Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets News

Milk & Maple! It doesn't get much better than that. The Taft family has been making high quality milk and maple syrup in the foothills of Camel's Hump, one of the highest mountains in the state of Vermont, for generations.

Sample the world's best Vermont Maple Syrup products while checking out some of the latest innovations in the industry, like at Solar Sweet Maple Farm in Lincoln, where the sun powers them through the season.

Dairy Industry Experts Met This Week to Focus on Industry Challenges

August 9th through August 15th

​Farmers Encouraged to Review Spreading Rules Going Forward

In Vermont, it's more than just making maple syrup, it's about being with friends and family and living off the land.

The Vermont Produce Program dove deep into agricultural water this past summer to better understand the PSR’s current water requirements for water sampling, developed water sampling resources, and toured Vermont’s agricultural water sources with produce growers, University of Vermont Extension, and FDA.

The Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the 2019 inductees. All nominations must be submitted by May 15th.

If you're in the islands, stop and see Ember, Stacey and Seamus (King James of Isle La Motte) at Happy Bird Poultry Farm, Smokehouse and Farm Market

The Vermont Agricultural Water Quality Partnership (VAWQP) is a collaboration across Vermont between the organizations who work to reduce water quality impacts from farms and farmland.