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Up Tom Miner Basin near Yellowstone, neighbors are grappling with how to prevent a wildlife miracle from being loved to death

Vermont Business Magazine The Summit on the Future of Vermont on May 26-27 will bring Vermonters together virtually to consider “The Vermont Proposition” – a set of bold and transformational ideas for the state’s economy, environment and people by mid-century. The Summit is produced by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD). For 30 years this non-profit and non-partisan organization has supported progress in issues ranging from wood products to downtown revitalization, rural e...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   This was a rich week for the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee as we took testimony regarding some of the programs we consider our legacy. Early in the week, we heard from folks who work on the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative. Working Lands was created in 2012 to increase investment in our agriculture and forestry sectors. It was based on the hard work of many people appointed by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to t...

Village, an exclusive eve enclaf denver there is one homer who started bailing hay on a 20-acre estate. he managed to shave $35,000 off of his property tax bill. the problem is hes really not in the business of producing hay. the way land honers do this is they apply for redesignation of their land from residential to agricultural. lately a lot of home owners in this neighbors and some in colorados resort areas have been applying to be treated under this tax law as farmers and ranchers. why its ...