
At farms across the state, the effect of the freeze ripples out past the edges of the frozen fruitlets into the lives of the workers and consumers who depend on them.
At farms across the state, the effect of the freeze ripples out past the edges of the frozen fruitlets into the lives of the workers and consumers who depend on them.
Farmers who agree to use some of their land for wildlife habitats, runoff buffer zones or other conservation-focused projects over a 15-year contract get reimbursed.
For over a century, four generations of Wilcox men have stuffed the mailboxes in Cambridge.
“Municipalities do not have the authority to regulate stormwater on farms, and therefore cannot assess stormwater utility user fees.”
The House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry originally sought for a $500,000 appropriation for the program, which would be created through H.205.
Boiling sap has always been a family operation for the Hazeltons.
Lawmakers are looking to create a new grant program to help small farmers diversify their products or transition from one type of farm to another.
Stowe farmers are taxed at a flat rate of $200 per acre, less than half the $429 rate in the state current use program.
The Agency of Agriculture advocates for these investments because they support our farmers and producers, who are feeding us and farming the land.
The state veterinarian said the case “highlighted the deficiencies in the process that currently exists.”
Lucy was our first sow and gave us countless litters of piglets that we raised, processed, and sold at the farmers’ market. She loved scratches on her back and came running out of the woods when we called her for her meals, grunting her greeting.
The state pesticide rules haven’t been updated in more than 30 years. A new proposal would align state regulations with those of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
New support groups are meant to allow farmers to break through the isolation of their workplaces and talk to farmers elsewhere in their communities who are struggling with the same issues, and maybe share a new strategy or two.
Sen. Leahy has been a champion and steward of many important programs promoting nutrition, conservation, rural credit, rural development, dairy, organic agriculture and other programs of vital interest to us all.