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Predicting the future of milk and maple

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copyright the Chronicle September 27, 2017   by Elizabeth Trail   CRAFTSBURY — The future is not looking good for Vermont sugarmakers 50 years down the road. But opportunities will open up for dairy farmers — if they can stay in business until then. That was t... More »

Dairy farmers and new farmers face a divide

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copyright the Chronicle April 5, 2017 by Elizabeth Trail    NEWPORT — When Dave Simonds and Sarah Gardner slept at a “farm stay” bed and breakfast not too long ago, their host apologized for the dairy farm down the road. “We’re trying to clean it up,” she assu... More »

Dairy crisis is worse than most

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copyright the Chronicle August 31, 2016 by Joseph Gresser A pair of Orleans County farmers say conventional dairying is in a crisis that is invisible to those outside their industry. Deborah Blay, who runs D&D Farm in Westfield with her husband, Durwood, and P... More »

Farmers favor new DFA settlement plan

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copyright the Chronicle May 18, 2016 by Joseph Gresser BURLINGTON – A crowd of dairy farmers spent a day in federal court here last week telling U.S. Judge Christina Reiss their thoughts on the proposed settlement in a case against Dairy Farmers of America (DF... More »

Three approaches to the milk glut

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copyright the Chronicle February 17, 2016 by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph All currency exchanges were calculated on Sunday, February 14, except for the retail prices, which were calculated on February 15. The past year wasn’t great for the dairy industry.  Global de... More »

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In West Glover: Andersonville Farm has a new champion

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copyright the Chronicle January 14, 2015 by Joseph Gresser WEST GLOVER — James Coe traveled by way of Oregon to get to the office at Andersonville Farm where he sat Thursday afternoon. As one of the owners and the managing partner of the farm, Mr. Coe now work... More »

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Farm bill passes U.S. Senate

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copyright the Chronicle February 5, 2014 by Bethany M. Dunbar The federal farm bill passed the U.S. Senate Tuesday, 68 to 32. The bill includes a key provision for dairy farmers, called a Margin Protection Plan.  Similar to crop insurance, it allows farmers to... More »