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House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Room 32)

The House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry considers matters relating to agriculture and forestry, forest products and their market, and state parks and lands.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Friday, January 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Security Training

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introductions and Update

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:00 PM

Agriculture Issues

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Agriculture Issues

  • Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Forests, Parks and Recreation

Introductions and update

  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:00 AM

Farm to Plate Report

Room 10

  • Kristyn Achilich, Academic Program Coordinator, The Farm at St. Michael's College
  • Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Taylar Foster, Certified AICP Planner, CSA Manager, Pete's Greens
  • Mary Ellen Franklin, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Education Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Mary Niebling, Community Economic Development Director, Capstone Community Action
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

H. - An act relating to the regulation of farming in wetlands

  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Ryan Patch, Senior Agriculture Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Marli Rupe, Agricultural Water Quality Section Chief, Department of Environmental Conservation
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Fresh Network

  • Helen Labun, Vermont Fresh Network
9:30 AM

Vermont Farm Bureau

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Bernie Juskiewicz, Vermont Farm Bureau
10:00 AM

Council of State Governments

  • Tara Eric
  • Bob Haefner
10:30 AM

Rural Vermont

Introductions

  • Caroline Gordon, Intern, Rural Vermont
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Farmer, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
11:00 AM

Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition

  • Marie Audet, Farmer, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
  • Jeff Carter, Agronomist/Soil Scientist, UVM Extension
  • Brian Kemp, President, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
1:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

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Decorum Training

Immediately following adjournment of House Floor

2:00 PM

Act 250 and Agricultural Land

Also a dairy update

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services IV and Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Ari Rockland-Miller, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:00 PM

Vermont Legal Aid

Introduction

  • Wendy Morgan, Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Julia Shaw, Health Care Policy Analyst, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
3:30 PM

Clean Water Report

  • Emily Bird, Assistant Program Manager, Nonpoint Source Coordinator, Vermont Clean Water Initiative Program, WSMD, Department of Environmental Conservation
Friday, January 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Hemp

  • Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:00 AM

Vermont Legislative Research Service (VLRS)

  • Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service
11:30 AM

Budget Memo Discussion

Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets Budget considerations

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Farm Bureau

Farmer introductions

  • Paul Doton
  • Sara Griswold
  • Terry Gulick
  • Chip Hellus, 2nd Vice President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Jennifer Lambert
  • Roger Osinchuk
  • Murray Thompson
  • Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Anne Tisbert,
  • Regina Wallace
  • Mary White
2:00 PM

Wood Products

Pellets

  • Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation

  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
3:00 PM

Agritourism

  • Elizabeth Kennett, Owner, Liberty Hill Farm
3:30 PM

Food Systems

  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Andy Kehler, Owner, Jasper Hill Farm
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Food Systems

  • Robin Morris, Mad River Food Hub
9:30 AM

Farm to Institutions

  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:00 AM

Food Systems

Vermont Farmers Food Center

  • Greg Cox, Owner, Boardman Hill Farm
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Dairy Update

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Farmer introductions

  • Bill Rowell, Chair, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Hemp

  • Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Caroline Gordon, Intern, Rural Vermont
  • Netaka White, Consultant
2:30 PM

Ecological Services

  • Mike Bald, Founder and Owner, Got Weeds?
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

  • Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Liz Gleason, Viability Program Manager, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
9:30 AM

Dairy Commission Report

Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Ethan Allen Room

  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Farmers Watershed Alliance

Introductions

  • Darlene Reynolds, President, Farmers' Watershed Alliance
11:30 AM

Green Mountain Dairy Farmers

  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's 2019 FY Budget Address

House Chamber

3:00 PM

Act 250 Commission Updates

  • Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair, Act 250 Commission
Friday, January 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Definition of Milk

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Agriculture Environmental Stewardship

Joint Hearing with House Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Room 11

  • Jeff Carter, Agronomist/Soil Scientist, UVM Extension
  • Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
  • Josh Faulkner, UVM Extension
  • Tim Kayhart, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
  • Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm
  • Scott Magnan, Franklin and Grand Isle Farmer's Watershed Alliance
  • Amy Richardson, Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance
  • Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

Hemp

Joint Hearing with House Commerce and Economic Development
Room 11

  • Dave Barash, CEO, Luce Farm
  • Brenden Beer, Owner, Kitchen Cabinet Medicinals
  • Dan Chang, Owner, Kria Botanicals
  • Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
  • Bill Lofy, Owner, Kria Botanicals
  • Joe Pimentel, Owner, Luce Farm
  • Amy Skelton, Owner, Kitchen Cabinet Medicinals
  • David Zuckerman, Farmer
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

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Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion and Planning

  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agricultural Finance

  • Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  • Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
9:30 AM

Hemp

  • Stephen Polak, CFO, Colomont Inc.
10:00 AM

Hemp

  • Eli Harrington, Founder and COO, Heady Vermont
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Local Food

Food Cooperatives

  • Kari Bradley, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Coop
11:15 AM

Investments in Clean Water Technology

  • John Hollar, Lawyer, Downs Rachlin Martin
  • Trey Martin, Lawyer, Downs Rachlin Martin
1:00 PM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

  • Liz Gleason, Viability Program Manager, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
5:15 PM

Vermont Farm Show

Capital Cookoff

Thursday, January 31, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Dairy Update

Bissonnette Room at the Essex Fairgrounds
Vermont Farm Show
Diary Dinner following

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services IV and Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Friday, February 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 PM

Wetlands

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
11:15 AM

Committee Discussion and Planning

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to the definition and sale of milk

  • Beth Bradley, PhD, UVM
  • EB Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
2:00 PM

H.82 - An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment

  • Will Baker, Director of Legal Unit, Department of Taxes
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Jedidiah Randall, Owner, Treetop Equipment Repair
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor of Bill, .
3:00 PM

Wetlands

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Senior Agriculture Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Room 10

