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Irasburg farm cited for high levels of antibiotics in beef
A sign points to Lawson Farms in Irasburg. Photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered an Irasburg farm to stop selling cows and bull calves for slaughter after...
View ArticleUSDA provides $300,000.00 in housing preservation grants in the Northeast...
News Release — Rural Development Aug. 15, 2013 Contact: Tammy Surprise, (802) 828-6028 Tammy.surprise@vt.usda.gov Montpelier, VT- August 15, 2013 – David Robinson, Acting State Director for USDA Rural...
View ArticleUSDA supports local arts organizations
News Release — USDA Aug. 16, 2013 MONTPELIER -– August 16, 2013, USDA Rural Development has recently awarded Community Facility grant funds to two Brattleboro non-profits, New England Center for Circus...
View ArticleUSDA highlights efforts to promote a healthy and productive learning...
News Release – U.S. Department of Agriculture Aug. 22, 2013 BURLINGTON — As students across the country prepare to start a new school year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is highlighting...
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Food stamp beneficiaries must repay as much as $2,000 to the feds
The federal government has fined the state $500,000 for two years’ worth of overpayments to food stamp beneficiaries in Vermont. The Vermont Department for Children and Families has one of the highest...
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Agricultural alchemy: Manure + brewery waste could yield biofuel
Matt Cota (from left), executive director of the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association, Chuck Ross, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and Clark Hinsdale, owner of Nordic...
View ArticleBennington Receives $12,500 From USDA For Self Promotion
News Release — Town of Bennington September 30, 2013 BENNINGTON – What would you do with $13,500 to put towards promoting your community? That is the question that Bennington is prepared to answer...
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Former USDA official touts food education for schools
Kathleen Merrigan, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, spoke during an event celebrating the Vermont Community Foundation’s Food and Farm grant program at the West Monitor...
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3SquaresVT faces more federal fines
Vermont’s food stamp program could face a fine of as much as $1 million for failing to adhere to federal rules — this time for neglecting to enforce work requirements, according to an email obtained...
View ArticleVEDA receives $1 million from USDA to expand small business lending
News Release — USDA Rural Development Feb. 10, 2014 Contact: Marie Ferris, (802) 828-6080 marie.ferris@vt.usda.gov …Farm Bill Program Has Helped Grow 2000 Jobs In Vermont Since 1989 Waterbury, Vt....
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Long-fought farm bill substitutes dairy subsidy program with insurance
Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy, D-Vt, after signing the Agriculture Act of 2014 on Feb. 4, in the traditional “milk toast” to dairy farmers. United States Senate photo After more than two...
View ArticleUSDA announces $24,400 grant for Barre public safety building improvements
News Release — USDA Rural Development Feb. 24, 2014 BARRE – United States Department of Agriculture officials were joined by Vermont Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott, staff from Vermont’s Congressional...
View ArticleNew Pathway to Universal School Meals available to some Vermont schools
News Release — Hunger Free Vermont April 30, 2014 Contact: Alida Duncan Development & Marketing Director Hunger Free Vermont 802.865.0255 | P 802.865.0266 | F www.hungerfreevt.org...
View ArticleUSDA invites applications for loans, grants for renewable energy and energy...
News Release — USDA Rural Development May 5, 2014 Contact: Cheryl Ducharme Cheryl.ducharme@vt.usda.gov (802) 828-6083 Up to $12.3 Million in Grants and $57.8 Million in Loan Guarantees Available...
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New maple syrup grading tests a little light on accuracy
Editor’s note: This article is by Nora Doyle-Burr of the Valley News, in which it was first published May 16, 2014. STRAFFORD — Vermont became the first state to begin implementing a new international...
View Article$1.1M USDA loan enables Compass School to expand
News Release — USDA May 20, 2014 Contact: Jacqueline Susmann, (802) 828-6006 Jacqueline.susmann@vt.usda.gov WESTMINSTER, Vt., Tuesday, May 20th — During a school assembly in Westminster Tuesday,...
View ArticleLeahy: Water quality grants, whole-farm crop insurance innovation good for...
News Release — Sen. Patrick Leahy May 22, 2014 Contact: Jay Tilton Jay_Tilton@leahy.senate.gov . . . New Initiatives From The Newly Enacted 2014 Farm Bill (THURSDAY, May 22, 2014) — Senator Patrick...
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Summer lunches help state combat childhood hunger
A middle school student serves himself from in the cafeteria at Harwood Union High and Middle School. File photo by Alicia Freese/VTDigger Summer doesn’t mean vacation for Milton Food Services Director...
View ArticleUSDA announces $430,000 to support essential community facilities
News Release — USDA June 23, 2014 Contact: Jacqueline Susmann, (802) 828-6006 Jacqueline.susmann@vt.usda.gov …Funding Supports Renewable Energy, Libraries, Healthcare Facilities and More CHESTER, VT,...
View ArticleLeahy announces Farm Bill funds to help small farmers with organic...
News Release — Sen. Patrick Leahy July 17, 2014 Contact: Jay Tilton Jay_Tilton@leahy.senate.gov WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, July 17, 2014) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday announced $13 million in...
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