legislation

What We’re Focusing On for the 2026 State Legislative Session

The Vermont State House on a snowy day

January 2, 2026

Does the Organic Certification Process Need an Update?

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certified organic

organic agriculture

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

January 6, 2026

Riding Three Horses to Agrarian Justice

A crowd of farmers, farmworkers, and NOFA-VT members at the Middlebury Farmer Day of Action, with a sign reading "May All Be Fed"

certified organic

organic agriculture

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

January 7, 2026

Crop Cash and Crop Cash PLUS During the Government Shutdown

Crop Cash coupons fanned out over colorful produce at a farmers market

certified organic

farmers markets

Financial assistance

November 1, 2025

Navigating the Government Shutdown: Impacts for Farmers and Rural Communities

United States currency and an American Flag laying on a table in the background with small block letters reading "govt shutdown" in the foreground

farmer services

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

Farmers Speak Out About Drought Impacts

Jesse Wilber of Lazy Dog Farm chatting with Vermont Senator Steve Heffernan and the NOFA-VT Policy and Advocacy team about the impacts of the severe drought on his organic dairy farm in Orwell

agricultural literacy

certified organic

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

USDA Plans Major Reorganization: What’s at Stake and How to Speak Out

A farmers soil-covered, clasped hands

agricultural literacy

farmer services

organic agriculture

technical assistance

August 18, 2025

Crop Cash PLUS Increases Buying Power for Vermonters at Farmers Markets

Crop Cash PLUS coupons fanned out in front of a farmers market booth of Crop Cash PLUS eligible items including bread and other baked goods from Three Bears Bakery

certified organic

farmers markets

Financial assistance

local purchasing

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

August 5, 2025

The Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill: Impacts for Vermont’s Food and Farming System

A farmers hands hold two fists full of soil above a healthy crop of greens

certified organic

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

organic certification

July 16, 2025

When Federal Cuts Undermine Local Progress: The Termination of LFSCC and Its Impact on Vermont’s Farm to School Community

The farmers at Vermont's Long Winter Farm are pictured in their high tunnel filled with greens, holding their two children and standing with a sign that reads "this farm feeds Vermont kids"

agricultural literacy

certified organic

farm to institution

local purchasing

organic agriculture

July 14, 2025

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