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Vermont dairy farmers will once again have an opportunity to purchase federal insurance which protects the gross margin between low milk and high feed prices through the USDA’s Livestock Gross Margin for dairy cattle program.  UVM Extension’s agricultural economist, Bob … Continue reading →

Funding is available to assist with the installation of an on-farm animal mortality composting facility.  Contact the Farmer’s Watershed Alliance for more information. Got questions on how it’s done?  Click on the DVD below to watch the instructional video.

In a message circulated by Nathaniel Sands of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, an early end to the winter ban on spreading manure on Vermont farm fields was announced. As a result of unusually warm and dry weather, lack of … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →