Agriculture

US Department of Agriculture: Press Conference - $1M To Provide Economic Recovery Resources and Guidance 04/25/2024

From ORCA Media:

Press Conference

The Promise and Pitfalls of Lab-Grown Meat 04/19/2024

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.

For more information: www.publicphilosophyweek.org

Moments with Melinda: Interview with Alec Webb, President of Shelburne Farms 04/17/2023

From Melinda Moulton:

Alec was the General Manager of Shelburne Farms before being elected President of the Farms in 1988. He helped plan and coordinate the development of Shelburne Farms as a nonprofit organization, and has been active in local land use planning, agriculture, and environmental education projects for many years. In 2006, Alec was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Middlebury College. Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin honored Webb in 1990 for his extraordinary contributions to Vermont, and he received the Vermont Land Trust’s Richard W. Carbin Community Conservation Award in 1998.

Positively Vermont: Interview with VT Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts 09/12/2022

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

Governor Phil Scott: Press Conference - August Is Agritourism Month in Vermont 08/02/2022

From ORCA Media:

Governor Scott and Administration Officials Weekly Update. Recorded on August 2, 2022.

Vermont Breakfast on the Farm 2022 07/16/2022

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

Interview with Vermont's USDA State Director Sarah Waring 02/03/2022

Vermont's new USDA State Director Sarah Waring talks about federal infrastructure investments and how to build partnerships and funding to support Vermont's agricultural economy.

Senator Patrick Leahy: Press Conference - UVM and USDA Agricultural Research Partnership 10/08/2019

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.

Positively Vermont: The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum 02/11/2019

Host Dennis McMahon, Esq., is joined by Susan McClure, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Executive Director.

For more information: www.lcmm.org

Positively Vermont: The Vermont Farm Show 01/07/2019

Host Dennis McMahon is joined by Jackie Folsom, the Manager of the Vermont Farm Show. The 2019 show is January 29-31 at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Jct. VT.

For more information: www.vtfarmshow.com

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