40% of farmers said the loss of crops meant for feed was the most significant damage incurred by the flooding, according to a post-flood survey.
After the floods, Vermont farmers worry about hay shortages
Klar: Boycotting dairy products to benefit ‘male cows’ is pure bull
To be against cows is to be against self, and an understanding of the necessary human place in the world. Next thing you know, the similar uninformed arguments will be used to ban trapping or hunting.
Klar: The extinction of mid-size American farms hurts you
The nation’s agricultural backbone is cracked.
USDA designates Vermont a natural disaster area due flooding
This Secretarial disaster designation from USDA makes farm operators across Vermont eligible to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans, provided eligibility requirements are met.
Ackermann Dairy honored as Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
If there is one word that can be used to describe Jimmy and Sara Ackermann, it’s resilient.
Klar: Cow and horse flatulence, compared
Why don’t climate alarmists target the burps and flatulence of dressage horses? Or distinguish between carbon-light grassfed cows and their more carbon-intensive grain-fed sisters?
Flood farm damage $12 million and rising
So far, only 205 respondents have completed the survey, which will remain open until Aug. 28.
Emaciated Dolly Parton needs your help
Dolly weighed in at 650 lbs. – about 200 lbs. underweight.
Crop losses “catastrophic,” Ag Secretary says
“it is clear the losses will be catastrophic,” Tebbetts said. “Excessive flooding and silt has destroyed a large share of our produce” and animal feed.
Klar: Conservative Conservationists? Why the Right must focus on the environment
Supporting small farms and supporting cows – that is a winning environmental triumph which conservatives must make their own.
