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Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces $750,000 in Available Investments To Help Grow Vermont’s Economy
Today, the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is pleased to announce the opening of this year’s grant cycle and the availability of approximately $750,000 in investments for the 2018 program year. Funds support projects across forestry and agriculture that enhance Vermont’s communities, economy and culture.
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Local Fish Takes Its Place on the Menu
A dinner celebration of Lake and Land shows what Vermont chefs have learned from a summer spent exploring Lake Champlain.
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UVM Students Experience a Summer of Food Entrepreneurship
This summer, twelve UVM students worked for Vermont food businesses as interns with the Next Generation Food Systems Internship program.
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Local Food Sale Boost for Vermont Retailers
New training videos help local food merchandising and sales at Vermont retail stores
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Cabot supports business adviser at Salvation Farms
Cabot Creamery Co-operative is supporting Salvation Farms’ engagement of a University of Vermont Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA (SEMBA) graduate, Diane Abruzzini. Diane will aid the nonprofit in the revision and expansion of their business plan for the Vermont Commodity Program. The Vermont Commodity Program operates Vermont’s first surplus-crop food hub in Winooski through a workforce development program. The food hub cleans, quality assesses, processes, and packs surplus crops.
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Apple Season Has Arrived in Vermont – Get Picking!
September is here. Kids are back in school, the days are cooler, and Vermont’s apple orchards are brimming with fresh, juicy apples, just waiting to be picked. Now is the time to make plans to visit your local orchard with friends and family!
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VHCB’s Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program Announces Grant Opportunities for Farmers
The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, a program of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, has grant funds available for on-farm capital improvement projects. Eligible farmers can apply for Water Quality Grants or Dairy Improvement Grants, both of which allow up to $40,000 in funding.
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UVM, Partners Receive NEH Grant to Update Popular Image of Vermont Farmer
Matching grant program will use comic books, digital storytelling to spur dialog, deepen understanding of state’s changing agricultural community
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Yankee Farm Credit Reports Second Quarter Results for 2017
Yankee Farm Credit quarterly net earnings of $2.9 million were up slightly from the prior year, and loan quality remained stable
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Agency of Agriculture Announces New Technical Assistance Funding to Support Water Quality Planning and Projects on Farms
Grassed Buffers and Stream Fencing for Livestock Focus of New Outreach and Implementation Programs The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to announce a second round of Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Ag Clean Water Initiative Program (Ag-CWIP). This grant program is made possible and supported, in part, by the Clean Water Fund – a fund created by Act 64 of 2015, Vermont’s Clean Water Act. This second round of Ag-CWIP RFPs will fund organizations assisting farmers throughout the state to support planning and installation of vegetative buffers adjacent to streams, grassed waterways to prevent gully erosion in crop fields, and grazing systems to exclude livestock from surface waters. Please visit: Agriculture.Vermont.gov/WQ-RFP for the complete RFP documents.
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Vermont Cheeses Wins Best of Show at American Cheese Society Conference in Denver
The 2017 ACS competition saw 13 Vermont cheesemakers awarded 40 ribbons, including Best of Show for Tarentaise Reserve from Spring Brook Farm/ Farms for City Kids in Reading, VT and a third-place Best of Show finish for Harbison created by The Cellars at Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, VT.
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UVM Works Regionally to Help Vermont’s Farmers & Landowners
“Every situation is different and can require different expertise and advice than every other one, but partners in the Collaborative have the right accumulated experience and knowledge. We can help bankers understand a farm business plan. We can help lawyers understand the agricultural provisions of a farm lease arrangement. We can help real estate agents to understand the specific information that a prospective buyer or tenant needs to determine whether a land is suitable for their goals. We can help everyone navigate USDA resources and requirements. Farm link programs are the hub.”
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