Daton Fleury joined the Franklin County Conservation District as a Supervisor in 1968. He oversaw the completion of the Vermont Soil Survey in 1975 (pictured above, center) and has been a grass-based dairy farmer, maple sugarmaker, and reliable leader of resource...
Three Vermonters traveled to Washington D.C. in November to join young farmers from across the country for the annual Young Farmers Coalition convergence. Damien Boomhower went to great lengths to put his young family and 60-head organic dairy in order so he could...
Faces of Vermont Agriculture is a collection of short video profiles and a 22-minute mini documentary that highlight outstanding stewards of the land who live and farm in the Green Mountain State. These dedicated farmers tell us in their own words, “Why Conservation...
adapted with permission from Jenn Colby, Vermont Grass Farmers Association Vermont Grass Farmers Association and the world lost a great friend, advocate, educator, and leader on December 18 in the passing of Eric Noel, after a long illness. Eric was a dairy farm kid...
For Immediate Release August 15, 2018 Contact: Jeannie Bartlett, District Manager Franklin County Conservation District Jeanne.bartlett@vt.nacdnet.net or (802) 528-4176 Roadside signs highlight Vermont farmers’ leadership on water quality More than 7,000 acres of corn...
