Pretty Cows on the Hillside Are Hard Work in the Barn
Vermont dairy farming remains a challenging career path as land owners rethink leasing to young farmers. The piece urges practical steps for new entrants, including farm experience, building credit, teamwork with a spouse, and strong management. It notes many nonfarm landowners hold hillside plots, complicating access for aspiring farmers and stressing long hours, debt, and personal resolve.
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Vermont
South
Midwest
County Field Day Set For July 25 At Camp Ondawa
Camp Ondawa completes first week with candle lighting indoor ceremony. Camp Spirit honors Debbie Cole and Norman Bowen winning a free week next year. Field Day features horsemanship demonstration by Wayne Hipsley with a Morgan horse and a noon chicken barbecue by Bennington County Farm Bureau. Open to the public.
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Camp Ondawa
Ondawa
Debbie Cole
Readsboro
Norman Bowen
Sunderland
Debbie
Norman
Bennington County
Farmers
Wayne Hipsley
University of Massachusetts
University
Morgan
Bennington County Farm Bureau
Feed Grain Payments Nearing Completion in Area
About 60 percent of the 1970 Feed Grain payments have been issued to Bennington County farmers, with Robert Graf of the ASCS noting the USDA aimed to pay earlier this year. He said partial payments were typical in earlier years, but budget limits delayed any before July 1. He expects all payments within three weeks as farmers support market stability and conserve land to curb erosion and pollution.
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Bennington County
Robert Graf
Graf
Orleans man wins handsomest bald head title in Villechauve
Claude Robin of Orleans won the title of the handsomest bald head of France in Villechauve, beating a field at the Brotherhood of Balds annual election and wine tasting. The event drew participants from Switzerland and Belgium as part of the celebration in the city whose name means city of bald heads.
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Villechauve
France
UPI
Claude Robin
Orleans
Brotherhood of Balds
Switzerland
Belgium
City
Record Crop Means Cheap Honey
Aline Coffey, University of Vermont Extension Nutritionist, notes a record honey crop lowers prices this year. She explains bees need vast nectar and travel far, while lighter honeys taste mild and darker varieties carry stronger flavors.
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Burlington
Aline Coffey
Aristotle
The
University
Vermont
Cheese Shapes and Content Share World of Varieties
University of Vermont expert Dr Henry Atherton explains cheese derives from coagulated milk with curds and whey removed. He notes over 400 varieties exist, varying aging time temperature and humidity create textures, flavors, and potential non dairy additions. Cheddar dominates US production at about 75 percent, and a five ounce piece equals a quart of milk in calcium and protein.
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Henry Atherton
University of Vermont
Dairy Bacteriologist
Atherton
Hall Farm Holstein Scores Well
Hall Farm North Bennington reports strong DHIR milk tests for Holsteins. Walloomsac Alert Maretta 6150927 produced 18 020 lbs milk and 728 lbs butterfat in 346 days. Walloomsac Supreme Sonja 6721844 yielded 16 500 lbs milk and 661 lbs butterfat in 333 days. Cedardale Leader Annette 6257995 milking 20 040 lbs milk and 664 lbs butterfat in 336 days. Production data frame the farm’s herd against US averages.
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Brattleboro
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Walloomsac Alert Maretta
Walloomsac Supreme Sonja
Walloomsac Supreme Ines
John G. McCullough
Hall Farm
North Bennington
Cedardale
Annette
Orin A. Thomas & Sons, Inc
Cedardale Stock Farm
Rutland
U.S
National Holstein Association
Vermont 4-H judging tour to visit New York dairy farms
Sixty Vermont 4-H youths will tour five New York farms July 21 and 22 to judge cattle breeds Jerseys Ayrshires Guernseys and Holsteins. Teams of at least three will compete with oral reasons. The top team and high scorer will represent Vermont at the Eastern States Exposition in September. The trip starts from Bennington.
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Burlington
Akes
Vermont
New York
Vermont 4H Foundation
University of Vermont Extension
Chris Woelful
Bennington
Lebanon Springs
Brisklea Farm
Ghent
Millbrook
Attebroc Farm
Amenia
Hanover Hills
Safety for Slow-Movers Use of Special Emblem
Vermont urged adoption of the Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem to prevent rear end crashes involving farm equipment. Extension engineer Andrew Tessmann cites daylight open highways and clear weather as common collision scenarios. The 18 inch orange yellow triangle with a red border is visible in daylight and glows at night. Many states and Canadian provinces already require the emblem. Vermont law requires the emblem on tractors and trailing equipment from sunset to sunrise, positioned 3 to 5 feet high at the rear center for quick eye contact and visibility up to a sixth of a mile.
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Burlington
Andrew Tessmann
University of Vermont
Vermont
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