  • Ruth Blauwiekel, University Veterinarian, University of Vermont
  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Jane Clifford, Lobbyist
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
10:00 AM

Farm to School

Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Room 10

  • Lucy Bertram, Student, Newbrook Elementary School
  • Jim Birmingham, Food Service Director, Montpelier Public Schools
  • Rebecca Bishop, Assistant Director, Bennington County Head Start & Early Head Start
  • Peter Burmeister, Owner, Burelli Farm
  • Opal Carney, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
  • Emilie Choquette, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
  • Isabel Erickson, 3rd Grade Student, Newbrook Elementary School
  • Ginger Farineau, Nutrition Initiatives Specialist, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
  • Chris Parker, Food Service Director, Newbrook Elementary School
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
  • Sam Rowley, Educator, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center, Hyde Park
  • Calvin Smith, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
  • Harley Sterling, Food Service Director, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
  • Remington Vogan-Schneider, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
  • Barrett Williams, Principal, Sharon Elementary School
  • Wyatt Williams, 5th Grade Student, Flood Brook School
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Farm to Plate Reauthorizaton

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Fee Bill

Committee discussion

Thursday, February 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Hemp Processing Center Proposal

Joint hearing with House Commerce and Economic Development Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee
Ethan Allen Room

  • David Muller
10:15 AM

H.79 - An act relating to eligibility for farm-to-school grant assistance

  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, VT FEED, Vermont Farm to School Network
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:00 AM

Center For an Agricultural Economy

Introductions

  • Bethany Dunbar, Community Programs Manager, Center for an Agricultural Economy
  • Daniel Keeney, Business Manager, Center for an Agricultural Economy
11:30 AM

Vermont Cheese Council

  • Tom Bivins, Executive Chef, Vermont Cheese Council
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Agritourism

  • Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
2:30 PM

Vermont Dairy Industry History

  • Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Daniel Smith, Esq
Friday, February 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Salvation Farms

  • Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms
10:30 AM

Wetlands

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Ryan Patch, Senior Agriculture Development Coordinator, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain

  • Bob Fischer, Water Quality Superintendent, South Burlington
  • David Mears, committee member, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Bethany Sargent, Lake Champlain Outreach Coordinator, Watershed Management Division
  • Jeff Wennberg, Public Works Director, Rutland
1:45 PM

Tax Policy

taxation of CBD

  • Will Baker, Director of Legal Unit, Department of Taxes
  • Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
2:00 PM

Committee Discussion and Planning

Definition of Milk
Farm to Plate Reauthorization
Farm to School Grant Assistance
Salvation Farms

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Fee Bill and Governor's Budget Provisions Related to Agriculture

Committee discussion

  • Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
10:00 AM

Farm to Plate Reauthorizaton

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Regenerative Agriculture

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Ethan Allen Room

  • Jesse McDougall, Studio Hill Farm
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Fee Bill

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Wetlands

  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:00 AM

Biochar

  • Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.158 - An act relating to standards for the care of domestic pets

  • Rep. Tommy Walz, Sponsor
9:30 AM

Vermont Feed Dealers

  • Caroline Potter, PRO-Dairy
  • Jim Walsh, Phoenix Feeds
  • Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
10:00 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Budget Overview

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:00 AM

Farmer Coalitions

Pilot Project for ecosystem services

  • Marie Audet, Farmer, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
  • Jeff Carter, Agronomist/Soil Scientist, UVM Extension
  • Ben Dykema, Owner, Wilcon Farm
  • Larry Gervais, Farmers Watershed Alliance
  • Walter Gladstone, Owner, Newmont Farm
  • Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
  • Jeffrey Sanders, UVM Extension
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Tile Drainage

  • Jeff Carter, Agronomist/Soil Scientist, UVM Extension
  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Friday, February 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Tile Drainage

  • Laura Klaiber, Research Scientist, Miner Institute
11:15 AM

Wetlands

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
12:00 PM

H.79 - An act relating to eligibility for farm-to-school grant assistance

Committee vote

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition

In House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Room.

  • Allen Karnatz, Senior Farm Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
  • Erika Lynch, Babette's Table, Waitsfield
  • Robin Morris, Mad River Food Hub, Waitsfield
  • Phelan O'Connor, Pigasus Farm, South Hero
  • Stephen Park, Full Belly Farm, Monkton
  • Sarah Park, Full Belly Farm, Monkton
  • Justin Sauerwein, Almanack Farm, Chelsea
10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses and Lunch

Led by the Vermont Human Rights Commission for the entire House.
In the House Chamber

12:30 PM

To Be Determined

1:15 PM

Party Caucuses

following Caucuses

Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

  • Roger Audet, Lamoille County Fair
  • Lonna Kantorski, Vermont State Fair, Rutland
  • Richard Lawrence, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  • Diane Norris, Vice President, Addison County Fair and Field Days
3:30 PM

Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • Vicky Drew, State Conservationist
  • Jim Eikenberry, Wetlands Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Judy Bellairs, Forest and Wildlife Committee, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
  • Ross Conrad, Owner, Dancing Bee Gardens
  • Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Shaina Kasper, Toxic Action Center-VT
  • Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA-Vermont
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Syngenta, Bayer
  • Bill Mares, Former President, Vermont Beekeepers Association
  • Charles Mraz, Owner, Champlain Valley Apiaries
  • Mike Palmer, Owner, French Hill Apiaries
  • Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor
  • Henry Witte, Manager, Montpelier Aubuchon Store #045
11:00 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

To Be Determined

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.232 - An act relating to protection from nuisance lawsuits for agricultural activities

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H.233 - An act relating to the labeling and sale of cell-cultured meat

  • Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  • Rep. Zachariah Ralph Watson, Sponsor
  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
9:20 AM

