Barton Chronicle: Chicken Farmer A New Fan of 2017 Legislation
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Organic Authority: Largest Organic Milk Producer in the U.S. Isn’t Actually Organic At All
May 4, 2017 by Emily Monaco The country’s largest organic milk producer has allegedly been operating illegally, according to an exposé that appeared in the Washington Post Monday. Aurora Organic Dairy, which supplies store-brand organic milk to such retailers as Walmart, Costco, and Target, was accused in the exposé of failing to graze its cattle Continue Reading
VT Digger:Farm pollution documents to stay public, at least for now
May. 16, 2017 by Mike Polhamus Legislators have backed down from a proposal to make farms’ plans to control their pollution exempt from Vermont’s public records laws. Instead of making a decision, lawmakers passed a bill late last week that will establish a group to study whether the documents should be exempt from public disclosure. Continue Reading
VT Digger: Lawmakers Look to Aid Rural Industries and Economies
May. 9, 2017 by Mike Polhamus Legislators appear poised to adopt a bill that proponents say will give much-needed economic stimulus to Vermont’s rural economies. Titled S.34, the wide-ranging bill seeks to support Vermont’s forestry, agriculture and renewable energy industries through a variety of measures. Versions of the bill passed both the House and Senate, Continue Reading
Vermont Media Exchange: Burlington’s Groundswell
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VT Digger: Agriculture Agency wants farm pollution documents to be secret
May. 9, 2017, 8:59 pm by Mike Polhamus Environmental advocates say farmers who receive public subsidies would be shielded from public oversight under a bill that has the support of the state’s Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.The legislation, H.495, would exempt farmers’ nutrient management plans from disclosure to the public. The bill has passed Continue Reading
Regeneration International/Savory Institute: Regenerative Agriculture Reaches a Tipping Point
By Savory Institute March 18, 2017 On a beautiful sunny March day in Southern California, a great annual gathering takes place. Marked by the bustle of pedicabs in the streets, tote bags and yoga mats flung over shoulders, and ubiquitous white badges flopping from necklace lanyards over crisp suits and hemp garb all the same, Continue Reading
Washington Post: EPA website removes climate science site from public view after two decades
By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin April 29, 2017 The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening that its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information. One of the websites that appeared to be Continue Reading
Times Argus/Rutland Herald: Raw milk advocates push; Vermont farmers frustrated
April 29, 2017 By DAVID PITT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES, Iowa — Raw milk advocates’ efforts to expand availability across the United States have not slowed despite health officials’ assertions that it’s dangerous to drink milk that hasn’t been heated to kill bacteria. Efforts to legalize raw milk sales in some form have succeeded Continue Reading
Tufts University: HOPE BELOW OUR FEET: Earth Day Call for More Soil to Fight Global Warming
by: Anne-Marie Codur, Tufts University Can the world meet the ambitious goals necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change? A major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is clearly needed, but there is increasing scientific consensus that even if achieved, this will not be enough. In addition to a drastic reduction in carbon emissions, carbon must be Continue Reading
