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VTFB News
Farm Bureau will be at the Farm Show
Visit us at the Vermont Farm Show January 24 – 26th at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. We’ll be joined by representatives of Nationwide Insurance Company, Pyrofax Energy and Safemark. Come by and visit with our members to learn more about Farm Bureau and the services and benefits available to you. Copies of our award winning magazine Vermont Fences will be
available along with applications for the Chittenden County Horse Farm of Distinction.
http://www.vtfarmshow.com/index.html
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2012 Upcoming Events and Conferences
January 24 - 26 - The Vermont Farm Show
The 78th Annual Farm Show will now be at the Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Jct., VT. Visit www.vtfarmshow.com
January 25 -1st Annual Vermont Buy Local MarketTaste, Learn, and Buy VT Agricultural Products
It will be held from4:00 to 8:00 p.m., “Consumer Night” at the Vermont Farm Show Blue Ribbon Building, Champlain Valley Exhibition, Essex, Vermont
The Buy Local Market will present consumers with an ideal opportunity to “taste, learn and buy Vermont agricultural products” from across our state in one convenient place. The Buy Local Market is a new feature of the Vermont Farm Show.
This venue will allow 42 different agricultural product vendors to provide tastes and learning materials; for consumers, it will offer a chance to purchase the finest Vermont has to offer.
January 31, 2011 - Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Annual Meeting
Capital Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 100 State Street, Montpelier (802) 223-5252 www.capitolplaza.com
Visit www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/VV&BGA/WelcomeVVBGA.html
February 10-12, 2012 The 30th annual NOFA Vermont Winter Conference
will be held at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Featuring keynote speakers Vern Grubinger and Wendy Johnson, we expect this to be our biggest conference ever. Join over 1500 of your friends and neighbors to learn more about gardening, farming, homesteading, and eating locally - with over 70 workshops in the works, there's sure to be something for everyone! Visit http://nofavt.org/
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UVM Extension Training session for Instructors to teach Tractor Safety Certification Courses.
On February 1st, UVM Extension 4-H is offering a 1-Day
Training-of-Trainers for those who are interested in delivering Tractor
Safety Certification courses in their communities.
Please visit http://tractorsafetyinstructors.eventbrite.com/ for more
information or to register. Other questions call Liz Kenton at
ekenton@uvm.edu or 802-257-7967 x308. |
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Are you a Vermont farmer who is frustrated by high energy costs? Now you can save energy and money with FREE engine block heater timers!
Efficiency Vermont and EnSave have teamed up to promote the use of timers for engine block heaters used on farm vehicles during the winter months. Farmers can receive up to four FREE timers!
Use of a timer on engine block heaters allows the heaters to run for just a few hours prior to use of the vehicle, reducing electricity consumption, therefore reducing your electric bill.
To learn more about how to receive your free timers call EnSave at 1-800-732-1399, or visit http://www.ensave.com/vermont-timer-program.html to download an application.
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United States Department of Agriculture Encourages Minorities to Apply for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program APPLICATION
The goal of the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is to increase the number of minorities studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences and other related disciplines. Each year, hundreds of students apply for the program that provides full tuition, room, board, internships, and full-time employment upon graduation.
DEADLINE All application materials must be postmarked no later than February 1, and sent to the university(s) selected by the applicant to attend. For an application. |
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LEDC (Lamoille Economic Development Corporation) PLEDGES $140,000 TO PROTECT LAMOILLE FARMERS
Morrisville--Lamoille County hopes to become the first county in the
country where every farmer has protection from tractor rollovers, the
leading cause of serious injury and death on farms. Thanks to the
Lamoille Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), this goal may be achieved in the near future.
Dave Hallquist (center), LEDC Board President, and CEO, Vermont
Electric Co-op, presents a check for $140,000 to Matt Myers, Program Coordinator, University of Vermont Extension Vermont Rebates for Roll
Bars Program, as John Mandeville, LEDC Executive Director, looks on.
The money will be used for rebates for rollover protection for Lamoille
County farmers. (photo courtesy of UVM Extension)
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New Membership Benefit
GM Program Launched
Vermont Farm Bureau members can now receive a $500 discount on each qualifying 2011 or 2012 model year Chevrolet, GMC, or Buick vehicle they purchase or lease. The Vermont Farm Bureau member exclusive is offered for vehicles purchased or leased through Farm
Bureau’s—GM PRIVATE OFFER at participating GM dealerships. Denecker Chevrolet in Vergennes, an All County member, is helping us kick off the program by offering their own $250 discount to enhance the GM offer for members.
Twenty-eight GM models are part of the program, including the Chevrolet Silverado HD, honored as the 2011 Motor Trend Truck of the Year. A broad range of other pick-up trucks, SUVs, sedans, and crossovers also are included in the program.
To qualify for the offer, individuals must have been a County Farm Bureau member in Vermont for at least 60 days prior to the date of delivery of the vehicle selected. Members may receive the incentive for the purchase or lease of multiple vehicles, including fleet vehicles purchased through GM’s National Fleet Purchase Program. This incentive is stackable with other retail incentives. Contact Denecker Chevrolet for full details. Program details and eligibility guidelines are available by contacting Vermont Farm Bureau. To print your certificate, visit www.fbverify.com/gm.
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PYROFAX PRICING
January 23, 20ll
PROPANE
1 to 999 gallons $2.63
Based on Selkirk average price plus
1000 to 4999 $2.28
Based on Selkirk average price plus
#2 FUEL OIL $3.47
on and off Road Diesel
$
3.618
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Agriview Hay and Forage Directory
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets is making the Hay and Forage Directory, from our publication
Agriview, available to all farmers and producers across the state to help meet anticipated shortages this winter. Both
subscribers and non-subscribers are encouraged to submit ads, as we work together to support our farm community. |
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New Farm Worker Notice Required by Law
Students in Montpelier High School’s Advanced Placement Spanish class have translated Vermont’s new notice for farm workers required by the law when a worker is provided with housing on your farm. In order to protect farmers and farm workers, farmers must provide written notice to their farm workers “in their native language”. Vermont Farm Bureau has now posted the necessary documents on the web for your convenience. Special thanks go to Chittenden County Board member Louise Waterman who coordinated the meeting with Montpelier High Schools’ Spanish teacher Ellen Shalk and her students along with Matt McLane, Coordinator of Community Based Learning at the High School.
New Housing as a Benefit Postings for Farm Workers and Farmer Employers in English and Spanish
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New Postings for Employee and Housing Termination in English and Spanish
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