Family Farm Transition Article - Vermont Agricultural Mediation

June 13, 2008
Farm Transition
Assistance Offered in
Vermont
By Matt Strassberg
Vermont Environmental Mediation
Center
W
hen you see the
words “farm transfer”
or “farm transition,”
you may think, “I don’t need
to think about that yet—I’m
too young to be thinking about
retiring any time soon.” Or
you might be thinking about it,
but because of difficult family
dynamics have put off taking
any action. But when is a good
time to think about transitioning the farm into the hands of
the next generation? The year
you want to retire? The day
that you have an accident and
are not able to work anymore?
After your death? These are
not events that anybody wants
to see happen much less talk
about, but the fact is that we
cannot predict the future. The
best thing that we can do is to
make plans that will help us to
prepare for it.
There are programs in
Vermont that can help families
with farm transition issues.
The Vermont Agricultural
Mediation Program (VTAMP)
can help families facing
challenging transition issues
by facilitating difficult
conversations and mediating
family disputes. The Agency of
Agriculture, UVM Extension
and other groups can help bring
the vision into reality.
Facing the Difficult
Conversation
Perhaps the single biggest
obstacle in planning for a future
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Vol. 72, Num­ber 10
Buying Local via the
Web: Addison County
Locally Grown
By Helen Labun-Jordan
O
ver the last several years,Vermont has seen a significant expansion of places to buy local foods. Farmers’
markets, for example, began as an occasional novelty. Today,Vermont is home to almost 60 farmers’ markets,
including some open year round. Community Supported
Agriculture (CSAs), where consumers subscribe to a year’s
harvest, have gone from unknown to almost as many as farmers’ markets in the state. Institutional buyers, ranging from state
government to schools to correctional facilities, now serve
local fare. And, of course, the Internet has opened Vermont
products to a global marketplace.
This year Addison County launched a new option, an
Internet/farmer’s market hybrid called “Addison County
Locally Grown” that allows members to order biweekly from
an online list of possible goods for pick up Thursday evenings
at American Flatbread. The Addison County Locally Grown
system isn’t the same as a full Internet transaction; customers
don’t pay online and they don’t receive orders shipped to their
doorstep. On the other hand, the food picked up is freshly
collected, the farmer’s market-style social interaction remains,
and the Locally Grown webpage makes it easy to browse and
order items.
“The biggest advantage of the online farmer’s market for
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farm transition is facing the
difficult conversation. Families
genuinely worry about hurting
each other and/or may have
no idea how to step into this
conversation in a safe and
productive way. Raising issues
such as who will inherit the
family farm, how other family
members will be remembered
in wills or trusts, whether and
how to treat all members of a
family equitably in these times
of transition creates a huge
amount of anxiety because
of the fear of creating ill will
between relations. Families fear
the exposure of hard feelings
and getting entrenched in old
habitual arguments.
Families may go for years
putting off these kinds of
discussions. There is always
a good reason not to have
this discussion whether it’s a
holiday get together or other
celebration that might be
ruined, or the fact that someone
in the family is going through a
difficult time and adding to the
burden seems like a bad idea
so the hard work that must be
done is put off, again and again.
But putting the discussion off,
waiting until the farm faces a
financial crisis or until the Last
Will and Testament is read is
not going to make it easier.
Many people are not aware
that there are ways to have
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VTAMP mediators can help families
resolve differences by creating a safe space
for a productive discussion to take place.
these difficult conversations in a
supportive setting.
In the most extreme cases,
where families fail to adequately
plan for the future, farms are
lost and families are torn apart.
In milder cases, better financial
outcomes, minimization of tax
liabilities, and potential to avert
hard feelings are missed.
The following scenario
illustrates typical problems and
how VTAMP could help.
A dairy farm, that has been
in the family for generations,
is now being run by a farm
family. Mom and dad are in
their late 60s. There are three
grown children, one of whom
works the farm with his parents,
another helps out during busy
times, but has a full time job
two hours away. A third family
member has not been to the
farm in a year. The farm real
estate is the largest asset of the
family and it has become clear
that some kind of planning
for the future must be done.
