Month: December 2024

Passing this on from our Cornell colleague Liz Higgins. -TB I am emailing this directly to our entire program email list because we just learned about a new USDA FSA payment program for specialty crop farms to help offset their high costs of labor and inputs. I had this in my newsletter a couple of…

Live Webinar Series on Farm Succession and Transfer starting January 9th Mike Ghia, VT Farm Viability Program What is the future of your farm? If you are like most farmers, you are so busy with the day-to-day business of farming you find it difficult to take the time to plan ahead long-term, particularly planning for…

I have two ‘save the dates’ to get on your calendars for the 2025 winter meeting season: The Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association / UVM Fruit Program 129th Annual meeting will be held at the American Legion in Middlebury, VT on Friday, February 21. The New England Extension Fruit Consortium will again offer a series…