Agriculture

From the organizer:

Aaron Carroll and Kevin Markey share their perspectives on animal agriculture and alternatives in this panel facilitated by Melissa Pasanen, food writer for Seven Days newspaper.

Aaron recently stopped raising pastured chicken on his Sowing Roots Farm in Underhill for a mix of ethical reasons. The writer/photographer is now largely vegetarian and "eats a lot of lentils."

Kevin Markey is a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef with a master's degree in climate change, agriculture, and food security. He is currently part of the team working on lab-grown meat at the University of Vermont.

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Agriculture Update: Dennis McMahon speaks with Anson Tebbetts, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets.

For more information visit: youtube.com/user/VTAgriculture | agriculture.vermont.gov/agency-agriculture-food-markets-news/vermont-future-agriculture-commission-action-plan-amplifies

The Vermont Breakfast on the Farm event at Gosiglia Farm in Addison County was celebrated by 2,500 visitors. VBoTF is a volunteer-run nonprofit supported by members of the VT agriculture community including the VT Agency on Agriculture.

For more information on future events: vermontbreakfastonthefarm.com

Senator Leahy, USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey, Chief of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Matthew Lohr, Congressman Peter Welch, UVM President Garimella, and Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts announce two major long-term projects centered on Vermont agriculture and water quality.

Leahy unveils the establishment of a USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Food Systems Center at the University of Vermont. The center, funded at $3 million per year, over five years, is a result of work by Leahy, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. UVM and ARS scientists will perform integrated research on small-scale farming and value-added food production and nutrition, to benefit farmers and rural communities in Vermont and across the United States.

Leahy, Northey, and Lohr also announce nearly $2 million in grants to study the impact of voluntary conservation and stewardship practices on Vermont’s water quality. The multi-year study aims to assist farmers as they work to improve water quality and conservation practices.