However, last Christmas when
mom tried to bring the subject
up, an unexpected argument
took place where the family
learned for the first time that
the son that worked on the
farm had an expectation that
the farm would be given to him
and the other siblings did not
feel that was fair. The children
had always gotten along in the
past and while everyone knows
something needs to be done,
nothing is happening for fear
of making an already tense
situation worse.
Resolving Family
Disputes
In these kinds of situations,
VTAMP mediators can help
families resolve differences
by creating a safe space for
a productive discussion to
take place.VTAMP mediators
would talk with all the family
members, either alone or
together, to help explore
each person’s point of view.
Assumptions that have been
taken for granted and hopes
for the future of the farm can
be surfaced in ways that take
into account how everyone is
feeling and in a respectful way.
The mediators can help defuse
tension and focus the discussion
on finding solutions that address
everyone’s concerns.
The mediators in the
program have many years of
experience in helping people
come together to talk about
the difficult issues that they
are facing. According to Matt
Strassberg, director of VTAMP,
many mediators on the VTAMP
roster also have extensive
training in mediating family
disputes and are approved by
the Vermont Family Court
Mediation program. Many
have grown up on farms and
some still live on and run
family farms. In addition, the
mediators know of local, state
and federal resources that are
available to help.
Many families are wrestling
with transition issues. In
some cases, it is obvious
what needs to be done, but
it’s difficult to do. In others
there is a lack of information
and communication between
people that keeps everyone
in the dark making difficult
choices even harder. Putting
off the conversation of what
to do is a common reaction,
but eventually, decisions
must be made.VTAMP is an
organization that can help
families in transition explore
options and develop ways to
handle the inevitable issues that
will come up in transitions.
Then the family can take the
next steps, and talk specifically
about the different ways that
they can structure the future of
the farm.
Next Steps
University of Vermont
Extension and other
organizations like the Vermont
Small Business Development
Center can help families make
next steps in their farm transfers
by providing advice on many
issues that typically arise.
Farm transfer involves
family relations as well as a
transition in the management
of the business and ownership
concerns. Therefore, business
planning, retirement and
estate planning, and a plan for
effective communication need
to be considered. There are
many possibilities to transfer a
farm business and other assets
from one generation to the
next, including gifting, sales, and
inheritance. However, bear in
mind that a choice that works
well for one family may not
be the best choice for another
family.
According to UVM
Extension’s Deb Heleba,
families undergoing a farm
transition should consult
with experts to navigate the
complicated business, legal, and
family issues. For farm families
that would like ongoing
assistance throughout the farm
transfer process, an additional
resource is the Vermont Farm
Viability Enhancement Program
at the Vermont Housing and
Conservation Board. Eligible
farmers receive free assistance
developing business plans and
farm transfer plans, including
financial planning and analysis,
and other assistance such as
legal consultation to address
issues specific to each farm’s
needs.
Agriculture is the lifeblood
VTAMP
The Vermont
Agricultural Mediation
Program is funded through
USDA and provides free
mediation services for
agriculture related disputes.
Mediation is a voluntary
process in which specially
trained mediators bring
people together to talk
with one another in a
setting that is confidential,
open and aims to be
productive and helpful.
Contact: Matt Strassberg,
Director,VTAMP,
177 Paddy Hill Road,
Moretown,VT 05660,
(802) 583-1100,
[email protected],
www.emcenter.org.
of Vermont and has been for
generations. The fabric that
holds it together is woven
from the families that make
daily contributions to preserve
the viability of farming
communities across the state.
Transferring ownership of a
farm can be challenging and
raise difficult issues, but there
are many programs with the
knowledge, experience, and
resources to help families in
transition plan for the future.
Farm Transfer Resources
For more information on transferring your farm, contact
UVM Extension: Glenn Rogers at (802) 524-6501 or
Deb Heleba at [email protected], www.uvm.edu/
landlinkvt/, [email protected]
Other resources that may be helpful include:
Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Ela
Chapin, [email protected], 828-2117
Vermont Small Business Development Center, Steve
Paddock (802) 388-7953
A Legal Guide to the Business of Farming in Vermont.
University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
63 Carrigan Drive, Burlington,VT 05405. (802) 656-5459.
($20 hard copy, free online at www.uvm.edu/landlinkvt)
Farm Transfer Network of New England:
www.farmtransfernewengland.net/
USDA CSREES tools for financial planning:
www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/economics/fsll/cons_planning.
html
National Farm Transition Network: www.farmtransition.
org/ or call 1-800-447-1895
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Cattle
Dexter bull calf. Born 12/26/07.