H.274 - An act relating to the regulation of on-farm slaughter

  • Rep. Samuel Young, Sponsor
9:35 AM

H.265 - An act relating to establishing a hemp seed distribution program

9:55 AM

H.268 - An act relating to prohibiting the retail sale of neonicotinoid pesticides

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Election of Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

To Be Determined

Friday, February 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

H.233 - An act relating to the labeling and sale of cell-cultured meat

  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
10:30 AM

H.82 - An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment

  • Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY2020 State Budget

Forestry appropriations

  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Samantha Alger, Graduate Research Fellow, Biology Department, UVM
  • Sheri Englert, Owner, Vermont Beekeeping Supply, LLC
  • Kevin Komer, Vermont Golf Course Superintendents Association
2:00 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of farming in wetlands

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H.275 - An act relating to the Farm-to-Plate Investment Program

  • Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Humane Handling

  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
9:15 AM

Governor's Recommended FY2020 State Budget

Committee comments on provisions related to agriculture and forestry

10:00 AM

H.274 - An act relating to the regulation of on-farm slaughter

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H.235 - An act relating to repealing the sunset of the authority to conduct on-farm slaughter

  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Marli Rupe, Agricultural Water Quality Section Chief, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
11:00 AM

H.275 - An act relating to the Farm-to-Plate Investment Program

committee discussion and possible vote

11:30 AM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Henry Cammack, Kimball Brook Farm
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

House Floor

Resolution for Enid Wonnacott

15 minutes after Floor

NOFA-VT

  • Erin Buckwalter, Marketing and Food Access Coordinator, NOFA VT
  • Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA-Vermont
  • Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
2:15 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

3:30 PM

Budget Priorities Discussion

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

AAFM Housekeeping bill

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
9:45 AM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Jack Rath, President, Vermont Beekeepers Association
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.289 - An act relating to the sale of shell eggs

  • Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor, House Committee on Judiciary
10:45 AM

H.301 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of the herbicide glyphosate

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
11:00 AM

H.309 - An act relating to creating a working group to study establishing a program to facilitate the enrollment of forestlands in carbon markets

  • Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor
11:15 AM

Rural Vermont

Introductions and issues

  • Dick Brigham,
  • Brooke Decker
  • David Hartshorn, Owner, Hartshorn Farm
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Amy Todisco, Hartshorn Farm and Vermont Farm Immersion Program
  • John Turner, Owner, Wild Roots Farm
  • Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Farmer, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Vanessa Brown, Movement for Pollinator Survival
  • Keri Carstens, Integrated Product Research and Stewardship, Dupont Pioneer's Seed Treatment Enterprise
  • Emily Lanxner, Movement for Pollinator Survival
  • Meg Nelson, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
  • Frank Wong, Senior Regulatory Affairs Consultant, Bayer
3:30 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of farming in wetlands

  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
3:45 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Friday, March 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Regenerative Agriculture

  • Didi Pershouse, Founder, Center for Sustainable Medicine
12:00 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of farming in wetlands

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:15 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor, Pittsford
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 AM

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for Town Meeting Day week

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Corey Chapman, Owner, Chapman Family Farm, Tunbridge
  • Ann Chapman, Owner, Chapman Family Farm, Tunbridge
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:00 PM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.82 - An act relating to the taxation of timber harvesting equipment

  • Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3:30 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Wendy Wilton, USDA Farm Service Agency
3:45 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of farming in wetlands

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Action Committee
  • Rebekah Weber, Lake Champlain Lakekeeper, Conservation Law Foundation
10:00 AM

H.235 - An act relating to repealing the sunset of the authority to conduct on-farm slaughter

  • Rep. Charen Fegard, Sponsor
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
10:30 AM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Sponsor
11:00 AM

Definition of Milk

Committee letter

11:30 AM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Definition of Milk

-

H.235 - An act relating to repealing the sunset of the authority to conduct on-farm slaughter

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
2:30 PM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:15 PM

H. - An act relating to the regulation of farming in wetlands

  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Marli Rupe, Agricultural Water Quality Section Chief, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

  • Roland Smith, Owner, Singing Cedars Apiaries
9:30 AM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

possible vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

committee discussion

-

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion and vote

Friday, March 15, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

3:30 PM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

Annual Report of the Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board

  • Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  • Erika Holm, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  • Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  • Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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9:00 AM

iPad Training

  • Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

Rural Vermont

Introductions and Issues

  • Christine Bourque, Blue Heron Farm
  • Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
  • Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Nick Zigelbaum, Owner, Longest Acre Farm
11:00 AM

Vermont Farm Bureau

Introductions and Issues
Ethan Allen Room

  • Rob Carey, Vermont Farm Bureau, Rutland County
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Heidi Krantz, Vermont Horse Council, Farm Bureau
  • Jennifer Lambert, Washington
  • Joie Lehovillier, Foote Brook Farm, Johnson
  • Bob Sherwin, Farm owner, Norwich
  • Anne Tisbert, Valley Dream Farm
  • Mary White, Corinth
  • Art Whitman, Chair Government Relations Committee, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 21, 2019
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9:00 AM

iPad Training

  • Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

On Farm Accessory Businesses

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
10:15 AM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Rep. Emmons amendment

10:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Overview of rural development bill

11:30 AM

Forestry issues

  • Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
1:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee on Appropriations amendment
Committee on Ways and Means amendment

Friday, March 22, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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8:30 AM

Rural Development

S.160

  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
9:00 AM

Rural Development

S.160

  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Meghan Stotko, Farmer, Heartwood
  • Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Farmer, Robinson Hill Beef
10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

St. Albans Cooperative Young Cooperators

  • Kiersten Bourgeois, Business Development and Communications Manager, St. Albans Cooperative Creamery
  • Nick deGraaf, deGraaf Dairy, Richmond
  • Rebecca Howrigan, Board Member, Young Cooperators
  • Amy Maxham, Field Manager, St. Albans Cooperative Creamery
  • Karie Thompson, President, Young Cooperators Board
3:00 PM

