:00 AM

Vermont Grass Farmers Association

  • Rachel Gilker, Program Coordinator, Vermont Pasture Network
  • Kimberly Hagen, Vermont Pasture Network
  • Sam Smith, Vermont Pasture Network
9:15 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Richard Lauzier, Quebec Ministry of Agriculture
9:45 AM

Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, February 19, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-78, 10-79, 10-80
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.553 - An act relating to the transportation and slaughter of calves less than ten days old

  • Karen Bradley, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
11:00 AM

H.518 - An act relating to a dairy farm-solar power initiative

  • Bill Johnson, Director, Property Valuation & Review
11:30 AM

Late Blight

  • Ann Hazelrigg, Plant and Soil Science Faculty, University of Vermont
1:00 PM

Compost

  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
1:45 PM

H.725 - An act relating to farmers’ markets

Vote

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-81, 10-82, 10-83, 10-84
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Compost

  • John Hazen, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Brian Moyer, Director, Rural Vermont
  • Carl Russell, Board Member, Rural Vermont
2:30 PM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Doug Fisher, Secretary of Agriculture, New Jersey Department of Agriculture
  • Susan Kraft, Executive Director, New Jersey State Board of Agriculture
4:00 PM

S.288 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2010

  • Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
4:15 PM

Compost

  • Rep. David L. Deen, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-85, 10-86, 10-87, 10-88
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.665 - An act relating to giving away animals as awards or prizes

to be introduced to Committee

  • Pamela Parshall, Vice President, Vermont Federation of Dog Clubs
  • Sue Skaskiw, Director of Information Technology, Vermont Spay Neuter Incentive Program
  • Rep. Kate Webb, House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources
10:00 AM

Act 50 - Milk Hauling Charges

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
11:15 AM

Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition

  • Mark Boyden, Boyden Farms, Cambridge
  • Bruce Chappel, Templeton Farm
  • Barbara Kahn, Farmer, Wolcott
  • Al Karnatz, Vermont Land Trust
  • Jack Lazor, Butterworks Farm
  • Rob Litch, Misty Knoll Farm, New Haven
15 minutes after Floor

Dairy stop and haul charges

  • Jacob Humbert, Attorney General's Office
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-89, 10-90
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Budget Issues

Farmers' Alliance

  • Heather Darby, Alburg Farmer, UVM Extension
  • Roger Rainville, Farmers Watershed Alliance
10:00 AM

Fee Bill

Nurseries

  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
15 minutes after Floor

H.169/Act 36

Middlebury College students will testify.

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, February 26, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-91
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.680 - An act relating to termination of occupancy of farm employee housing

  • Rep. William F. Johnson, Member, House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee
15 minutes after Floor

Fee Bill

Nursery and greenhouse fees

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-92, 10-93, 10-94
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Miscellaneous Bills

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
2:30 PM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Stan Cole, Stan Cole Logging, Danville, Vermont
3:00 PM

Federal GAP Program

  • Steve Calder, Hannaford Food Supermarket
  • Wendy Ward, Hannaford Food Supermarket
  • Will Wedge, Hannaford Food Supermarket
3:30 PM

H.525 - An act relating to beef promotion and research

  • Dan Connor, Executive Director, Vermont Industry Beef Council
4:00 PM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-95, 10-96, 10-97
Meeting Record
8:45 AM

Farmers' Watershed Alliance

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
9:00 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

10:45 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • John Maclean, Consulting Forester, Randolph
15 minutes after Floor

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:30 PM

H.614 - An act relating to the regulation of composting

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-98, 10-99, 10-100
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • John Maclean, Consulting Forester, Randolph
10:45 AM

H.680 - An act relating to termination of occupancy of farm employee housing

  • Ernest Caswell
  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • Christopher Curtis, Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Phil Livingston, New Haven farmer
  • Ted Wimpy, Champlain Valley Economic Opportunity
15 minutes after Floor

