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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with insect and tree experts about this year’s spongy moth infestation and what Vermonters can do to keep them at bay.
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Vermont has detected its first cases of the new strain of avian flu.Two bald eagles tested positive for the virus over the weekend, according to state officials. While the highly contagious virus has not yet been detected in domestic birds, officials say they are concerned about this possibility.
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Organic Valley, a farmer-owned dairy cooperative based in Wisconsin, has offered new contracts to up to 90 farms across the Northeast, which stood to lose their contracts with the company Horizon Organic.
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A new report by a retired state scientist shows the apparent unintended consequence of the successful push by dairy farmers to reduce nutrient runoff into�
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A Westfield farmer at the forefront of local, sustainable agriculture has died. Jack Lazor, co-owner of Butterworks Farm with his wife Anne, died�
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Farmers met consumers at the Capital City Farmers Market in Montpelier Saturday despite an order from Gov. Phil Scott that markets like these should�
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The FrequencyDue to financial troubles, some Vermont hospitals have to lay off staff, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, UVM nursing students are graduating�
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With restaurants and schools closed, some dairy producers and processors say they're seeing demand for Vermont dairy shrink. That's led to falling milk�
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For decades, the federal Clean Water Act � and Vermont state law � have made it illegal to have farm waste enter the water stream. Farms of all sizes face�
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Two Vermont agencies share responsibility for regulating water pollution from farms. But public records reviewed by VPR show the bureaucratic divide can