Start planning for the Big E now

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.

The University of Vermont’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and UVM Extension, in partnership with the UVM Food Systems Research Center and ARS Food Systems Research Unit, this month announced the launch of the Soil Health Research and Extension … (read more)

Farmers around Addison County have reported an estimated $1.4 million in losses resulting from the severe drought that spread across the region this year. 

A new wave of agritech tools — from maple monitors to virtual fences — is revolutionizing how small farms manage labor, costs, and climate challenges.

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) this week celebrated the U.S. House’s passage of their bipartisan, bicameral Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, legislation to support America … (read more)

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets this week reminded all farmers that the annual winter manure spreading ban began at midnight on Monday.

Early bird registration is open for the Northeast Dairy Innovation Summit, which will take place March 10-11 in Albany, N.Y.

UVM Extension is working with forest landowners, maple producers and entrepreneurs to assess the economic and environmental benefits of sap enterprises.

Some Addison County farmers are growing sorghum sudangrass, an annual grass crop that can withstand drought and can provide a resilient option for farmers’ forage systems.

A Nov. 10 event at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall helped connect local landowners with technical service providers.

Local farmers and farmworkers are invited to enjoy a restful day in the Middlebury Marble Works next month. 

The Best in Show award at the Annual American Dairy Goat Conference in Danvers, Mass., last month went to Blue Ledge Farm’s Honey Orange Chevre.

Alyssa Thelin recently joined University of Vermont Extension as an agronomist.

The Soil Health Research and Extension Center is a new statewide hub focused on building healthy soils and resilient agricultural systems.

Local farmers and farmworkers are invited to enjoy a restful day in the Middlebury Marble Works next month.