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Last week, the Agency of Agriculture offered thousands of tire sidewalls to farmers for free in an effort to cut down on mosquito breeding habitat and limit the spread of disease like West Nile virus. Since then, nearly all the cut-up tires have been claimed.
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University of Virginia researchers say the complaint line run by the grassroots workers’ rights program Milk With Dignity improves conditions for both farmworkers and farm owners. But the program currently only covers one-fifth of Vermont’s dairy industry.
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Investigadoras de la Universidad de Virginia dicen que la línea telefónica de quejas dirigida por el programa de derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas, Leche Con Dignidad, mejora las condiciones tanto para los trabajadores como para los propietarios de granjas. Pero, el programa actualmente solo cubre un quinto de la industria láctea de Vermont.
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Starting Thursday, July 6, organic dairy farmers in Vermont can apply for some of the $6.9 million in relief funds approved by state lawmakers as part of this year's budget bill.
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"Being a product of the farming community has defined how I view the world, giving me perspective and values that I wouldn't have gained otherwise."
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Even without any participants in the Vermont Dairy Festival Scholarship Pageant, Franklin County residents say they look forward to the festival every year.
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La organización sin fines de lucro Farm Aid ahora ofrece servicios de salud mental vía telefónica en español para agricultores y trabajadores agrícolas en todo el país, incluyendo a Vermont.
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The nonprofit Farm Aid is now offering mental health hotline services in Spanish to farmers and farmworkers across the country, including Vermont.
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The Vermont Senate has passed a budget for 2024 that includes $6.9 million in funds for organic dairy farmers. The bill now goes to the House.
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Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It's been found in humans' noses in the Southwest — and in the air at airports and at chicken farms in Malaysia.