In this Department of Environmental Conservation virtual presentation, Dr. Joshua Faulkner will discuss how climate change is impacting soil and water resources on farms and what management practices farms are implementing to mitigate the effects. He will also outline current research focused on characterizing nutrient fate and transport and innovative solutions for limiting water quality impacts from agriculture.

New this year, northeast grazing-focused organizations are collaborating – The New England Grazing Network, Maine Grass Farmers Network, Granite State Grazers, The Livestock Institute, Vermont Grass Farmers Association, University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Ag & Hort Program – to hold a region wide grazing conference.

The 2023 Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier, VT.

We are excited to be meeting in person again, at a new venue. Visit our website to view the meeting agenda, registration details, and a list of trade show exhibitors.

Come join Rural Vermont and Mary Lake on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Ramble Bramble Farm for an on-farm slaughter and processing workshop. In the first half of this 2-part workshop, participants will learn how to humanely slaughter a goat kid and then how to efficiently butcher and process the goat kid in the second half of the workshop. Participants can choose to attend one or both sections.