Dairy Industry

The Vorsteveld Farm in Panton had applied to add almost 600 cows, increasing their manure production by about 7 million gallons each year.

Vermont is the first state in New England to receive "unaffected" status for its milk supply from the bird flu virus.

Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts said farmers across the state are concerned about federal immigration enforcement after border agents arrested eight migrant farmworkers last month in northwestern Vermont.

The local immigrant farmworker organization Migrant Justice said that the federal government sent 28-year-old Luis Enrique Gomez-Aguilar to Mexico on Monday, and then sent 32-year-old Urillas Sargento and 22-year-old Dani Alvarez-Perez there today.

A Vermont microbiologist, food safety official and dairy farmer explain how raw milk is tested and regulated.

Tommy Hyde's documentary Underdog tells the story of Middlebury farmer and dog musher Doug Butler.

The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying questions — and concerns over the Trump administration's muted response.

In Vermont, many dairy farmers don’t seem immediately concerned about losing their workforce. But farmworker organizers say they’re worried about increased immigration enforcement worsening poor conditions on farms.

En Vermont, muchos productores lecheros no parecen estar inmediatamente preocupados de perder a su fuerza laboral. Pero los organizadores de los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que están preocupados sobre el aumento de la aplicación de leyes migratorias que empeoran las malas condiciones en las granjas.

According to an oral health equity report recently published by the nonprofit Voices for Vermont’s Children, people without legal immigration status face particularly big barriers to dental care. But there are local efforts to overcome these challenges.