{"id":203,"date":"2014-06-27T14:58:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T18:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/pasture-vtpasture\/?p=203"},"modified":"2014-06-27T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T18:58:38","slug":"developing-vermonts-swine-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/pasture-vtpasture\/2014\/06\/27\/developing-vermonts-swine-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Vermont’s Swine Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Snug Valley Farm’s Ben Notterman and the Pasture Program’s Jenn Colby.<\/p><\/div>\n

Great news to announce! The Pasture Program was a recent recipient of a Working Lands Enterprise Grant focused on support and expansion of profitable, environmentally beneficial and well-managed swine production.\u00a0 This partnership with NOFA-VT will work on creating greater connection between existing experienced and new swine producers at all sizes and stages of growth; offering educational opportunities for producers to learn more about swine nutrition, health, housing, and value-added products; and developing further tools and options to help future expansion be successful.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the 2014 Working Lands Enterprise Board Entrepreneur and Service Provider awards, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of the farm partners we are very excited to continue working with are the Nottermans.\u00a0 Helm, Nancy, and their son Ben (right) selling grass-fed Holstein beef and pastured pigs.\u00a0 In the past three years, their pork business has grown by 900% and represent a new wave of Vermont farms using a direct-market approach to bring high quality meats to restaurants and farmers’ markets.<\/p>\n

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Pastured pigs at Snug Valley Farm<\/p><\/div>\n

To learn more about the Nottermans’ Snug Valley Farm, see their Across the Fence television program<\/a> from 2013, featuring Michigan State Swine Specialist Dale Rozeboom, or read this article<\/a> about them in On Pasture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project will really get rolling in July, but if you are a swine producer (or know someone who is), feel free to visit the Pasture Program’s swine page<\/a> to learn more, or contact Jenn Colby<\/a>.\u00a0 One of our first orders of business will be to gather a database of as many interested folks as possible for targeted outreach and educational events.<\/p>\n

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