Black, horned, excellent conformation and disposition. ADCA
& PDCA registered parents
on farm. Chondro-free herd.
Handled daily, he will make a
fine breeder. $750. Fairlee,VT.
(802) 333-7025. (6/18)
4 Jersey cows due late, May - Aug.
2 AI and 2 Bull bred various
lactations, $3000. Jeff + Debbie
(802) 434-3720 (6/18)
Four organic certified Reg.
Holsteins from herd averaging 19,200 lbs. 2 milking 1st
calf heifers, preg. Due Aug. 22
& Sept. 13; 1 fresh May 2, 08,
2nd calf; 4th cow you can have
your pick of 2 other cows we
will show you. All udders are in
excellent health, never any infections, asking $3,500. each. Buy
2, $3,300. each. Buy 4, $3,250.
each. Call Doug in Waitsfield
(802) 496-2481 home; (802)
496-9775 barn. (6/18)
Leasing a Registered Angus Bull
(4 yrs. Old) for Spring 2008
breeding season (June – August).
Will breed 30 – 40 cows. Low
birth weight. Daughters on the
farm for viewing. Excellent
temperament. Excellent
pedigree. LCOC Precision
G863P Register No. 14864761.
Call for details and pricing.
802-537-4141, Benson. (6/18)
Hereford cross cow/calf combinations, I have several to choose
from. All calves were born in
April. Come take your pick.
For further information call
Corinth (802) 439-6179. (6/18)
2 Registered Milking Shorthorn
Heifers. (1) Due June 1th and
(1) due July 4th. Asking $1800
each. Call (802)438-6118.
Charity Hill Farm, West Rutland,
VT (6/18)
Four year old Angus cow, bred
to Angus bull, will freshen in
July - $1,200. Peter Dunning,
Springfield (802) 885-5409
(6/18)
Registered Irish Dexter Cattle“Ideal Family Cow” 4 heifer
calves/ black $1,000, 1 shortlegged/ black/ yearling $1,250,
1 two yr. old/ brown/ pregnant
$1,500. Tracy (917) 750-1040
Southern Vermont area. (6/18)
Polled Hereford heifers, 3 yearlings,
1 two yr. old with calf at side, 1
two year old due with first calf
in June. All very gentle and used
to being handled. For more info.
Call (802) 563-3281 (6/18)
Family cow - $1,200. Jersey with
2nd calf (4/19/08), hand milked,
pasture raised. Call Mia (802)
685-7726 (6/18)
Polled Hereford bull, 1 year old
- $500. or will trade for other
bull. Washington, Call 7:00 a.m.
or 1:30 p.m. (802) 883-2243
(6/18)
Two purebred Herefords, one 1st
calf, one 2nd calf heifer, due
July-Aug. - $1,700. for pair.
Rutland (802) 775-5807. (6/18)
Backyard Beef! Certified organic
steers: one Dutchbelted born
3/12, one Shorthorn born 4/5,
one Jersey cross born 4/10. On
their mamas full time since birth,
so they are healthy, sleek and
growing like weeds! Call Lathe
Farm, Craftsbury: 586-2401.
(6/18)
Certified organic 100% grassfed
cows. Two Milking Shorthorns,
one fresh with first calf and one
due 5/17 with second calf. One
Dutchbelted, freshened 3/12
with second calf. All handmilked, fence and halter trained.
Pictures and info at www.
lathefarm.com Call Craftsbury:
802-586-2401.
18 heifers for sale - 1 Fresh J/H
cross; 16 due after 6/25/08; 14
holst., 1 Jersey, 1 J/H cross.
Vaccinated, no horns, 28-31
months when calving. Call
(802) 525-4455
Two big Holstein bred heifers due
in June. Both are gentle and
good size. $2000.00 each. Call
802-372-4220 and leave a message. (6/18)
2 beautiful yearling Jersey Heifers,
“Coco & Surprise”. Born
spring 2007 - $650. Organically
managed on 84 acres. Calm,
gentle and respectful of fences.
