Vermont Protects Pollinators and Supports Farmers with Neonic Bill
At the end of the 2024 session, Vermont became the second state in the nation to ban neonicotinoid treated seeds with H.706. The House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry led by SiX CROP members, Representative Mike Rice and Representative Heather Surprenant, took weeks of testimony from farmers, scientists, and other experts across the fields of agriculture and conservation biology in considering the implications and benefits of this bill. The vast majority of neonicotinoids…