Our Mission Statement
The Franklin and Grand Isle Farmer’s Watershed Alliance mission is to
insure environmentally positive solutions and enable the dairy industry
through education and funding to better the soil, air, and water of the
Lake Champlain Watershed while remaining economically viable. Secondly
to promote and defend dairy farming to further it’s future as one of
the largest contributors to the state’s economy.
Goals of the Farmer’s Watershed:
- Provide farmers with a support network
- Help farmers understand environmental regulations
- Provide farmers with non-regulatory technical
assistance - Provide farmers with whole farm assessments
- Help farmers develop nutrient management plans
- Provide farmers with whole farm assessments
- Stay connected to actions in the legislature
- Provide the public with a positive image of
agriculture and it’s influence on the environment