Mid-Winter Vermont Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Policy Debates
The Vermont State Farm Bureau board met in Montpelier for its mid winter session to discuss syrup license, hay dealer bonding, reapportionment, dairy tax, poll tax removal, and gas tax refund within current policy. Membership drives were reviewed as eight county groups reported outreach and renewal efforts. Beverly Miller reported on women’s roles from Concord New Hampshire meetings, noting Vermont women’s active participation and recognition in Farm Bureau programs. The safety Sunday report, stressing moral responsibility with the slogan you are your brother's keeper, showed 140 churches reaching 56 400 attendees, aided by Nationwide Insurance and state safety and motor vehicle departments along with the governor and Farm Bureau.
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Montpelier
Vermont State Farm Bureau Board of Trust
Farm Bureau
Beverly Miller
Vermont
Concord
N.H
Departements of Public Safety and Motor Vehicles
Governor
Vermont Declared Validated Brucellosis Free Area
Vermont is recognized as a Validated Brucellosis Free Area in the national effort against swine brucellosis. The state conducted extensive blood testing of breeding swine six months or older, with infected herds slaughtered, and samples processed in Montpelier. Vermont will keep this status for three years, with retesting or annual sampling options to maintain eligibility, and must source replacement breeding swine only from validated lines.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Vermont
A.E. Janowicz
State Department of Agriculture
Montpelier
Raymond G. Rowley
Janowicz
C.O. Finch
C.K. Mingle
Usda Agricultural Research Service
Georgia
California
Utah
Hawaii
Peak Egg Production Highlighted in March Observances
Burlington notes March as National Egg Month with tips from extension poultryman Mercia. Observers urged buyers to choose eggs from refrigerated displays and store them properly. Keep eggs cold, use the large end up, and avoid room temperature to preserve freshness.
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Burlington
Leonard S&s. Mercia
Vermont
Extension
Poultryman
IRS Can Get a New Look at Old Tax Returns
The Supreme Court ruled the IRS may reopen closed tax years if investigating fraud, with no reasonableness limit. A Vermont economist notes many keep records, but the ruling allows broader access to old returns to pursue potential fraud. The decision shifts burden to the taxpayer to show abuse, if any, from an examination.
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IRS
Burlington
Faith Prior
University of Vermont
Treasury
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Water runoff far exceeds state project irrigation conserve
Sacramento reports that runoff from Northern California floods surpassed twice the total the state water project will save for irrigation and arid areas when the $2 billion program finishes in 1990. The State Department of Water Resources released the estimate.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
State Department of Water Resources
What Is An Acre Worth In Modern Farming
County Agriculture Agent John C. Page explains how acre value is relative and depends on future use and location. He notes variation in acre size, market prices from Connecticut to Manhattan, and the shift from animal to crop production possible in coming decades. He concludes land remains available for food production and hints at a future focus in agriculture, urging readers to request the Vermont Garden Calendar for 1965.
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Connecticut
Rupert
Manhattan
Justin
Vermont
200 Farmers Seek Emergency Federal Loans in Vermont
Vermont farmers have filed over 200 requests for emergency loans in 10 days, says George T. Fowler of the Farmers Home Administration. About 70 percent of applications processed through county extension offices, with more than 50 requests already submitted for financing. FHA crews will assist in Middlebury, Montpelier, and Claremont NH to finish processing. The 3 percent loans, authorized in February, cover drought related costs, with eligible counties Addison Bennington Orange Rutland Windham Windsor. Applications accepted through December 31.
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Montpelier
Vermont
George T. Fowler
Farmers Home Administration
Middlebury
Claremont
N.H
Secretary of Agriculture
Addison
Bennington
Orange
Rutland
Windham
Windsor
Fowler
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Internal Revenue Service
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