2+2 Agriculture Education Program

  • Kimberly Crowe, Faculty, Vermont Technical College
  • Ashlynn Foster, 2+2 Student
  • Curtis Lessard, 2+2 Student
  • Pat Moulton , President, Vermont Technical College
  • Hannah Roberts, 2+2 Student
  • Katherine Rowley, 2+2 Student
  • Emily Surrell, 2+2 Student
  • Louise Terwilliger, 2+2 Student
  • Cayden Theberge, 2+2 Student
  • Shawnna VanDerWey, 2+2 Student
4:00 PM

2+2 Agriculture Education Program

Reception in Cedar Creek Room

Thursday, March 28, 2019
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8:30 AM

Rural Development

S.160 walk through

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

Rural Development

S.160

  • Mary Lake, Shearer, butcher, and shepherd, Tunbridge, Vermont
9:30 AM

Rural Development

S.160

  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:00 AM

House Floor

Budget

Friday, March 29, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

Budget

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Sections 4, 5

  • Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
1:45 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 2

  • Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Henry Cammack, Sales Manager, Kimball Brook Farm
  • Sen. Anthony Pollina
3:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Sections 14-16

  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3:30 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Sections 1 and 2.

  • James Maroney, Owner/Operator, Oliver Hill Farm
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Sections 1, 3

  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  • Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Report on 2019 Northern Tier Dairy Summit

  • Rep. Rodney Graham, Reporter of bill
  • Rep. Terry Norris, Reporter of bill
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Conservation Districts

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Room 10

  • Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  • Jeannie Bartlett, District Manager, Franklin County, Natural Resources Conservation Districts
  • Sarrah Damsell, Manager, Orleans County, Natural Resources Conservation Districts
  • Jeff Farber, Conservation Programs Manager, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  • Tucker Malone, Conservation Programs Technical Coordinator and Land Treatment Planner, St. Albans, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  • Justin Michaud, Conservation Planner, Newport, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  • Hilary Solomon, Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 18

  • Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
  • Ken Gagnon, Owner, Gagnon Lumber
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 6 and 7

  • Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, April 4, 2019
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 19

  • Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
  • Kurt Erickson, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
  • Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
  • Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont
10:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 3

  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
10:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 11

  • Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Bob Lesnikoski , Board Member, Working Lands Enterprise Board
  • Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, ASPCA
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 5, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S. - An act relating to farming activities in wetlands

walk through of current draft in Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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9:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 1

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 3

  • David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
  • Eric Roy, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
2:30 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Gil Livingston, Former President, Vermont Land Trust
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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7:45 AM

Sidebar Breakfast

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

9:00 AM

Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance

Introductions and Issues

  • Art Whitman, Chair Government Relations Committee, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
  • Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
9:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 1
Farm to School response

  • Kathy Alexander, Director MAUSD/ANWSD Food Service Cooperative , Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District
  • Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
10:30 AM

Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance

Introductions and Issues

  • Seth Chapelle, Bourdeau Brothers Inc.
  • Dave Lane, Yankee Farm Credit
  • Cy Nelson, Nelson Farms, Derby
  • Bill Rowell, Chair of Board, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  • Amanda St. Pierre, Executive Director, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  • Bradley St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford
  • Jamie St. Pierre, Pleasant Valley Farm, Richford
  • Kelly Sweet, Farmer, Fletcher
  • Robin Sweet, Farmer
11:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Earl Ransom, Owner, Strafford Organic Creamery
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

  • Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
  • Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Kevin Kennedy, Founder, Continuum
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. John Rodgers, Sponsor
  • Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Thursday, April 11, 2019
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 3

  • Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
  • Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy
10:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 12 and 13

  • Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
  • Nick Richardson, President, Vermont Land Trust
  • Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Robert Turner, Consulting Forester and Member, Governor's Climate Actin Commission
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Jon Klar, Farmer, Irasburg, VT
  • Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm
Friday, April 12, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

Forestry issues

  • Chris Fife, Public Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Colleen Goodridge, Owner, Goodridge Lumber
  • Steve Hardy, President, Vermont Forest Products Association
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
following

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Committee discussion

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Pat Austin, Hauler, Orleans County
  • Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
  • EB Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
  • Eric Guzman, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District
  • Bruce Westcott, General Manager, Central VT Solid Waste District
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

No Testimony Scheduled

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 18, 2019
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 19, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Committee discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

Dairy Farmers of America

  • Jackie Klippenstein, Senior Vice President of Government, Community and Industry Affairs, Dairy Farmers of America
  • Stephanie Walsh, Director, Industry and Community Affairs, Dairy Farmers of America
2:00 PM

S. - An act relating to farming activities in wetlands

  • Joe Hescock, Owner, Elysian Fields Dairy
2:30 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 1

  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:15 PM

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S. - An act relating to farming activities in wetlands

  • Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Bill Rowell, Chair of Board, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
11:15 AM

S. - An act relating to farming activities in wetlands

-

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

Committee discussion

  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
  • Rosalyn Graham, Shelburne
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

Thursday, April 25, 2019
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9:00 AM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

Presentation of Neoniconitoid Pesticides; Safety and Use
Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Room 10

  • Mike Bald, Founder and Owner, Got Weeds?
  • Judy Bellairs, Pollinator Protection Leader, Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club
  • Ross Conrad, Owner, Dancing Bee Gardens
  • Erica Cummings, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Nona estrin, East Montpeleir
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Bill Mares, Former President, Vermont Beekeepers Association
10:15 AM

Rural Vermont and NOFA-VT

Introductions and Issues
Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Room 10

  • Cat Buxton, Vermont Healthy Soils Coalition
  • Abbie Corse, Owner, Corse Family Farm
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Steve Fortmann, Owner, Ghost Dog Dairy/Fortmann Farm
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
  • Frank Huard, Owner, Huard Family Farm
  • Amy Huyffler, Strafford Organic Creamery
  • Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
  • Joie Lehouillier, Owner, Foote Brook Farm
  • Eden Marceau-Piconi, Owner, 5 Birds Farm
  • Judith Schwartz, Author, Journalist, Bennington
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Graham Unangst-Rufehacht, Farmer, Robinson Hill Beef
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

Committee discussion and possible vote

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Gabrielle Malina, Partner, Komline Consulting Government Relations
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Friday, April 26, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.58 - An act relating to the State hemp program

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Wetlands

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
  • Laura Lapierre, Wetlands Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources
  • David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro
  • Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
  • Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
10:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Carbon Markets

  • Charles Kerchner
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Meeting Details
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company
  • Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
9:45 AM

Wetlands

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

compost

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Friday, May 3, 2019
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9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Committee discussion

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
12:00 PM

Committee Discussion with Leg Council

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

H.79 - An act relating to eligibility for farm-to-school grant assistance

Committee discussion

4:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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8:30 AM

H.79 - An act relating to eligibility for farm-to-school grant assistance

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

H.205 - An act relating to the regulation of neonicotinoid pesticides

Committee discussion

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
2:45 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Sen. Robert Starr, Senate Agriculture Committee
4:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 9, 2019
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9:00 AM

Committee Check-In

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 10, 2019
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8:00 AM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monday, May 13, 2019
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3:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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10:00 AM

House Floor

H.525 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
  • Kent Henderson, Northwest Veterinary Associates, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Lisa McCrory, Earthwise Farm and Forest, Bethel
  • Lisa Robar, Owner, Kiss the Cow Farm
2:30 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Meeting Details
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 16, 2019
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9:00 AM

Committee Check-In

9:30 AM

House Floor

Friday, May 17, 2019
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9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Discussion of Amendment

  • Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
  • Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

Immediately Following Adjournment

Caucuses

1:00 PM

Committee Check-in and Priorities for 2020

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

updates on 2019 work

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Reporter of bill
1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 minutes after Floor Adjourns

Wetlands and Water Quality

Summary of 2019 Legislative Study Committee on Wetlands

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Nutrient Management Plans

The Netherlands nutrient management system

  • Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:00 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introductions and housekeeping bill, and definition of "local"

  • Steve Collier, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
1:00 PM

House Convenes

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

Friday, January 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

Following adjournment

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  • Joe Emenheiser, Animal Science Lecturer, University of Vermont
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
  • Dianne Lashoones, Owner, Water Tower Farm, Marshfield
  • Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  • JoAnn Nichols, Humane Investigator, Humane Society of Chittenden County
  • Harry O'Rourke, Pond Hill Ranch, Castleton, VT
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Farm to Plate Report

  • Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Sarah Danly, Farm to Plate Network Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Shane Rogers, Rooted in Vermont Project Manager, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
10:30 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor Adjourns

Committee Activity as Floor Time Allows

Conference Call with Council of State Governments

2:15 PM

Nutrition Discussion

Phosphorus in feed

  • Diane Norris, Vice President, Addison County Fair and Field Days
2:45 PM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:45 PM

H.562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals

  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor, Rutland-Windsor
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Gund Institute for Environment, UVM

Report

  • Stephen Posner, Gund Institute for Environment
10:00 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Julie Boisvert, Meat Inspection Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Marc Paquette, Section Chief Weights & Measures, Food Safety & Consumer Protection Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor adjourns

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

  • Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Reporter of bill
  • Kate Strousse, Executive Assistant, Vermont Department of Taxes
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H.731 - An act relating to establishing a residuals management program at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
Friday, January 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor adjourns

Clean Water Investment Report

  • Emily Bird, Program Manager, Clean Water Initiative, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

Following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • David Allaben, NH/VT State Director, USDA, Wildlife Services
  • Fred Pogmore, Vermont District Supervisor, USDA, Wildlife Services
2:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:00 PM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Danielle Fitzko, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Capitol Police

Updates

  • Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
9:30 AM

Vermont Agriculture Strategic Plan Report

Room 10
Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Mark Cannella, Associate Professor, University of Vermont Extension
  • Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Adeline Druart, President, Vermont Creamery
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
  • Janice St.Onge, President, Flexible Capital Fund
  • Will Stevens, Owner, Golden Russet Farm
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Netaka White, Owner, Tak About Hemp
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

2:00 PM

Cannabis Background

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
3:00 PM

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

  • Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
3:30 PM

Animal Welfare

Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board Report

  • Sally Adams, Chief Deputy State’s Attorney, Chittenden County
  • Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority
9:15 AM

S.54 - An act relating to the regulation of cannabis

  • Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee On Government Operations
9:30 AM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

  • Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor
10:00 AM

Vermont Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group Final Report Act 83 of 2019

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy
  • Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
11:00 AM

Cannabis Background

  • Cindy Leszczak, West Townsend
  • Stuart Savel, Brattleboro
  • Richard Veitch, West Townsend
1:00 PM

House Convenes

3:00 PM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Shannon Salembier, Assistant General Counsel, Attorney General's Office
4:00 PM

H.271 - An act relating to public notice of pesticide application under a right-of-way permit

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
4:15 PM

H.759 - An act relating to the use of neonicotinoid-treated article seed

  • Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor
Friday, January 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Convenes

Following Adjournment

Vermont Farm Bureau

Room 10 (10:15)
Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Rob Carey, Vermont Farm Bureau, Rutland County
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Jake Guest, former Organic Dairy Farmer
  • Bruce Hallett, Owner, Hallett Sheep Farm
  • Heidi Krantz, Vermont Horse Council, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Jennifer Lambert, Dairy Farmer/operator, Lambert Farm
  • Justin Poulin, Poulin And Daughters Farm, Randolph
  • Anna Poulin, Poulin and Daughters Farm, Randolph
  • Mary White, Chair, Dairy Committee, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Arthur Whitman, Vermont Seed Dealers Association, member, Vermont Farm Bureau
11:30 AM