Good for a family cow. We have
one milker and that’s all we need
right now. Springfield (802)
886-8470 (6/18)
Jersey heifer, born 10/07, sired by
Blair - $600. Buernsey/Jersey
Cross, ¼-3/4, 1st calf heifer,
sired by Bomber, bred to Blair,
due 7/08 - $1,200. Call Lowell
(802) 744-6571 (6/18)
Six (6) yearling black Angus heifers. Call Fairlee (802) 333-9069
(6/18)
Reg. Angus Bull born 03-07;
Reg. Angus Heifer born 02-07.
802-223-3800 – Montpelier.
(7/2)
3 registered milking devon heifers:
4 months-10 months and 11
months; also, want to buy, lease
or trade young registered milking devon bull to be used for
early fall. Call Tom Burns. Ox
Bow Farms cell: 508-930-3038,
home 508-429-5176. (7/2)
One Jersey X Holstein. Due
6/4/08. Bred to Jersey
(Bold). One Ayrshire yearling heifer. Can be registered.
802-896-6264 West Wardsboro,
VT (7/2)
Dexter bull calf. Born 12/26/07.
Black, horned, excellent conformation and disposition. ADCA
& PDCA registered parents
on farm. Chondro-free herd.
Handled daily, he will make a
fine breeder. $750. Fairlee,VT.
(802) 333-7025. (7/2).
Red Angus Bull for sale. New
bloodlines from a registered NY
State herd. Four years old and
in excellent breeding condition.
Managed in an organic, grassfed
operation. He has improved our
herd genetics dramatically; he
can do the same for you. $950
obo. 802-453-4786. Ask for Ken
or Ruth. . (7/2)
Jersey X Holstein Bred Heifer.
Due 7/08 $1500.00 Call
802-933-2096. (7/2)
Crossbred Holstein/Jersey/Hereford
1st calf heifer due June 28. Bred
Jersey. $850.00. Jersey bull 2
1/2 years old. Gentle $650.oo
Westford 802-879-4269. (7/2)
Two service age Devon bulls, ready
to go. One (Herk x Bright)
the other (Rufus x Napoleon).
Meadow Brook and Farrview
maternal bloodlines. $1,000 each.
Contact Jeremy Michaud@ 802
472-6261, East Hardwick. (7/2)
Registered Black angus bull born
7/07. Nice quiet bull, easy to
handle, from good stock, ready
to do his business, asking $1200.
call Mike 685-2123. (7/2)
Two Angus cross heifers, 800 lbs.
plus - $650. each. Call Barton
(802) 525-3746 (7/2)
Late winter Jersey bull calves that
are now steers, 4 are all Jersey
& 2 are Jersey cross. They are
4 months old weaned and on
grain hay & water. Good eating
or a good couple of exen teams.
$150. each or all six for $800.
Call (802) 889-9580 leave message and I will get back as soon
as I get in the house. (7/2)
2 years old, solid res, polled excellent disposition, outstanding
genetics - $1,200. Andover,VT
Please call Doug Adams (802)
875-3361 to have a look. (7/2)
Cow calf combo, mother is Angus
Hereford cross, 6 years old, she is
a big heifer. Calf is a heifer also,
from a nice Hereford bull,calf
looks likes a Hereford. This is a
really nice calf born May 1 2008.
the pair for $1,100.00. Call 802
453 7081 0r 802 349 7580.
Registered Black Angus: Cows,
Bulls & Heifers call for
prices. Sawmill Brook Farm,
Greensboro. 533-9804 (7/2)
WANTED - Registered Jersey
heifers between yearning and
day old. Starting a raw milk
dairy and need to build up a
herd. Call me if you have some
available at 802-277-2960 (7/2)
A polled Hereford Angus Cross
Cow. Excellent family cow. very
friendly and can lead. 1800 lbs.
plus. Throws approx. 85 lbs. plus
calves easily. $1,500. Also have an
Exmark 2002 Lazer Z zero turn.
1,000 hrs. 23 HP Kawasaki.
52” deck. Excellent Shape.
$5,000 or B.O. 802-484-7839
leave message. (7/2)
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Marketplace
Veal, naturally, humanely raised.
Approx. 400 lbs. live weight.
