I recently read a newspaper article about a Vermont farmer who has found a way to make his unprofitable family farm profitable.
One dear Vermont farmer gave up on his fruit trees and decided to leave the harvest for the birds.
Despite the traffic debacle, the Coventry planners strove to think of everything from affordable drinking water to a Vermont farmers' produce market on the site.
It was not uncommon to see him driving through a field on a tractor, like some overeager Vermont farmer.
But as Vermont farmers look at the next wave of agricultural technology, a debate has erupted over who wins and loses with scientific progress.
Some Vermont farmers said they would welcome biotechnology's help, but most saw only a threat to their livelihoods and their state's cherished industry.
Agritourism is very important for Vermont farmers and the state's tourism sector in general.
This was monumental change, and it wrought a sheep boom that filled the pockets of Vermont farmers.
The merino boom gave Vermont farmers a purpose for all those rock cairns dotting the hills they had struggled to till.
In addition, she has created management assistance teams and has asked Vermont bankers to make more low-interest money available to Vermont farmers.