VMSMA Hires First Executive Director
The nation's oldest agricultural organization, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association, has hired its first executive director, Matthew Gordon. Gordon comes to the VMSMA from the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, where he served as the manager of agricultural and economic development. Read More
Workshop Addresses Dairy Farm Succession Planning
The Center for Dairy Excellence and the S. Dale High Center for Family Business will host a workshop on Dairy Farm Family Transition Planning in Summerdale, Pa. The workshop is designed to better equip participants to work through the complex steps of transferring ownership and management of a dairy business to the next generation. Read More
New Holland Agriculture Honors Military
and First Responders
In honor and memory of our nation's military and first responders, New Holland Agriculture announced a 9/11 Remembrance Program that will provide discounts and contributions in grateful recognition of their service. Read More
Direct Market Pricing Clinics for Vermont Farmers
Two free one-day clinics, offered this October through the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension New Farmer Project, will provide hands-on opportunities for farmers to learn about various cost-based pricing techniques using their own production and financial data. Read More
NCGA Joins Coalition to Defend RFS
The National Corn Growers Association joined forces with a large coalition of advanced and traditional renewable fuel stakeholders that was launched to defend America's Renewable Fuel Standard and its benefits to our nation's economy, domestic energy supply and national security. The new coalition, Fuels America, spans the full spectrum of agriculture, national security, renewable energy and other stakeholders. Read More
NRCS Awards Grants for Three Massachusetts Projects
Christine Clarke, Massachusetts state conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced nearly $217,000 in Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for three projects that will stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies to address water quality and quantity, air quality, energy conservation, and other natural resource issues. Read More
Farm to School Grant Funding Available
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture has two matching state grant programs available for 2013, with $75,000 available to Vermont schools through the Farm to School Grant program, as well as $40,000 available to agricultural producers and food hubs serving institutional markets through the Local Food Market Development Grant program. Read More
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 All-Weather Adds New Quik Shot Color
The All-Weather Quik Shot Spray Paint from LA-CO Industries offers farmers the most convenient, clean and environmentally safe livestock marking products possible. In an effort to offer customers the most wide-ranging line of livestock spray paint available, the All-Weather line of high-visibility Quik Shot livestock marking products expanded its options to include black. Find Out More
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 Vermeer Introduces 504 PRO Baler
The all-new 504 PRO Baler from Vermeer is built to handle the demands of heavy, wet material for frequent silage baling. The 5' x 4' variable chamber baler has the heavy drive components necessary for effective silage baling, and also offers the features and flexibility to produce high-quality bales in a variety of materials. With the standard, color touch screen E-Link Pro monitor, baling operations can easily be controlled from the cab. Find Out More
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 Getting More Bang for Your Feed Buck
With limited rainfall and record-breaking temperatures scorching much of the country this summer, the nation's crops and forage have suffered from moderate to extreme drought conditions. Alltech's Allzyme SSF is a natural solution for pig and poultry farmers looking for ways to get more from their feed and provide their animals the nutritional support they need. Find Out More
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 ATV Feeder Provides an End to Bucket Feeding
Applegate Livestock Equipment has added the Feed Train ATV Feeder to its line of products. Manufactured in Unionville, Mo., the ATV Feeder offers the perfect alternative to bucket feeding livestock in remote areas and brings about new possibilities for farmers worldwide. Find Out More |
Syngenta Announces EPA Registration of Lexar EZ and Lumax EZ
Syngenta in North America announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted registration approval for Lexar EZ and Lumax EZ herbicides. Powered by Callisto Plant Technology, these products will deliver broad-spectrum residual weed control and application flexibility that will help U.S. farmers grow more corn. Find Out More |
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