Relief may be coming for Vermont dairies

VERMONT — After five years of depressed milk prices, dairy farmers may be getting some relief. A prediction by one of the region’s largest dairy cooperatives says prices at the bulk tank should rise by a dollar per hundred pounds of milk over the next year. “The average Vermont farm produces 3.4 million pounds of milk per year,” says Diane Bothfield, dairy chief for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. “A dollar per hundredweight is $34,000. That’s a big raise in a year’s time.” However, Agr … (read more)

This is Part Two of a story that first appeared in Vermont Sports magazine. Part One appeared in our Monday, July 22, edition. ADDISON — In 2013 Addison boatbuilder Peter Macfarlane celebrated his 50th birthday in a way probably only a veteran of many a k … (read more)

SALISBURY — Since early July, Vermont State Herpetologist Jim Andrews’ inbox has been flooded with emails, phone calls and reports of what some Addison County residents are calling “Frog-ageddon.” According to Andrews, thousands of frogs have recently app … (read more)

ADDISON — On July 2, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD) was forced to cancel a bird banding event at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area which was scheduled for July 3. As many as 70 volunteers were registered for the event. The department cancel … (read more)

This is Part One of a story that first appeared in Vermont Sports magazine. ADDISON — Peter Macfarlane is not someone who does things the easy way. Stepping into his Addison barn workshop, where two chairs and a book of fiddle tunes sit out, left over fro … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — From July 7-13, festival-goers from across the state and especially Addison County enjoyed splendid summer weather for the 41st Annual Middlebury Festival-on-the-Green. “Attendance this year was very strong,” said festival chair Pat Boera Tue … (read more)

CORNWALL — Farmers and other landowners who are worried that an effort to reclassify the Otter Creek Wetland Complex as a Class I wetland would affect their current eligibility for federal conservation funds needn’t worry, according to representatives of … (read more)

CORRECTION: In a June 24 story regarding this topic, it was incorrectly stated that land within the buffer of a Class II or Class I wetland that is allowed to lay fallow for “a year or more might not be able to be returned to its fullest use, when in fact … (read more)