agriculture
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Vermont becomes first state to ban paraquat
Vermont has banned paraquat, an herbicide with strong association with Parkinson’s disease.
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Addison still 2nd-largest dairy county in Vt.
Farm size trends in Vermont reflect a decades-long trend of consolidation and expansion in American agriculture.
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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.
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Community Forum: Act 181 change helps agrotourism
After strong public pushback from working Vermonters across the state, portions of the law were stripped back.
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The Vermont farm show is coming 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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UVM Extension reports from the field
Transition from spring ORWELL — We did several rounds of successful tomato grafting in April; now success is all about the aftercare. Our list of things to stay…
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Welch touts farm repair freedom
Sen. Peter Welch spoke on the importance of allowing farmers the right to repair their equipment.
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State offers logistical, financial help to improve farm operations
Farmers are invited by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to apply to the Best Management Practices Program by May 1.
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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.
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Local farmers provide input on state CAFO program
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.
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Opinion: Vermont can’t conserve working lands by undermining them
When crafting bills about rural Vermont, get rural Vermonters at the table.
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Opinion: Sen. Hardy added to food insecurity
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…
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Modest ag bills move toward passage
Among the many bills lawmakers have spent recent months tackling in the Vermont State House are several related to farming in Vermont.
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Vergennes dairy farm has the best milk
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…
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Farmworkers could face declining wages in Vermont
Vermont farmworkers could earn significantly lower wages this year under new federal rules.
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Bristol’s Four Blooms Farm keeps growing
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…