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Cabot, Vt. – February 2, 2010 – According to some Vermont maple producers, 2010 may bring maple production to another all-time high. At the Vermont Farm Show in Barre, Vt., on January 26, sugarmaker Glenn Goodrich of Goodrich’s Maple Farm in Cabot, Vt., noted that [...]
Barre, Vt. – January 26, 2010 – The Vermont Farm Show started off today at the Barre Civic Complex featuring exhibitors from across the state and country varying in topic from farm supplies and equipment, to State Agriculture and Fish & Wildlife Departments, livestock breeders, dairy cooperatives, and restaurants, as well as agricultural exhibitors featuring Llama, Alpaca, and Emu [...]
Washington, D.C. - Dec. 17, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the implementation of the new Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment (DELAP) program. The 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Bill authorizes $290 million for loss assistance payments to eligible dairy producers.
The assistance is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure Congress approved after Sen. [...]
$17 MILLION IN GRANTS AWARDED TO INSTITUTIONS FOR BEGINNING FARMER/RANCHER EDUCATION
Elgin, Minn. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced, Wednesday, November 4, awards totalling more than $17 million in grants to 29 institutions to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers and enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of U.S. agriculture. However, none of the Vermont institutions applying [...]
Essex Junction, Vt. – 500 fluffy alpaca were on display Saturday at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds during the 2009 Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular. Breeders from 160 farms across the Northeast along with alpaca-based businesses showed off animals, clothing, fleece products, and even children’s toys made of the soft fleece from the tight curly hair shorn from the [...]
Essex Junction, Vt. – Alpacas Galore! Those furry members of the camel family are coming in force to Vermont. The 4th annual Green Mountain Alpaca Fall Spectacular at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vt. on Saturday, October 31st and Sunday, November 1st.
Over 175 alpaca breeders will be representing farms from throughout the Northeastern United States [...]
Hinesburg, Vt. – When Peter Coleman and Richard Pope, both of Plainfield, Vt. each got out of bed Saturday morning, piled into one car, and stopped for coffee at 5 a.m., it wasn’t for most people’s usual job of working at the office, or mowing lawns, or selling cars, or even weekend recreation of perhaps deer hunting or fishing, that got them [...]
Funds Available for Beginning Beekeepers
Waterbury, Vt. – As wild honey bee colonies and native pollinator populations continue to decline and other factors like parasitic mites and diseases impact established beekeepers, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has announced the availability of USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant funds.
A total of $8000 for beginning beekeepers is available to [...]
St. Albans, Vt. – A crowd of over 150 gathered Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at St. Albans City Hall in St. Albans, Vt. for the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: “Crisis on the Farm: The State of Competition and Prospects for Sustainability in the Northeast Dairy Industry,” hosted by Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and Senator Bernie [...]
Farmers across Vermont worked hard to get in what is, for many, the first good hay crop they have seen this summer. Jennifer Lang, co-owner of Mountain’s Edge Farm in Hinesburg, Vt., said of this week’s good streak of weather, “That’s about all we got for good news after the weather we had this summer.” Lang lamented, ”We lost June and [...]