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Jeff Courier
Friday, March 12, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-101, 10-102, 10-103
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Agriculture Agency budget

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
15 minutes after Floor

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Carl Russell, Consulting Forester
1:00 PM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
2:00 PM

H.680 - An act relating to termination of occupancy of farm employee housing

  • Kasey Bryan, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-104
Meeting Record
2:30 PM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Kasey Bryan, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

  • Sen. Matthew A. Choate, Senate Agriculture Committee
3:30 AM

S.264 - An act relating to stop and hauling charges

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Sen. Sara B. Kittell, Chair, Senate Agriculture Committee
4:00 PM

S.285 - An act relating to promoting health care coverage for farmers

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Sen. Sara B. Kittell, Chair, Senate Agriculture Committee
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-105, 106. 107, 108
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

2+2 Agricultural Education

  • Josh Bates, 2+2 Student
  • Heidi Beers, 2+2 Student
  • Hannah Fay, 2+2 Student
  • Cody L'Esperance, 2+2 Student
  • Scott Sanderson, 2+2 Student
10:00 AM

GAP Certification

  • Andrea Ochs, Co-Manager, Crescent Orchards
10:45 AM

Northeast Ag & Feed Alliance

  • Louise Calderwood, Vermont Feed Dealers
11:30 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Rep. Bob Krebs
15 minutes after Floor

Rural Vermont Report on Raw Milk

  • Lindsay Durane, Legal Intern, Rural Vermont
  • Brian Moyer, Director, Rural Vermont
  • Dan Scruton, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-109
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, March 19, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-110, 10-111
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.769 - An act relating to the licensing and inspection of plant and tree nurseries

  • Jim Leland, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:15 AM

S.288 - An act relating to the Vermont recovery and reinvestment act of 2010

committee amendment

11:45 AM

H.769 - An act relating to the licensing and inspection of plant and tree nurseries

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. David Zuckerman, House Ways & Means Committee
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-112
Meeting Record
3:45 PM

Review New Bills

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-113
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

After adjournment

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

  • Bob Stoddart, Senior VP, Agri-Mark Dairy Cooperative
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-136
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

Friday, March 26, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-114, 10-115
Meeting Record
2:30 PM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

  • Cheryl Bruce, Certification Staff, Vermont Organic Farms
  • Sen. Matthew A. Choate, Senate Agriculture Committee
  • Brian LaCoss, Wonder Why Farm
  • Dan Scruton, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-116, 10-117
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.264 - An act relating to stop and hauling charges

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • Bruce Krupke, Executive Vice President, New England Dairy Foods Association
10:45 AM

S.285 - An act relating to promoting health care coverage for farmers

  • Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Rebecca Heintz, BISHCA
15 minutes after Floor

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

Thursday, April 1, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.768 - An act relating to the welfare of animals commonly kept as household pets

  • Karen Bradley, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Pamela Krausz, Vermont Companion Animal Neutering, Inc.
10:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Michael Vayda, Associate Dean for Administration and Research, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Friday, April 2, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-120, 10-121
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

2:30 PM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-122, 10-123, 10-124
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

  • Dan Scruton, Dairy & Energy Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Rachel Turguson, National Quality Manager, Organic Valley Coop
9:30 AM

S.264 - An act relating to stop and hauling charges

committee discussion and possible vote

10:30 AM

Seal of Quality

11:30 AM

UVM Implementation of the Dairy Center of Excellence

  • Michael Vayda, Associate Dean for Administration and Research, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Thomas Vogelmann, Dean, UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
15 minutes after Floor

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

Committee discussion

Thursday, April 8, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-125, 10-126, 10-127
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

Committee discussion

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

Vermont Fresh Network

  • Tom Bivins, Member, representing New England Culinary Institute, Vermont Fresh Network
  • Bruce Martell, Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Meghan Sheradin, Executive Director, Vermont Fresh Network
15 minutes after Floor

