/tags/usda USDA en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:25:01 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-02-24/vermonts-treasurer-senate-minority-leader-and-a-fired-usda-employee-on-trumps-economic-agenda Among DOGE's federal funding cuts, tariffs, and proposed cuts to Medicaid, there is a lot of change happening in the federal budget. Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak, Senate minority leader Scott Beck, and a recently-fired USDA worker give us their thoughts. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:25:01 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-02-24/vermonts-treasurer-senate-minority-leader-and-a-fired-usda-employee-on-trumps-economic-agenda Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens /local-news/2024-12-09/vermont-will-begin-testing-dairy-supply-for-bird-flu-virus The USDA issued a federal order requiring states to begin testing their milk supply for the virus that causes bird flu. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:03:09 GMT /local-news/2024-12-09/vermont-will-begin-testing-dairy-supply-for-bird-flu-virus Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2022-12-21/how-a-multi-billion-dollar-federal-investment-in-climate-smart-ag-might-benefit-vt-farmers The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing billions of dollars into climate-smart agriculture. Some farmers in Vermont are already using these practices, and are hopeful the windfall might benefit them. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-12-21/how-a-multi-billion-dollar-federal-investment-in-climate-smart-ag-might-benefit-vt-farmers Rachel Tobler /vpr-news/2019-10-30/vt-ag-official-usdas-hemp-rules-less-about-farmers-more-about-law-enforcement The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its long-anticipated rules governing the cultivation of hemp across the country, but a Vermont Agency ofâ€� Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:35:58 GMT /vpr-news/2019-10-30/vt-ag-official-usdas-hemp-rules-less-about-farmers-more-about-law-enforcement Howard Weiss-Tisman /programs/2019-07-18/summer-program-tackles-hunger-by-providing-free-meals-to-kids During the school year, nearly 37,000 children in Vermont qualify for free or reduced-price meals. But when the school year ends, students from low-incomeâ€� Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:28:25 GMT /programs/2019-07-18/summer-program-tackles-hunger-by-providing-free-meals-to-kids Ric Cengeri, Jane Lindholm /vpr-news/2019-03-08/us-agriculture-secretary-perdue-visits-vermont-but-doesnt-deliver-hope-for-dairy In a brief visit to Vermont Friday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he did not favor a supply management system that many dairy farmers hopeâ€� Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:13:15 GMT /vpr-news/2019-03-08/us-agriculture-secretary-perdue-visits-vermont-but-doesnt-deliver-hope-for-dairy John Dillon /vpr-news/2019-01-14/state-worries-dairy-insurance-program-will-be-affected-if-shutdown-drags-on Farmers needing government loans confront empty offices and unanswered calls as the partial government shutdown drags into the fourth week. Stateâ€� Mon, 14 Jan 2019 23:17:22 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-14/state-worries-dairy-insurance-program-will-be-affected-if-shutdown-drags-on John Dillon /vpr-news/2018-03-26/movement-to-strengthen-organic-label-pushes-for-new-standards-at-vermont-meeting For a group of farmers and consumers around the country, the term "organic" just doesn't go far enough. They say the U.S. Department of Agriculture hasâ€� Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:52:43 GMT /vpr-news/2018-03-26/movement-to-strengthen-organic-label-pushes-for-new-standards-at-vermont-meeting John Dillon