Grazing and Pasture Management

Report

  • Cheryl Cesario, Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture, UVM Extension
  • Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
  • Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
12:30 PM

H.798 - An act relating to the use of biochar

  • Rep. Kathryn Webb, Chair, Sponsor
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

Following adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Northeast Kingdom Collaborative

  • Matt Clark, Whiteout Solutions
  • Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
  • Ben Notterman, Owner, Snug Valley Farm
  • Jon Ramsey, Executive Director, Center for an Agricultural Economy
  • Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation
2:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition legislative day

  • Richard Hall, Owner, Fairmont Farm, Inc.
  • Miles Hooper, Owner, Ayer's Brook Goat Dairy
  • Nick Richardson, President & CEO, Vermont Land Trust
  • Milton Robinson, Owner, West Ridge Farm
  • Shannon Varley, Owner, Strafford Village Farm
3:00 PM

Nutrient Management

  • Vicky Drew, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Walt Whitcomb, Northeast Regional Coordinator, Farm Production and Conservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Ruth Blauwiekel, UVM Veterinarian, Vermont Veterinary Medical Association
  • Kristin Haas, Member, Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council
  • Justin Poulin, Poulin And Daughters Farm, Randolph
10:30 AM

Rural Vermont

member introductions

  • Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company
  • Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
  • Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
11:15 AM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Strategic Plan

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

House Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Strategic Plan

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Vermont Farm Show

Capital Cook-off

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Dairy Update at Vermont Farm Show

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
12:00 PM

Lunch

Vermont Farm Show Dairy Banquet

Friday, January 31, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment

Council of State Governments

Report on current work

  • Rona Cohen, Senior Policy Analyst, CSG/ERC Energy & Environment Program
  • Bob Haefner, Council of State Governments
  • Tara Sad, Council of State Governments
11:15 AM

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

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H.562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals

  • Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

Following Adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

  • Mary Cobb White, Secretary, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Elizabeth Kennett, Owner, Liberty Hill Farm
  • Rick Lunt, Vice President, Dynamic Business Solutions
  • Richard Rubin, Vermont Association for Justice
  • Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney, National Agriculture Law Center Staff
2:15 PM

H.798 - An act relating to the use of biochar

  • Kathleen Draper, President, International Biochar Initiative
  • Theo Kennedy, Public Policy Attorney and General Practitioner, Otis and Kennedy, LLC
  • Robert Lehmert, Managing Member, Carbon Negativity LLC
  • Tom Miles, Executive Director, U.S. Biochar Initiative
  • Donna Pion, Green State Biochar
  • Roger Pion, Green State Biochar
  • Marshall Webb, Carbon Drawdown Coordinator, Shelburne Farms
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Farmland Access and Transition
Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Room 32

  • Sam Burr, Owner, Last Resort Farm
  • Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Emily Donegan, Owner, Donegan Family Farm
  • Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Nick Richardson, President & CEO, Vermont Land Trust
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Tracy Zschau, Vice President for Conservation, Vermont Land Trust
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Bill Baron, Tree Warden, Grand Isle
  • Mark Dillenbeck, Tree Warden, Charlotte
  • Tom Fisher
  • Lee Krohn, Town Manager, Shelburne
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Gerard Vorsteveld, Owner, Vorsteveld Farm
1:00 PM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment

H.733 - An act relating to studying taxation of forestland donations for conservation

  • Rep. Carol Ode, , Sponsor
following

Committee Discussion and Planning

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.807 - An act relating to an electric company’s Emerald Ash Borer assessment

  • Rep. Peter J. Fagan, , Sponsor
9:10 AM

H.832 - An act relating to the use and management of pesticides

  • Rep. Trevor Squirrell, , Sponsor
9:30 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Working Lands Hearing has been postponed due to inclement weather.

11:00 AM

Neonicotinoid research for treated seed and the environment

Room 10
Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Erica Cummings, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Laura Klaiber, Research Scientist, Miner Institute
1:00 PM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

  • Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Charles Safford, Town Manager, Town of Stowe
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Friday, February 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor

Committee Adjourned

No committee business today due to weather.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

Following Adjournment

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

FY21 Agriculture Budget

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:30 PM

Committee Discussion of Bill Priorities

3:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Introduction

  • Brooke Decker, Pollinator Protector Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
3:30 PM

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

  • Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
  • Todd Heyman, Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins
  • Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Harvey Smith, Sponsor
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:00 AM

Farm to School Awareness Day

Joint Hearing, House Agriculture and Forestry and Senate Agriculture Committees
Room 11

  • David Baker, Superintendent, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
  • Angus Baldwin, Owner, Three Crows Farm
  • Teddy Chamberlain, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Meg Dawkins, Staff, Berlin Elementary School
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Gavin Haines, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • JJ Hansen, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Phin Hilferty, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Camryn Hoffman, Student, Cabot School
  • Craig Locarno, Food Service Director, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
  • Sophia McCaffrey, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Kadence McCalister, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Beth Miller, Community Impact Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center
  • Lucas Richer, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Nene Riley, Teacher, Cabot School
  • Silas Robbins, Student, Cabot School
  • Helen Rortvedt, Farm to School Program Director, NOFA VT
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
  • Jake Stafford, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • John Stafford, Student, Berlin Elementary School
  • Peter Stratman, Teacher, Cabot School
  • Mary Zigman, Rutland County Parent Child Center
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor Adjourns

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  • Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  • Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
2:30 PM

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain

  • Lori Fisher, Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain
  • Hilary Solomon, Manager, Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
3:00 PM

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

  • Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

2020 Farm to School Awareness Day

State House Cafeteria

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Field Trip

Perfect Circle Farm
Joint field trip with Senate Agriculture Committee

1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 Minutes after Floor Adjourns

