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Byline: LISA RATHKE Associated Press

10 Sep

EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms

published on September 10, 2024 - 2:08 PM

Flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, contributing to severe water

20 Aug

Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return

published on August 20, 2024 - 3:01 PM

(AP) — Two bouts of flooding from storms in July has hampered businesses and destinations in an economically depressed section

16 Jul

Vermont governor urges residents to report flood damage to the state for FEMA determination

published on July 16, 2024 - 1:12 PM

Vermont’s governor on Tuesday urged residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they

29 Jan

Small farmers hit by extreme weather could get assistance from proposed insurance program

published on January 29, 2024 - 1:54 PM

(AP) — Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how

04 Jan

Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont

published on January 4, 2024 - 2:44 PM

A Connecticut woman who pushed for expanded access to Vermont’s law that allows people who are terminally ill to receive lethal medication

24 Jul

Vermont farmers are urged to document crop losses from flooding

published on July 24, 2023 - 1:41 PM

Vermont state and federal officials on Monday urged farmers to document and report damage from the catastrophic flooding that hit the state

15 Dec

Organic livestock farmers, hit by rising prices, seek help

published on December 15, 2022 - 9:58 AM

(AP) — Organic dairy and other livestock farmers are seeking emergency federal aid as they grapple with skyrocketing organic feed

07 Jan

Merrill agrees to pay $4.5M settlement related to ski fraud

published on January 7, 2022 - 2:49 PM

Investment management company Merrill has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle allegations over its handling of accounts used related

26 Aug

Nearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market

published on August 26, 2021 - 2:39 PM

Nearly 90 organic dairy farms in the Northeast, including 28 in Vermont, will lose their contracts with an organic dairy

20 Jul

Family farm swaps cows for goats amid changed dairy industry

published on July 20, 2021 - 2:08 PM

(AP) — Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family’s dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic

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