farming
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Farming group eyes collaboration
Faced with managing changes in best practices, business competition and climate change — not to mention the daily challenges of raising crops and animals — growers and ranchers…
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Meet Vijay Nazareth, head of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
Vijay Nazareth has experience in the private sector and in nonprofit management and finance, combined with a passion for conservation in agriculture and environmental stewardship.
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Forage field day to be held Sept. 1 in Whiting
Richville Farms in Whiting and UVM Extension will host a field day on forages for farmers.
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New dairy funding opportunities are offered
Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center this week announced three funding opportunities for dairy farmers and service providers.
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Letter to the editor: Farms getting a pollution pass
Vermont has known for at least 60 years that it is not meeting its water quality standards in Lake Champlain and that the major contributor to the problem…
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Registration now open for Open Farm Week
VERMONT — Registration is now open for the 8th annual Vermont Open Farm Week, taking place at farms across Vermont on Aug. 7-14. This special week in August,…
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New tool offered for those interested in agrotourism
BURLINGTON — University of Vermont Extension, in collaboration with the Vermont Fresh Network and Dig in Vermont, recently released a new regulatory navigation tool for agritourism operators. The…
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$5 million in sustainable ag funds available
VERMONT — Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, known as SARE, is accepting preproposals to distribute $5 million in funding across its three largest grant programs: Research and…
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Organic milk buyer leaving Vt. farmers high and dry
Danone, a global food company and the owner of Horizon Organic, plans to terminate contracts next year with all of its organic dairy farmers in Vermont and other…
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Farmers: Make good use of nitrogen-rich manure
VERMONT — While manure often gets a bad rap, it gives farmers who raise livestock a valuable resource to meet the nutrient needs of crops and supplies organic…