Farming in Vermont

Vermont Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $0
Rice: $0
Grains: $0
Soybeans: $0
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $2,232,102
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $163,111
Livestock: $1,068,215
Hides & Skins: $0
Poultry: $276,788
Fats & Oils: $0
Dairy: $20,870,038
Feeds: $2,035,972
Seeds: $6,758,356
Other: $4,520,910
TOTAL: $37,925,491

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Scholar in Residence Fred Kirschenmann Speaks at Green Mountain College - MarketWatch (press release)

Scholar in Residence Fred Kirschenmann Speaks at Green Mountain College MarketWatch (press release) Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross will be present to welcome Dr. Kirschenmann and the new students in the MSFS program. "We now have essentially two proposals in our culture," Kirschenmann says. "The first is the 'industrial story,' which ... and more »

Bill bolsters ag, forest and food processing - Addison County Independent

Bill bolsters ag, forest and food processing Addison County Independent By Andrea Suozzo MONTPELIER — Vermont lawmakers are working on legislation that aims to bolster Vermont's economy while retaining the hallmarks of its rural landscape. The main focus in both the House and Senate agriculture committees so far this ...

Nine grants to Vermont firms will plow $857542 into agricultural innovation - Vermont Biz (press release)

Nine grants to Vermont firms will plow $857542 into agricultural innovation Vermont Biz (press release) Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Congressman Peter Welch (D) – announced Friday that grants to nine Vermont agricultural producers, totaling $857542, will support the agricultural innovation that is helping to shape ... Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Funding To Create Jobs and ...USDA.gov (press release) all 26 news articles »

Rural Vermont: Survey shows raw milk sales generated $1 million in gross ... - vtdigger.org

Rural Vermont: Survey shows raw milk sales generated $1 million in gross ... vtdigger.org The report was presented to the House Committee on Agriculture on January 24, 2012 and will be presented to the Senate Committee on Agriculture on Friday February 3, 2012. The report is available on the Rural Vermont website http://www.ruralvermont.org ... Mooving more raw milkBrattleboro Reformer all 2 news articles »

State Senate Adopts Pro-Agriculture Legislation - Jamestown Post Journal

State Senate Adopts Pro-Agriculture Legislation Jamestown Post Journal Ranking second in the nation behind Vermont, New York's maple products industry plays a significant role in the state's agricultural industry and seasonal tourism. The other bill passed this week, S. 5160, would make wooded land used for silvopasturing ...

Vt. legislature considers IDs for farm workers - CBS News

Vt. legislature considers IDs for farm workers CBS News The University of Vermont has visiting professors that don't seem to have problems, she said. "So it just seemed a little bit unfair to me," she told the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday. Because their business is year-round, dairy farms aren't ... and more »

Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund accepting applications for new grant round - vtdigger.org

Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund accepting applications for new grant round vtdigger.org by Press Release | February 2, 2012 MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture announced that the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for a new grant round focused on providing ...

Vermont prof dispels myths of black refugees to Canada - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Vermont prof dispels myths of black refugees to Canada TheChronicleHerald.ca Harvey Amani Whitfield's history, Blacks on the Border: The Black Refugees in British North America, 1815-1860 (University of Vermont Press), is one of those books that one promises oneself to read — as soon as possible — but, then, one never seems ...

Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms - Fox News

Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms Fox News Neither did Vermont, where the Agriculture Department helped distribute money donated to Vermont Community Foundation's Farm Disaster Fund. New York farmers got a quick shot of emergency assistance from the state agriculture department, with about $5 ... and more »

Town Talk: Headmasters moves out of downtown; community orchard, other gardens ... - Lawrence Journal World

Town Talk: Headmasters moves out of downtown; community orchard, other gardens ... Lawrence Journal World Headmasters indeed has moved its salon business out of the old multi-story building at 809 Vermont St. The company has moved into significantly smaller space at 1410 Kasold Drive in the Orchards Corner shopping center.