Pesticide Applicator Certification in Vermont
June 6, 2023
The pesticide certification exam(s) ensure that pesticide application is done in a manner that best reduces risks to the public, worker health, and the environment.
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Health Officials Warn Vermonters about False Hellebore
April 27, 2023
Beware of this poisonous lookalike if you are foraging for ramps
2023 Tick and Mosquito Surveillance Season Kicks Off
April 13, 2023
VAAFM collects ticks statewide at 48 locations twice every spring to monitor numbers of ticks and the diseases they may carry.
Updated Exams and Study Materials for Pesticide Applicator Certification in Vermont
April 3, 2023
VAAFM is responsible for licensing pesticide applicators to ensure pesticides are used properly and to protect the people and the environment of Vermont.
Spotted Lanternfly: ID, Impacts, and Host Plants
March 16, 2023
If you think you’ve found spotted lanternfly, take a photo, capture the insect and freeze it and report it.
The Amended Vermont Rule for Control of Pesticides is effective today, February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) provides for federal regulation of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
Passive Tick Surveillance Program
February 10, 2023
Started in 2017, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture’s Passive Tick Surveillance Program (PTSP) collects information about ticks in Vermont using citizen-collected ticks.
On-Farm Composting with the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
January 31, 2023
Act 41 addresses some common on-farm practices wherein operators were composting food residuals and food processing residuals for use on their farms or to offer for sale to the public.
Vermont to USDA Hemp Program Transition for 2023
October 19, 2022
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, beginning in 2023 will no longer license and regulate hemp producers in Vermont.
Guidance About Farming and the Vermont Cannabis Market from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
October 5, 2022
Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets Provides Guidance for those interested in the Vermont cannabis market