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Navigating the Government Shutdown: Impacts for Farmers and Rural Communities

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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

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

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

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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

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Vermont Organic Farmers

August 5, 2025

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

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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"

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July 14, 2025

NOFA-VT to Defend Vermont Climate Superfund Law

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July 10, 2025

Tracking Key Food & Farm Legislation: What You Need to Know

A goat at Khelcom Farm enjoys munching on a head of red cabbage as a few hens hover nearby hoping for scraps

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June 17, 2025

State Policy Wins in the 2024-25 Session and What’s Next

NOFA-VT Executive Director Grace Oedel stands with Vermont Representative Robert Hooper in the State House cafeteria

June 9, 2025

NOFA-VT Files a Lawsuit With a Broad Coalition of Allies

Farmers, farmworkers, and food system advocates gathered in front of the Middlebury USDA offices for a Farmer Day of Action

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Vermont Organic Farmers

May 2, 2025

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