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Nicholas Ecker-Racz, Town of Glover
  • Danielle Fitzko, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
2:30 PM

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

Committee vote

2:45 PM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

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H.798 - An act relating to the use of biochar

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor Convenes

15 Minutes after Floor Adjourns

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

NOFA-Vermont

  • Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
  • Grace Oedel, Executive Director, NOFA VT
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Strategic Plan

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Lori Berger, Equine Specialist
2:00 PM

H.301 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of the herbicide glyphosate

  • Patti Casey, Environmental Surveillance Program Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Erica Cummings, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council

Room 10
Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Kristin Haas, Member, Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council
10:00 AM

To Be Determined

10:15 AM

H.798 - An act relating to the use of biochar

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Ecosystem Services: Carbon Sequestration

  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after House Adjourns

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Budget

  • Rep. Charles Conquest, House Committee on Appropriations
3:00 PM

H.254 - An act relating to adequate shelter for livestock

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  • Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

New Approach to Dairy Pricing and Sustainability

Room 10
Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Daniel Smith
10:30 AM

Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly
House Chamber

11:00 AM

Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

  • Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  • Alan Howe, Tunbridge Fair
  • Caroline Morrison, Caledonia County Fair
  • Jason Sicard, , Orleans County Fair
  • Lana Sjkorsky, Rutland Fair
  • Gary Wright, Lamoille County Fair
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after House Adjourns

Committee Discussion and Priorities

2:00 PM

Committee bills

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor Adjourns

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

AAFM Budget Letter to House Appropriations Committee

11:30 AM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

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H.941 - An act relating to the agricultural economy

  • Erin Buckwalter, Development and Engagement Director, NOFA VT
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Kevin Gaffney, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Division
2:45 PM

H.941 - An act relating to the agricultural economy

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:10 PM

H.941 - An act relating to the agricultural economy

  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:30 PM

H.562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals

  • Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

UVM's Land Grant Mission in Action

  • Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont
9:30 AM

Rural Vermont

  • Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
9:50 AM

H.794 - An act relating to limiting liability for agritourism

Committee vote

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H.562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals

Committee vote

10:00 AM

Dairy Marketing Report

Room 11
Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Christophe Hille, Karen Karp and Partners
  • Ken Jones, Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Ben Kerrick, Karen Karp and Partners
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

3:30 PM

UVM's Land Grant Mission in Action

Reception from 3:30-5:30 PM in the State House Cafeteria

Thursday, February 27, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Working Lands Enterprise Initiative

Room 10
Joint Hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Sen. Tim Ashe, President Pro Tempore
  • Lila Bennett, Owner, Tangletown Farm
  • Peter Colman, Owner, Vermont Salumi
  • Mateo Kehler, Owner, Jasper Hill Farms
  • Lindsay Kurrle, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Jette Mandl-Abramson, Owner, Calabash Gardens
  • Mike Proia, Co-owner, Bread and Butter Farm
  • Rob Riley, Northern Forest Center
  • Lynn Ellen Schimoler, Program Manager, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
  • Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:00 AM

H.798 - An act relating to the use of biochar

  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

Friday, February 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Adjournment

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor Convenes

following

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:00 PM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Danielle Fitzko, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
3:30 PM

H.940 - An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training

  • Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
  • Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  • Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Brooke Decker, Pollinator Protector Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
10:45 AM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
1:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

2:30 PM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
3:15 PM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Danielle Fitzko, Director of Forests, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
3:45 PM

H.940 - An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Barry Londeree, Vermont State Director, United States Humane Society
  • Mary McFaun, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:00 AM

H.940 - An act relating to animal cruelty investigation response and training

possible vote

12:00 PM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor Adjourns

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, CropLife America
3:00 PM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
-

H.941 - An act relating to the agricultural economy

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor Convenes

15 minutes after Floor adjourns

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

possible vote

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Farms and Essential Services

  • Will Stevens, Owner, Golden Russet Farm
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
following

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.336 - An act relating to establishing standards for the sale of hemp seed

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

12:30 PM

Vermont Foodbank Update

  • John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  • Nicole Whalen, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Vermont Foodbank
2:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

Friday, April 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

farmers markets

  • John Primmer, Wildstone Farm
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:30 AM

S.336 - An act relating to establishing standards for the sale of hemp seed

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Daniel Maclure, Century 21 Farm & Forest
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ted Sheehan, Green Mountain Organic Hemp LLC
  • Joe Veldon, Cannabis Farmer, 7 Leaf Genetics
12:30 PM

Committee Adjourns

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID 19 Response

University of Vermont Extension update

  • Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
10:15 AM

Committee Discussion of Bills in Committee

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Adjourn

12:30 PM

Vermont Dairy Status

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

Committee Discussion of Bills in Committee

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

COVID 19 Response

Update on COVID-19 federal response

  • Tom Berry, Policy Advisor on Agriculture, Conservation, Energy and Natural Resources, Office of Sen. Leahy
  • Erica Campbell, Outreach Representative, Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
  • Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Office of Congressman Peter Welch
12:00 PM

S.180 - An act relating to the use and application of pesticides

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

COVID 19 Response

School Nutrition Programs

  • Jake Claro, Farm to Plate Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
  • Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  • Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Dairy supply and distribution

  • E.B. Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Food systems in Vermont

  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
11:15 AM

COVID-19 Response

Farmers markets

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Friday, April 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Vermont Fairs and Field Days

  • Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

meat processing and herd culling

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Kyle Thygesen, Stonyfield
  • Marcy Wisnowski, Owner, Addison County Commission Sales
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Vegetable farms

  • Will Stevens, Owner, Golden Russet Farm
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Friday, April 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Salvation Farms

  • Theresa Snow, Director, Salvation Farms
10:45 AM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Food supply chain

