VAL Director Provides Testimony on Proposed Neonicotinoid Ban March 18, 2024 | Vermont Center for Ecostudies On February 9, 2024, VCE Conservation Biologist and Vermont Atlas of Life Director Kent McFarland provided testimony to the Vermont State Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry Committee on H.706, a bill requiring restrictions on neonicotinoids. What follows is the text from the written testimony.