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Earlier this month the Scott Administration released the Report of the Governor’s Commission on the Future of Agriculture. The Report is well-written and constructive, but for many people seriously concerned

The Northeast State Foresters Association recently released five new comprehensive reports on wood markets in the Northeast, detailing strategies for market retention and opportunities for growth. A summary of the reports findings was provided in a recent webinar hosted by the lead researchers. Additionally, two free mobile apps designed to help Vermont loggers and sawmills enhance their business operations were recently released: LoginVT for logging businesses and iSawVT for sawmill bus...

Mon, 05/10/2021 - 5:00pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer today released a first-ever comprehensive accounting of Vermont state government’s total annual spending in support of Vermont’s dairy industry. From State fiscal year 2010 to 2019, the State Auditor’s Office estimates that Vermont taxpayers spent more than $285 million on programs and policies to support the dairy industry and/or address adverse environmental impacts caused by some dairy practices...

Town Report recognizes trail, remembers local farmer February 24, 2021MEREDITH – The towns annual report is available online with a cover featuring the Laverack Nature Trail at Hawkins Brook and dedicated to a local man with a long history of agriculture and conservation. A digital copy of the annual report can be found on front page of the towns Web site, medredithnh.org, and physical copies will be available the first week of March. The front cover features an aerial shot of The Laverack Tra...

The 2021 legislative session started off like no other I have experienced. There was something nice about being able to get dressed in my business clothes in my own home