Building on talents

Farmer Dre is always looking to innovate farm practices. Because of that, despite the challenges of 2020, his farm had its best year yet. Photo courtesy of Gardener’s Orchard & Bakery The difficult, year-round work involved with owning a farm isn’t every family’s dream, but

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Grazing enjoyment at Snug Valley Farm

by Laura Rodley

May 13, 2026

Ben Nottermann of Snug Valley Farm in East Hardwick, VT, raises and sells grass-fed beef, meat from Duroc pigs and lamb, supplying local restaurants, ...

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New and improved manure

by Sally Colby

May 13, 2026

If a liquid manure system eliminated agitation, saved fuel, increased manure value and created safer working conditions by eliminating deadly gases, w...

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Dairy cropping for soil health & farm success

by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant

May 13, 2026

Is your farm just surviving or thriving? Chris Wilson, business manager at Wilson Family Organic Farms , pondered that question when he began working ...

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What the organic grain inspector wants to see

by Sonja Heyck-Merlin

May 13, 2026

Benjamin Clark, a former employee on a large Montana organic grain farm, now an organic farm inspector, provided perspective on organic grain certific...