Farm Bureau delegates to consider Vermont policies
Montpelier Barre Auditorium hosts Vermont Farm Bureau delegates for a two day session to debate dairy, tax, national affairs and miscellaneous resolutions. The group reviews 14 county recommendations and will discuss land ownership, hunting access, pesticide control, highway safety, crime enforcement, governor term limits, and unemployment coverage among other topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont State Farm Bureau
Barre
State Resolutions Committee
New England
Vermont
Vermont Farm Bureau
Dept. of Agriculture
ASCS
Natural Resource Conservation District
Vermonters learn new farm skills in multi-site training
Seventy low income farmers in Vermont enroll in 560 hours of courses to become farm equipment mechanics while 40 residents, including many women, study wreath and greens making. Programs run in Newport Concord Hardwick and Enosburg Falls through Rural and Farm Family Rehabilitation and Extension Service Farm Family with Lester Ravlin as coordinator and Veronique Gassette as manager. Courses repeat mid winter to aid on and off farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Newport
Concord
Hardwick
Enosburg Falls
Lester E. Ravlin
Veronique Gassette
Ravlin
Vermont Trees Replanted As Living Memorial In England
Vermont plants rejoined the Roosevelt Memorial Park in Blandford Dorset England as new Vermont trees a sugar maple and a flowering crab apple were shipped to honor fallen soldiers. The park recalls World War II dedication and UK maintenance by the British Army with annual Memorial Day services.
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England
Vermont
Living Memorial
Montpelier
Roosevelt Memorial Park
Blandford
Dorset
Roosevelt Park
U.S. Army
the Union
Thomas Finneron
Deane Davis
Vermont Plantsmen’s Association, Inc
Deane C. Davis
Agriculture
Edward R. Eurich
Vermont Plantsmen’s Association
Memorial Park
U.S
Richard Salter
Plantsmen’s Association
Gov
Davis
Eurich
Richard Stevens
Blaze orange urged as safer hunter color for all scenes
Burlington readers are urged to switch to blaze orange for hunting safety after studies show it greatly increases visibility and reduces accidents. The piece notes orange caps or vests, cautions road hunting, stresses checking for bystanders and livestock, unloading guns, clearing barrels, and practicing courtesy by seeking permission and using gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Massachusetts
Development Tasks of Teens Excerpt by Dr. Gene Ramsay
At a youth conference Dr. Gene Ramsay of the University of Minnesota outlined five development tasks for teens. They include accepting physical characteristics, defining sex roles, forming appropriate relations with the opposite sex, achieving emotional independence from parents, and preparing to become responsible citizens. He notes asymmetry in faces, rapid or slow physical development causing minor emotions, gender expectations, and the teen struggle for adult status amid parental guidance.
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Gene Ramsay
University of Minnesota
Dr. Ramsay
Ramsay
Cattle Comfort Debates Backed by Farm Practice
County Agent discusses cow comfort, noting barns kept cooler for ventilation and dry bedding matters. Cattle prefer open, dry, wind-sheltered spaces and tolerate cold if dry. emphasis on feeding, parasite control, and veterinary care over temperature alone. In Cleveland, two fox hounds chased by cows caused highway chaos. dog injured, fox escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
England
UPI
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