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Agriculture Development Grant - Meat and Produce RFA

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) announces funding for Meat and Produce Agriculture Development Grants (Meat and Produce ADG). This opportunity is part of a onetime appropriation, in part developed by the Governor’s Commission on the Future of Agriculture, focused on high need agricultural sectors.

This program supports produce and meat producers and processors in implementing projects that improve their climate resilience, operational efficiency and capacity growth, and/or worker and food safety and product quality.

Custom Exempt Farm Livestock Slaughter

For use beginning 1/1/2024
Custom Exempt Livestock slaughter conducted with a mobile unit on-farm must be maintained and operated in accordance with 9CFR §§ 416.1 through 416.6 (except for water reuse). Given that the regulations were written for brick and mortar establishments, this document is meant to give information on how these may be applied to a custom slaughter mobile unit.

Farmers Watershed Alliance Annual Meeting

Farmers Watershed Alliance has organized the following event: Annual Meeting to be held 2024-01-23 in St. Albans Town.

To learn more, contact Lauren Weston at farmerswatershedalliancenw@gmail.com or 802-528-4176.  

44 Gricebrook Rd, St. Albans, VT 05478

Additional information:
Join local farmers, legislators, businesses, organizations, and friends for door prizes, cash bar, dinner, updates, and connections. The goal of this meeting is to bring together farmers, legislators, businesses, organizations, and friends to share a meal, hear from each other, and build stronger connections to support the environmental and economic goals of the FWA and their partners.

 

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