“The State of Farming” draws strong turnout in Middlebury

The film will return for another Middlebury screening on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m.

Community members are invited to screenings of “The State of Farming,” a new documentary that tells the story of Vermont agriculture through the voices of the farmers who live it every day.

“It’s great knowing that what we produce is staying so close to home and in the Addison County community; it’s pretty amazing.” — Pauline Stevens

Rail View Dairy’s ways of operating have not only earned the farm the award but are also what members of the family see as helping make Rail View poised to continue its success into the future.

Expensive land and aging infrastructure have left Vermont’s dairy industry behind as other states dominate.

The Vermont Vegetable and Berry Grower Association at UVM is offering this hot weather guidance for farming.

NEW HAVEN — The Addison County Fair and Field Days Crop Contest is just around the corner, and the UVM Extension-Champlain Valley Crop, Soil & Pasture Team is reminding farmers to enter their ag products. Field Days was started more than 75 years ago … (read more)

Smaller producers have shared the difficulties they face, describing a market they’ve found to be oversaturated and offering limited retail access.

While cows dominate our dairy landscape, Vermont also has 33 dairy goat farms and three dairy sheep farms.

One local farmer believes that committed mentorship can make a difference.

Vermont has banned paraquat, an herbicide with strong association with Parkinson’s disease.

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.

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.