The Agriculture & Ecosystems Subcommittee of the Vermont Climate Council meets every Friday at 10:00 a.m. through August 27. To access the agenda and meeting link, click here.
Join us for a live webinar on Wednesday, April 21st from 8:30-9:30 a.m. to learn about hayland manure injection, inline nutrient sensing, and their impact on managing nutrients. Speakers include Extension Outreach Professionals Kirsten Workman and Jeff Sanders, and custom applicator Eric Severy from Matthew’s Trucking LLC. Earn one custom applicator or farmer water quality credit. There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is required. Register at: https://bit.ly/3dSM5HQ
The Agriculture & Ecosystems Subcommittee of the Vermont Climate Council meets every Friday at 10:00 a.m. through August 27. To access the agenda and meeting link, click here.
The Nature Conservancy of Vermont welcomes you to a discussion series on watershed conservation issues. Topics address questions that Vermont practitioners are grappling with as we advance healthy, resilient watersheds and human communities. Speakers bring insight based on experience or applied research elsewhere. We discuss related work ongoing in Vermont, and important considerations toward continuing to advance this work here. Experiences of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in developing and implementing rules that enable farmers to be paid for best practices, financed through a water quality trading scheme. Matthew Claucherty, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Register Here Possible questions...
The Agriculture & Ecosystems Subcommittee of the Vermont Climate Council meets every Friday at 10:00 a.m. through August 27. To access the agenda and meeting link, click here.
The CVFC Board of Directors meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Members of the coalition are welcome to join at 9:30 a.m., and the general public is welcome to join at 10:00 a.m. To attend, please contact Board Secretary Kirsten Workman; she will send you the Zoom link.
The Agriculture & Ecosystems Subcommittee of the Vermont Climate Council meets every Friday at 10:00 a.m. through August 27. To access the agenda and meeting link, click here.
#Farm24VT is a 24-hour social media celebration of agriculture, food, and dairy in Vermont. Farmers, agribusinesses, food producers, and others in the agricultural community will be sharing photos, videos, and stories on social media to show how your favorite local foods get to your table. You can easily find their posts by searching for the #Farm24VT hashtag. We're also giving away lots of great Vermont food and farm products during our celebration, including a year's supply of Cabot Cheese! Follow #Farm24VT on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. If you're a Vermont farmer, agribusiness, food producers, or involved in the Vermont agricultural...
The Vermont USDA State Technical Committee (STC) provides information, analysis and recommendations on a wide variety of policy issues to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Although State Technical Committees have no implementation or enforcement authority, USDA gives strong consideration to the Committee's recommendations. All meetings are open to the public and will be hosted virtually via Microsoft Teams. You can learn more and locate the link to join or see the alternate call in phone number here.
The Nature Conservancy of Vermont welcomes you to a discussion series on watershed conservation issues. Topics address questions that Vermont practitioners are grappling with as we advance healthy, resilient watersheds and human communities. Speakers bring insight based on experience or applied research elsewhere. We discuss related work ongoing in Vermont, and important considerations toward continuing to advance this work here. Experiences with programs to incentivize soil carbon storage and establish mechanisms to market combined ecosystem services. Stephen Wood, The Nature Conservancy. Register Here Example questions to address: How do costs/benefits of market-based approaches compare to other options for addressing the...
The CVFC Board of Directors meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Members of the coalition are welcome to join at 9:30 a.m., and the general public is welcome to join at 10:00 a.m. To attend, please contact Board Secretary Kirsten Workman; she will send you the Zoom link.
The FAP Program utilizes state funding to help Vermont farms implement soil-based agronomic practices that improve soil quality, increase crop production, and reduce erosion and agricultural waste discharges. The FAP program also provides education and instructional activity grants to support outreach regarding the impacts of agricultural practices on water quality and current state agricultural water quality regulations. Eligible practices include: cover cropping, conservation crop rotation, conservation crop rotation with nurse crop; conservation tillage, no till pasture and hayland renovation; rotational grazing; manure injection; and educational or instructional activities. Rotational grazing applications are due June 15; cover crop applications are due...
Submit Your Event to the CVFC Calendar
CVFC members and the general public are welcome to submit events to our calendar. Members may submit any event they are hosting, while the general public may submit events related to water quality, soil health, and climate smart farming.
