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The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets released two Request for Proposals (RFPs) today. VAAFM is pleased to announce the availability of up to $90,000 of funding from these two programs to assist eligible Vermont farmers and food businesses to make upgrades to their operations and improve the sustainability of their businesses.

The Vermont Dairy Industry Association has begun its search for the 2018 recipient of the John C. Finley Award. This honor will be bestowed at the Dairy Farmers’ Banquet at the Vermont Farm Show on Thursday, January 31, 2019.

VAAFM Celebrates the Return of Ceres to the State House Dome with Music from Patti Casey

Power Outages, Barn and Water Concerns now part of daily routine

Highlights Important Vermont Working Lands Industry

For the first time, farmers growing fresh fruits and vegetables have a new resource to better understand Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) requirements.

VAAFM Files Adopted Subsurface Tile Drainage Water Quality Rule

Secretary Tebbetts Op-Ed: Assuring the Public of the Safest Milk

VERMONT TO REIMBURSE DAIRY FARMERS FOR MILK MARGIN PROTECTION PREMIUM

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.