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

Friday, April 9, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-128, 10-129
Meeting Record
2:30 PM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

  • Sen. Matthew A. Choate, Senate Agriculture Committee
  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
  • David Rogers, Policy Advisor, NOFA VT
3:30 PM

JRS54 - Joint resolution related to the payment of dairy hauling costs

committee discussion

  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers Cooperative, Inc.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-130, 10-131, 10-132
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

Committee discussion

  • Sylvia Jensen, Land Use Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:30 AM

H.765 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont agricultural innovation authority

  • Kasey Bryan, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
11:15 AM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

15 minutes after Floor

JRS54 - Joint resolution related to the payment of dairy hauling costs

  • David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:00 PM

H.524 - An act relating to interference with or cruelty to a service animal guide dog, warrants to impound a dog or wolf-hybrid, and the definition of "humane officer"

  • Jo Guertin, Animal Control Officer, Danville
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-133, 10-134
Meeting Record

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
11:15 AM

H.524 - An act relating to interference with or cruelty to a service animal guide dog, warrants to impound a dog or wolf-hybrid, and the definition of "humane officer"

15 minutes after Floor

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

3:30 PM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

  • Dan Scruton, Dairy & Energy Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, April 16, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-135, 10-136
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Rep. Bob Krebs, House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee
  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
2:00 PM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Kasey Bryan, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-137, 10-138, 10-139
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

H.528 - An act relating to the illegal cutting, removal, or destruction of forest products

  • Rep. Bob Krebs, House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee
  • Ed Larson, Executive Director, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
2:30 PM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Bob Foster, Composting Association of Vermont
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Dave Lane
  • Marli Rupe, District Director, Poultney-Mettowee NRCD
  • Bill Schubart
  • Enid Wonnacott, Northeast Organic Farming Organization of Vermont (NOFA)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-140, 10-141
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Linda Berlin, Director, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Kasey Bryan, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Heather Darby, Alburg Farmer, UVM Extension
  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Leon Graves, Dairy Marketing Services
  • Sylvia Jensen, Land Use Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Jenny Nelson, Assistant to Sen. Bernie Sanders
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
11:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

committee discussion

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-142
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

Friday, April 23, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

The Eat Local Challenge

  • Kelly Loftus, Public Information Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-145
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

UVM intern report on Grazing acreage in Vermont

  • Erin Buckwalter, UVM Intern
2:30 PM

H.767 - An act relating to the livestock care standards advisory council

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-146
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.207 - An act relating to preliminary incubation testing of milk; raw milk quality study and report; and unlawful cutting of trees

Committee discussion and vote

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

Thursday, April 29, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-147, 10-148
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

H.767 - An act relating to the livestock care standards advisory council

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Bothfeld, Senior Agricultural Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Kristin Haas, Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Zamos, Staff Attorney, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, April 30, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-149
Meeting Record
15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

  • Jackie Folsom, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
Monday, May 3, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-150, 10-151 a, b, & c, 10-152
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Slaughterhouses in Vermont

  • Carl Cushing, Owner, Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing Facility
10:00 AM

Floor Convenes

2:30 PM

H.767 - An act relating to the livestock care standards advisory council

  • Anthony Brault, Brault's Market
  • Royal Larocque, The Royal Butcher
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Darryl Potter, Sharon Beef
  • John Wing, Over the Hill Farm
  • Dr. Dean Wyatt, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
10-153, 10-154
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

9:00 AM

S.295 - An act relating to agricultural development, including agency positions and creation of development board; establishment of livestock care standards; operation of commercial slaughter facilities; animal rescue organizations; and health certificates for importation of certain animals

  • Roger Allbee, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • JoAnne Bourbeau, Senior State Director - VT/NH, Humane Society of US
  • Peg Larson, veterinarian
  • Katherine McNamara, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Michael Wood, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Diane Zamos, Staff Attorney, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

Friday, May 7, 2010
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Committee Discussion

9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Discussion

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