Agency of Agriculture

Host Connor Cyrus talks about avian flu with Vermont's assistant state veterinarian and a wildlife expert with Vermont Fish & Wildlife.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with dairy farmers, farm workers and the state’s secretary of agriculture about solutions to the most pressing issues in the dairy industry, including saving struggling organic dairy farms.

The state used COVID relief money to invest in slaughterhouses, but officials say much more is needed to bring the existing infrastructure up to capacity.

This hour, we discuss how drought is affecting yields for farmers, particularly in the southern part of the state.

Host Mikaela Lefrak will speak with Vermont farmers about the importance of tourism in their business models and next week's International Workshop on Agritourism.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with insect and tree experts about this year’s spongy moth infestation and what Vermonters can do to keep them at bay.

Vermont has detected its first cases of the new strain of avian flu.Two bald eagles tested positive for the virus over the weekend, according to state officials. While the highly contagious virus has not yet been detected in domestic birds, officials say they are concerned about this possibility.

Organic Valley, a farmer-owned dairy cooperative based in Wisconsin, has offered new contracts to up to 90 farms across the Northeast, which stood to lose their contracts with the company Horizon Organic.

A new report by a retired state scientist shows the apparent unintended consequence of the successful push by dairy farmers to reduce nutrient runoff into…

A Westfield farmer at the forefront of local, sustainable agriculture has died. Jack Lazor, co-owner of Butterworks Farm with his wife Anne, died…