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'News & Brews': Where Dairy, Water And The Environment Converge

Vermont Public | By Ric Cengeri,

John Dillon, Emily Corwin

Published April 25, 2018 at 3:58 PM EDT

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Jackie Folsom and VPR's Emily Corwin discuss the challenges faced by conventional dairy farmers.

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The "News And Brews" panel answers questions from the audience in the Stetson Studio One.

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When it comes to the dairy industry in Vermont, there are a lot of questions and myriad answers. We get a lot of both as we listen to a recent "News & Brews" event held at VPR that explored the relationship between agriculture and the environment.
VPR's Investigative Reporter Emily Corwin and Senior Reporter John Dillon get perspectives from Jackie Folsom, legislative director for the Vermont Farm Bureau; from Chris Kilian, vice president of the Conservation Law Foundation; from Roger Allbee, former Vermont agriculture secretary; and from Joshua Faulkner, an agricultural engineer with UVM Extension.

Broadcast Thursday, April 26, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Ric Cengeri

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.

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John Dillon

John worked for VPR in 2001-2021 as reporter and News Director. Previously, John was a staff writer for the Sunday Times Argus and the Sunday Rutland Herald, responsible for breaking stories and in-depth features on local issues. He has also served as Communications Director for the Vermont Health Care Authority and Bureau Chief for UPI in Montpelier.

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Emily Corwin

Emily Corwin reported investigative stories for VPR until August 2020. In 2019, Emily was part of a two-newsroom team which revealed that patterns of inadequate care at Vermont's eldercare facilities had led to indignities, injuries, and deaths. The consequent series, "Worse for Care," won a national Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting, and placed second for a 2019 IRE Award. Her work editing VPR's podcast JOLTED, about an averted school shooting, and reporting NHPR's podcast Supervision, about one man's transition home from prison, made her a finalist for a Livingston Award in 2019 and 2020. Emily was also a regular reporter and producer on Brave Little State, helping the podcast earn a National Edward R. Murrow Award for its work in 2020. When she's not working, she enjoys cross country skiing and biking.

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