The landscape of farming is changing throughout the country, and Vermont agriculture is by no means an exception. To see this borne out, one only has to look to the dairy industry, which has shaped Vermont’s identity and working landscape over the past generations. The idyllic image of Holstein cows, red barns and big round bales of hay now lay in stark contrast to the hard realities dairy farmers have found themselves in as milk prices continue to remain depressed year-after-year. However, these price pres … (read more)
