Vermonters say immigration policy is failing migrant workers, dairy farms
It’s no secret that dairy farmers are counting on Mexican labor to keep going. It’s not a matter of saving money, though: They are paid what a U.S. citizen would earn.
Dairy farmers tough out costliest downturn
Milk market crash, rise in costs a double whammy The Clifford Farm in Starksboro In spite of what some in the industry are calling the worst ever returns on dairying, Eric Clifford is carrying on the family tradition come hell or high water. He’s determined to keep the land his forebears cultivated – all seven [...]