  • Kari Bradley, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Coop
  • Mark Curran, Vermont Family Farms
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
  • Lawrence Miller, Five Vine Consulting, LLC
  • John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  • Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
11:00 AM

Covid-19 Impact

Forests and Parks

  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Friday, May 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Farmers Markets, Greenhouses

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
9:45 AM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Forestry and State Parks

  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

  • Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Full House Caucus

1:00 PM

Full House Caucus

Continued from this morning if needed

Friday, May 8, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Farmers Markets

9:15 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Committee discussion of amendments

  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Adjournment

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Farmer response

  • Steve Kayhart, Owner, Kayhart Brothers, West Addison
  • Dave Lane, Senior Vice President, Yankee Farm Credit
  • Meg Nelson, Lobbyist, Nelson Farms, Derby
  • Josh Poulin, Owner, Poulin Grain
  • Darlene Reynolds, DFA Farmer of the Year for 2019, Crossroads Dairy
  • Bill Rowell, Chair of Board, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  • Amanda St. Pierre, Executive Director, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Committee discussion

-

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Budget Adjustment

Update

10:00 AM

S.180 - An act relating to the use and application of pesticides

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter of the Bill
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, May 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.180 - An act relating to the use and application of pesticides

  • Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Sponsor
  • Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Report on current initiatives

  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:55 AM

Leave Joint Hearing for House Floor

11:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Farm support

  • Denna Benjamin, Riverview Farm, Franklin
  • Will Gladstone, Newmont Farm, Bradford
  • Darlene Reynolds, DFA Farmer of the Year for 2019, Crossroads Dairy
  • Bill Rowell, Chair of Board, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
  • Amanda St. Pierre, Executive Director, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Food security: Processors

  • Catherine DeRonde, Senior Economist, Agri-Mark
  • Mateo Kehler, Owner, Jasper Hill Farms
  • Jeremy Michaud, Owner, Kingdom Creamery
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Committee discussion: AAFM proposal for farm aid

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor Convenes

Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Committee discussion: CARES package for farmers and processors

  • Rep. Charles Conquest, Reporter of Amendment, House Committee on Appropriations
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

House Floor

immediately following adjournment

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

pandemic farm aid

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

introduction to S.351

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Robert Starr, Reporter of the Bill
-

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:30 PM

All House Caucus

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

-

S.351 - An act relating to providing financial relief assistance to the agricultural community due to the COVID-19 public health emergency

committee discussion

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, June 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

-

S.351 - An act relating to providing financial relief assistance to the agricultural community due to the COVID-19 public health emergency

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Robert Starr, Essex/Orleans Counties
9:45 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.351 - An act relating to providing financial relief assistance to the agricultural community due to the COVID-19 public health emergency

Amendment to S.351

  • Rep. Charles Conquest, Reporter of Amendment, House Committee on Appropriations
  • Rep. James Gregoire, Sponsor of amendment, Franklin District
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

10:00 AM

House Floor

following House adjournment

S.351 - An act relating to providing financial relief assistance to the agricultural community due to the COVID-19 public health emergency

  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:45 PM

Committee Adjourns

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 26, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Committee Check-In

9:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues and 2021 Budget Review

Updates from Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

Thursday, August 27, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

House Convenes

Friday, August 28, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Budget Review

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Kristin Freeman, Financial Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

2:00 PM

House Convenes

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues and 2021 Budget Review

Recommendation to Committee on Appropriations

  • Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services & Dairy Policy, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
9:45 AM

Committee Adjourns

10:00 AM

House Convenes

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Non-dairy agriculture grant programs
Joint hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee

  • Amanda Andrews, Owner, Tamarack Hollow Farm
  • Ryan Fitzbeauchamp, Owner, Evening Song Farm, NOFA-Vermont
  • Bay Hammond, Owner, Doolittle Farm, Member, Vermont Sheep and Goat Association
  • Bruce Henessey, Owner, Maple Wind Farm, Vermont Grass Farmers Association
  • Allison Hope, Executive Director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association
  • Niko Horster, Owner, Shire Beef, Vermont Grass Farmers Association
  • Maddie Kempner, Policy Director, NOFA VT
  • Emma Marvin, Executive Director, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association Board of Directors
  • Jen Miller, Farmer Services Director, NOFA-Vermont
  • Corie Pierce, Co-owner, Bread and Butter Farm, Board member, Rural Vermont
  • Sam Smith, Farm Business Specialist, Intervale Center
  • Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
  • Joseph Tisbert, President, Vermont Farm Bureau
  • Mary White, Chair, Dairy Committee, Vermont Farm Bureau
12:00 PM

Committee Adjourns

2:00 PM

House Convenes

Thursday, September 3, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
2:00 PM

House Convenes

Friday, September 4, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

funding guidelines for non-dairy farmers

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

2:00 PM

House Convenes

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Funding for non-dairy farmers

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:00 AM

House Convenes

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee
Act 138 Amendment concerning grants for non-dairy farmers

  • Steven Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

2:00 PM

House Convenes

Thursday, September 10, 2020
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2:00 PM

House Convenes

Friday, September 11, 2020
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2:00 PM

House Convenes

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Convenes

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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8:30 AM

COVID-19 Related Agricultural Issues

AAFM Meat Inspection

  • Julie Boisvert, Meat Inspection Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  • Caroline Gordon, Legislative Director, Rural Vermont
  • Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:15 AM

H.674 - An act relating to the definition of housesite for use value appraisals

  • Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
  • Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Committee Adjourns

2:00 PM

House Convenes

Thursday, September 17, 2020
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2:00 PM

House Convenes

Friday, September 18, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Convenes

Monday, September 21, 2020
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4:45 PM

House Floor

5:00 PM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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8:30 AM

H.673 - An act relating to tree wardens

Consideration of Senate proposal of amendment

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Christopher Bray, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
  • Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 24, 2020
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3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 25, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor & Caucus

3:00 PM

House Floor

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