Farming /tags/farming Farming en-US 开云体育 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT Countering anxiety and disconnection, one goat snuggle at a time /local-news/2025-03-28/countering-anxiety-and-disconnection-one-goat-snuggle-at-a-time A 2023 U.S. Census Bureau report found that nearly 1 in 4 Vermonters said they'd experienced symptoms of anxiety. Studies show that even just petting an animal can reduce stress, lower blood pressure and abate loneliness. Shelburne's New Village Farm invites guests to pet, scratch, hold and snuggle their dog-like herd of Nigerian dwarf, Oberhasli, and French alpine goats. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-28/countering-anxiety-and-disconnection-one-goat-snuggle-at-a-time Jenn Jarecki, Joey Palumbo, Nathaniel Wilson How a Bristol tulip farmer fosters the magic of spring, even in winter /local-news/2025-03-25/bristol-tulip-farmer-fosters-magic-spring-winter "When spring comes, it just feels like a new year, almost like a new chapter, a new beginning," says flower farmer Sarah Demars, who co-owns Four Blooms Farm with her husband. The couple's indoor growing operation has been producing tulips for months 鈥� and their outdoor tulips are just on the cusp of blooming. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-25/bristol-tulip-farmer-fosters-magic-spring-winter Brittany Patterson 'Underdog' film shares the joys and challenges of Middlebury dairy farmer Doug Butler /show/made-here/2025-02-27/underdog-film-shares-the-joys-and-challenges-of-middlebury-dairy-farmer-doug-butler Tommy Hyde's documentary Underdog tells the story of Middlebury farmer and dog musher Doug Butler. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/made-here/2025-02-27/underdog-film-shares-the-joys-and-challenges-of-middlebury-dairy-farmer-doug-butler Eric Ford, Mikaela Lefrak Poultry farmers are changing their operations to guard against bird flu /local-news/2025-02-27/poultry-farmers-are-changing-their-operations-to-guard-against-bird-flu For many Vermont farmers, bird flu poses an especially serious risk this year, amid fears the virus could spread to dairy cattle in the state. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-27/poultry-farmers-are-changing-their-operations-to-guard-against-bird-flu Lexi Krupp New film 'Shepherd in Winter' revisits Middlebury farmer and author Don Mitchell /show/made-here/2025-02-13/new-film-shepherd-in-winter-revisits-middlebury-farmer-and-author-don-mitchell Shepherd In Winter, from filmmaker Andrew Baker, is the latest documentary to premiere on 开云体育's Made Here series. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/made-here/2025-02-13/new-film-shepherd-in-winter-revisits-middlebury-farmer-and-author-don-mitchell Eric Ford State will not require testing of raw milk that's sold to consumers as part of bird flu program /local-news/2024-12-20/state-will-not-require-testing-of-raw-milk-thats-sold-to-consumers-as-part-of-bird-flu-program The Agency of Agriculture is about to start a USDA-mandated testing program to see if there is bird flu in the milk supply. The state will not require farms that sell raw milk directly to consumers to test their milk. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:53:37 GMT /local-news/2024-12-20/state-will-not-require-testing-of-raw-milk-thats-sold-to-consumers-as-part-of-bird-flu-program Howard Weiss-Tisman Get lost in a maze of amaranth, sunflowers and butterflies at an East Calais farm /local-news/2024-10-04/flower-maze-amaranth-sunflowers-butterflies-east-calais-farm The 3-acre flower maze 鈥� like a corn maze, but no corn 鈥� provides a financial backstop for Hoolie Flats Farm, an organic vegetable farm in East Calais. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:51:10 GMT /local-news/2024-10-04/flower-maze-amaranth-sunflowers-butterflies-east-calais-farm Erica Heilman Vermont Businesses: Woodlawn Farmstead vertically integrates to survive /show/made-here/2024-09-24/vermont-businesses-woodlawn-farmstead-dairy-video Seth and Kate Leach manage every step in milk production, from growing crops to making cheese, to overcome the modern challenge of 鈥渂uying retail and selling wholesale." Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:48:04 GMT /show/made-here/2024-09-24/vermont-businesses-woodlawn-farmstead-dairy-video Eric Ford How Vermont farmers are recovering from last year's record-wet summer /show/vermont-edition/2024-07-09/how-vermont-farmers-are-recovering-from-last-years-record-wet-summer While some farmers have had to stop using parts of their land, the overwhelming majority have continued farming. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:44:01 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-07-09/how-vermont-farmers-are-recovering-from-last-years-record-wet-summer Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion, Daniela Fierro, Lexi Krupp 'We know what we need to do.' Intervale farmers brace for future floods /local-news/2024-07-09/intervale-farmers-brace-for-future-floods Farmers at the Intervale Center in Burlington are reflecting on the 2023 floods, while also preparing for the future. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:57:08 GMT /local-news/2024-07-09/intervale-farmers-brace-for-future-floods Mikaela Lefrak