Vermont Poultry Outlook At Crossroads For Industry
County Agent reports at Vermont Farm Show highlight concerns for poultry producers. Marketing contracts, rising feed costs, and scarce credit shape futures in Vermont and New England. Strong shows at Barre Farm Exhibit featured Whimsey Farms Arlington Henry Salem Bennington Olive Williamson North Bennington Leach North Rupert Williamson West Shaftsbury with Leach First in mixed hay. New England Council awards Elmer Towne for Agriculture leadership. Farmers Home Administration office will offer rural loan services starting Feb 5 on first and third Fridays in Bennington from 10 am to 2 pm.
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Vermont
Maine
Bennington County
New England
Barre
Whimsey Farms
Arlington
Henry Salem
Bennington
Olive Williamson
North Bennington
Roger Leach
North Rupert
James Williamson
West Shaftsbury
Leach
New England Council
Elmer Towne
Louis Zehner
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Elmer
Farmers Home Administration
Middlebury
USDA
Vermont 4-H Camp Trustees Form State Association
Trustees of Vermont six 4-H Club summer camps united to form the Vermont Association of 4-H Camps. Norman Lowe of Ryegate elected president, Ray Allen vice president, Chesley Horton secretary, with camps including Derby Derby Camp Flora Coutts North Hero Waubanong Brattleboro and Rutland County. The group aims to standardize programs, staff training, and equipment.
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Burlington
Vermont
Norman Lowe
Ryegate
New Vermont Association of
Memorial
Waterman
University of Vermont
Ray Allen
South Hero
Chesley Horton
Rutland County
Flora Coutts
Derby
Downer
Sharon
Waubanong
Brattleboro
John D. Merchant
4-H
James Edgerton
Bennington County
Howard Hill
Sunderland
Hoag Cow Cited For Milk Strong Record In New York
Peggy Hoag, an eight year old Holstein owned by John Terrance and Joyce Hoag of Walloomsac New York, produced 18570 pounds of milk and 711 pounds of butterfat in 305 days. Cornell University supervised weighing and testing with Holstein Friesian Association cooperation. This exceeds the average U.S. dairy cow output of about 7800 pounds per year.
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Brattleboro
Marcy
Peggy
John, Terrance
Joyce Hoag
Walloomsac
N.Y
Cornell University
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
U.S
Vermont Dairy DHIA Shows Higher Milk Output Per Cow
Vermont DHIA figures show production per cow up about 200 pounds last year, with the state average at 10 800 pounds and 436 pounds butterfat. About 25 percent of dairy farmers participate, using records to guide feeding, culling, and sire selection across counties with wide production variations.
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Burlington
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
William P. Leamy
University of Vermont
Vermont
Leamy
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Vermont Farm Show
Vermont Poultryman’s Meeting
A. William Jaspar
American Farm Bureau Federation
Leonard Mercia
Vermont Extension Service
UVM
Mercia
Main Street
Jews For
Tary
RED Cross
Sa Fucuatees
Coats A
Bart Bros
Dhia
Houston
UPI
Carol A. Frost
Carol Jr
Frost
Dow-Jones
Rudd
South ST
Bennington, VT
Free Electrical Survey
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