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What does the dairy industry mean to Vermont? The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is pleased to introduce a new report, commissioned by the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council that helps answer that question.

The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) announces 18 businesses have been awarded a total of $679,095 to maintain and grow the agricultural and forestry sectors in Vermont.

This new grant from the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) addresses the significant need to expand dairy workforce development programming in the Northeast. Funds will support the development, expansion, and operations of existing workforce programs that are ready to expand services to benefit existing and potential employees of…

What does the dairy industry mean to Vermont? The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to introduce a new report that helps answer that question.

This grant supports licensed dairy processors and brands aiming to start new co-packing ventures or expand existing ones by scaling production, diversifying product lines, or forming new partnerships.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) at its annual conference in Washington, D.C. passed an action item supporting the continued funding for four national Dairy Business Innovation Centers, including in the Northeast region. The action item encourages Congress to retain the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative as a…

The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is pleased to announce nine awards totaling $444,760 to maintain and grow the agricultural and forestry sectors in Vermont. These awards are part of WLEB’s key strategies to increase working lands businesses knowledge, skills, and profitability by investing in an array of business support services.

Vermont Business Magazine Applications for the 2025 Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award will close on 28 February, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) has announced. Farmers can learn more and apply online at vlt.org/eric

The Vermont Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) just opened an ACT NOW fund pool, which provides payments to farmers for common conservation and planning activities.

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Farmers looking to enhance their agritourism operations won’t want to miss an upcoming series of workshops hosted by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) and local marketing agency, Place Creative Company

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Vermont launched the Vermont Biodiversity Protection Fund, a new grant program created to support land protection projects in priority regions across the state.

The application for the Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPGs) is now available. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers these grants to help farmers create new products, expand markets, and increase their income. Approximately $30 million in total is available for this program.

Dairy farmers across the Northeast can now apply for the Dairy Farm Improvement & Modernization Grant through the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC).

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program this week, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs.

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets There's still time to apply for the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Business Enhancement Grant!

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative is now accepting applications for the Business Enhancement Grant.

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative is now accepting applications for the Business Enhancement Grant.

The 30-year agreement will allow U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists to study food crops and livestock on 400 acres of conserved farmland along Route 7.

Clemmons Family Farm is one of 112 organizations nationwide selected to receive an ArtsHERE grant of $130,000 as part of a new program from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Grant funds are available through the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) to provide business support services to Vermont agriculture, food, and forestry businesses, and to strengthen Vermont producer associations in these sectors.

Vermont Business Magazine Registration is now open for the 2024 Vermont Conservation Conference scheduled for Monday, October 7 at Vermont State University in Randolph.

Are you a farmer looking for assistance on your farm to improve soil health, increase flood resilience, or be climate smart? If so, you should consider applying for NRCS-VT funding for 2025.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) announced today that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the USDA has awarded $577,325 to the State of Vermont as a part of the Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The application is now open for certified operations to apply for these funds.

The deadline to apply to the Farm Agronomic Practices (FAP) program is right around the corner! Don't miss your chance to receive payments for implementing conservation practices on your farm.

To help our farmers VAAFM has assembled a series of suggestions and resources to help with recovery.

Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy the beauty of Charlotte’s landscape. For many years the Charlotte Land Trust has put its red signs on conserved land throughout town as a way to highlight a major tool in preserving that landscape.

At the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-), we support dairy farmers and processors through grants, access to technical services, education, and events that promote the development, production, marketing, and distribution of regional dairy products. Our goal: to create resiliency and long-term sustainability for Northeast dairy…

The state Agency of Agriculture has awarded more than $1,600,000 in grants to 13 farm operations across Vermont. Two of those farms are in Charlotte.

Adam’s Berry Farm and the Grass Cattle Company were given a total of more than $276,000 of the amount awarded, meaning that Charlotte got more than 17 percent of the money allocated across the…

Both Grass Cattle Co and Adam's Berry Farm, in Charlotte, received grants from the Vermont Agency of Ag and Food Markets. The grant awarded 13 meat and ag producers out of a pool of 172 applicants. The grant focused on projects that addressed :

1. climate resiliency

2. infrastructure efficiency and capacity

3. worker safety and food safety and…

Vermont Business Magazine Champlain Valley Exposition has announced the 2024 Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees. With over 20 years of history and over 100 inductees, the Ag Hall of Fame is an honored tradition among Vermont farmers and growers, service providers, and dedicated employees.

VermontBiz The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) announces 51 awards to working lands businesses and organizations in 2024. The $2,329,561 in awards will support those who are earning a living off the land.

An On-Farm Readiness Review (OFRR) is a free, non-regulatory site visit to review safe produce handling on your farm. It serves as a direct educational opportunity for growers and producers to prepare for a Produce Safety Inspection or simply improve produce safety practices on their farm.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets is updating the guidelines for the Medium Farm Operations (MFO) General Permit. The public can provide feedback on these updates until June 23rd.

It's farmers market season. Here's where to find them in Chittenden County

The Best Management Practices (BMP) Program provides technical and financial assistance to farmers for the implementation of engineered, structural improvements on farmsteads which are designed to protect and improve water quality.

Applications to receive technical and/or financial assistance through the Agency’s Best Management Practices (BMP)…

The Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) has invested $15.6 million in 446 farm, food, and forestry projects and leveraged an additional $24.6M in matching funds. To celebrate the investments and the resulting impacts, of the WLEI Board has released the latest Impact Report detailing the significant outcomes from the entire 11 years…

In December 2023, Clemmons Family Farm, Inc., an African American-led nonprofit organization, celebrated its purchase of the historic Clemmons farm in Vermont after a successful fundraising campaign.

In the face of our urgent climate crisis, landowners across the Champlain Valley are stepping up and conserving critical shorelands, wetlands, and flood-absorbing forests that serve as natural defenses against increasingly severe rainstorms.

Farmers who are actively working on or managing a commercial farm operation in the state, are residents of Vermont, and have not received this award in the past may qualify for a $5,000 award for land stewardship, innovation, and service to community.

Applications accepted until February 29, 2024.