dimanche 3 juillet 2016

New environmental rules for Vermont dairy farmers

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Vermont Public Radio-Jun 22, 2016
Public hearings are being held on new water quality rules expected to take ... She said 5,550 small farms will be required to follow the RAPs. ... on a short growing season in the state of Vermont, and that's like a land grab.


Valley News-Jun 23, 2016
The rules are meant to better protect Lake Champlain from pollution. But they will shorten some Vermont farmers’ growing season by more than a week, an agriculture consultant said at a public hearing in St. Albans.