Cabot farm named Dairy Farm of the Year

Like many Vermont farms, Molly Brook Farm in Cabot can claim ownership by the same family for generations. Its current owners, Myles and Rhonda Goodrich, are the seventh generation of dairy producers on a farm established almost two centuries ago. The farm has a distinguished history and is renowned internationally for its superior Jersey genetics. Since 2018,

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