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A Westfield farmer at the forefront of local, sustainable agriculture has died. Jack Lazor, co-owner of Butterworks Farm with his wife Anne, died…
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Farmers met consumers at the Capital City Farmers Market in Montpelier Saturday despite an order from Gov. Phil Scott that markets like these should…
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Due to financial troubles, some Vermont hospitals have to lay off staff, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, UVM nursing students are graduating…
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With restaurants and schools closed, some dairy producers and processors say they're seeing demand for Vermont dairy shrink. That's led to falling milk…
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For decades, the federal Clean Water Act — and Vermont state law — have made it illegal to have farm waste enter the water stream. Farms of all sizes face…
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Two Vermont agencies share responsibility for regulating water pollution from farms. But public records reviewed by VPR show the bureaucratic divide can…
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Laurel Casey counts herself as a casualty of farm pollution.Her small, lakeshore house in Bridport has been damaged by runoff from the farm fields above…
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Two state agencies have failed to penalize an Addison County farm that allowed tens of thousands of gallons of liquid manure to reach a stream and Lake…
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A new economic forecast has some good news for struggling dairy farmers: wholesale milk prices are expected to increase next year.The forecast from the…
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There’s still some uncertainty around the federal and the state rules that regulate hemp — but as the market for CBD oil grows, there’s a lot of…