Stories Tagged "Vermont"
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First Came Cheese, Now Comes Charcuterie?
posted on February 1, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Vermont officials are exploring a new round of value added agriculture.
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Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers
posted on October 19, 2012 at 3:20 PM
A squirrel population boom is menacing fruit growers and others in some patches of the country.
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Consumers Asked to Pay More for Milk to Save Farms
posted on July 6, 2012 at 1:20 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Consumers will pay a little more for coffee and chocolate to ensure the farmers who produce those foods get a fair wage, so why not ask them to pay more for milk?
That is the notion behind a program designed to raise...
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Eighth Generation Vermont Farm Creates Unique Mobile CSA
posted on May 11, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Vermont Dairies Scramble to Find feed after Irene
posted on January 13, 2012 at 4:56 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene sweptaway some bales of hay Doug Turner grew to feed his dairy cows andripped open others, contaminating them with muddy water. When thewater receded, he had to mow down a third of his corn,...
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Market to Market (September 23, 2011)
posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Log Cabin ‘Natural’ Syrup Maker Relents On Color
posted on September 30, 2010 at 2:09 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt -- Under fire in maple syrup country, the maker of Log Cabin All Natural Syrup said Tuesday it's getting rid of the product's caramel coloring in response to complaints by producers of the real thing.
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Feds Back Off Plan to Take Vermont Farm
posted on June 4, 2010 at 2:06 PM
MONTPELIER, VT (AP)— Sen Patrick Leahy says the Department of Homeland Security will close a border station in Vermont rather than expand it by seizing a dairy farmer's land.
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Vermont Slaughterhouse Workers Charged with Cruelty
posted on June 4, 2010 at 2:06 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt (AP) - Two Vermont men are facing animal cruelty charges for their roles at a slaughterhouse that was ordered closed last fall because calves were being mistreated.
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Program Asks Consumers to Help New England Dairy Farmers
posted on September 18, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Program asks consumers to help New England farmers RICHMOND, Vt.—Several New England states are urging consumers to chip in and save the region's dwindling dairy farms, which are struggling with record-low milk prices.
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Vermont Panel Hears From Dairy Farmers
posted on July 24, 2009 at 8:07 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt - With milk prices nearly half of what they were a year ago, dairy farmer Jack Brigham of St Albans estimates he's losing between $5,000 and $7,000 a month.
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Vermont Farmers Cut Cows' Emissions by Altering Diets
posted on June 26, 2009 at 8:06 PM
COVENTRY, Vt (AP) — Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows' contribution to global warming.
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Vermont Dairy Farms Count on Illegal Immigrants
posted on May 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
HIGHGATE, Vt (AP) — A room off the milking parlor of a sprawling farm near the U.S.-Canada border offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the changing face of Vermont's dairy industry.
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Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
posted on January 2, 2009 at 8:01 PM
STARKVILLE, Miss (AP) - For the second straight year, Mississippi's top row crop was soybeans.
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Vermont Commission Holds Off On Milk Surcharge
posted on December 12, 2008 at 8:12 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt (AP) -- A panel looking for ways to help Vermont dairy farmers is holding off on adding a surcharge on milk sold in the state, opting instead to continue studying the plan.
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