Ken Buzzell, Senior Vice President from the Newport office, attended the Orleans County Farm Bureau Legislative Breakfast at the Irasburg Town Hall on Monday morning March 9, 2009. The meeting was well attended and coffee, pancakes and sausage were served. The group heard via Skype from Michael Vayda of UVM regarding the changes at the UVM farm due to budget concerns. Dr. Vayda was questioned about the 2 plus 2 program and UVM's commitment to it.
Governor Jim Douglas arrived and after he ate a couple of pancakes he addressed the group. He talked about the fiscal concerns of the state and spoke of the Federal Stimulus program projects the State was planning. He was sympathetic to the dairy situation and stressed the importance of dairy to the State. He fielded questions from the audience before departing.
After the Governor left the Legislators spoke regarding issues that they were following - usually issues related to the committees they sit on. They also answered questions.
