Farms can get money for reducing phosphorus

The Vermont Pay for Performance Program is an initiative that pays farmers based on environmental outcomes rather than just implementing individual conservation practices.

After strong public pushback from working Vermonters across the state, portions of the law were stripped back.

The Vermont Farm Show will return next spring, April 16-17, 2027, at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction.

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Sen. Peter Welch spoke on the importance of allowing farmers the right to repair their equipment.

Farmers are invited by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to apply to the Best Management Practices Program by May 1.

Now that Act 181 is law, its consequences are coming into focus.

Addison County farmers are among those serving on a stakeholder group formed to help state officials navigate Vermont’s approach to regulating some farm operations and agricultural water quality.

When crafting bills about rural Vermont, get rural Vermonters at the table.

The Addison County senator zeroed in on provisions of a bill meant to recognized the value of crops donated by farmers, which would have increased the supply of donated food to food shelves.

Among the many bills lawmakers have spent recent months tackling in the Vermont State House are several related to farming in Vermont.

Tim and Kristen Essex have been receiving a lot of congratulations this winter after their business, Essex Farm of Vergennes, received the 2025 High Quality Milk Award from the Vermont Dairy Industry Association last month.

Vermont farmworkers could earn significantly lower wages this year under new federal rules.

The Four Blooms team is currently wrapping up a project that will allow them to further improve their operations and increase their growing capacity with the completion of a new grow space at the farm.

Vermonters and Vermont businesses who serve the agriculture industry are invited to apply to vend in the Vermont Building at the Big E Fair this coming autumn.