Legislative Report: Protecting private property rights and our environment is the Vt. way

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.

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.