$700. Charlotte (802)
425-3076. (7/2)
Red and Black Angus females,
cows with calves, open heifers.
Felicity Farm (802) 457-1164
(7/2)
19 Fancy 1st time bred heifers, black/white, 7 months
bred. Please call 353-6636 or
770-9531 (7/2)
Employment
Seeking Controller for full service
crop care and bulk fertilizer
supply company covering NH/
VT markets. Position will play
a key role in development of the
business including financing of
operations and analysis of current and future business opportunities; requires a BS Degree in
Accounting, strong interpersonal
& communication skills & minimum of 3 to 5 yrs. experience in
ag manufacturing/sales environment. Contact Ron Steen (802)
751-8292 (7/2)
Stoneholm Farm, a progressive
700 cow dairy with sites in
Putney VT and Walpole NH
is looking for a herdsmen for
our 300 cow dairy in Walpole.
Applicants must be reliable, selfmotivated, and up to date on the
most current dairy practices to
complete our team. The position will include some milking,
feeding, herd health and repro.
Interested applicants please call
802-387-6649. (7/2)
Equipment
Dari-Kool 3000 gallon bulk tank,
heat exchangers and compressors.
Germania milking parlor with
16 automatic take-offs, weight
jars, milking units, parlor stalls,
2 Boumatic air cylinders with
gates. 32’ air operated crowd gate
with air tank. Contact: (802)
349-8879 (6/18)
45 precast bunkers (10x8) with
abutments, 57 grooved cement
block walls (2x6x2), drive-thru
electric gate, 2 heat exchanger,
1 5hp air compressor, 1 spare
vacuum pump. Contact: (802)
349-8879 (6/18)
New Holland 782 Chopper with
Grass Head. Good condition. $1500. Call John Clark at
888-4864 (6/18)
Two (2) H&S Forage Wagons, each
with 3 beaters, roof, heavy-duty
running gear. Belt conveyors
10’, 20’ and 60’. Shelburne
802-864-5382 or 802-578-7352
(6/18)
1980 C4 Tree Farmer log forward-
er- Serco 4000 loader, recent
Deutz engine overhaul. Good
rubber and 4 chains. Works well,
great machine for landowner
or part time logger. Mansfield
Farm 802-824-6246, kevnshar@
comcast.net. (6/18)
IH 450 3btm mounted plow
$3,000; NI 5209 disk mower
$4500; NH 848 round baler
$3,000; Grimm Super 16 tedder
$1,200; JD 3940 Chopper, 2
heads $2,500; Houle 8ft over
the top manure pump $4,500;
Dearborn disk plow $200;
JD 70 NFE $5,000; JD 2755
with loader $12,000. Fred
Stone, Pawlet - (802) 325-3295
(6/18)
JOHN DEERE 350 Sickle Bar
Mower, excellent condition.
$2500. View at Blackmount
Equipment or call Ray at (603)
787-6311 (6/18)
Hand crank dump trailer, 5x4 ft.
box - $300; 3 pt. hitch, 5 ft.
Mott flail mower - $250; new
drain plug stock tank heater $25; 10 ft. John Deere transport
harrows - $750; Fernandes
920C wood cook stove for parts,
$100. obo. Old locust fence
rails, $1.00 each. 3 pt hitch tree
planter – $3,000; new hydraulic
cylinder, 16 inch stroke - $125.
Call 948-2357 after 5 p.m.
Orwell,VT (6/18)
MF Model 33 grain drill seeder in
very good working condition $1,000; Approx. 50 units of Hol.
Semen, it has been excellently
stored and cared for - $5.00 per
unit. Hay elevators, John Deere,
one 50 ft. and on 75 ft. or more.
Also, WANTED, small blower for
corn, must be in very good condition. Call Doug in Waitsfield
(802) 496-2481 home; (802)
496-9775 barn. (6/18)
Kuhn Mower, GMD 500, needs
minor work, runs excellently - $2,000. Peter Dunning,
Springfield (802) 885-5409
(6/18)
John Deere 1327 Moco, impeller, very good condition, stored
undercover - $4,900. Knight
180 manure spreader, good
condition - $900. Call (802)
296-3604 (6/18)
Farm trailer, 2 axles, 19 ½ long
good for round bales - $500.
Washington, Call 7:00 a.m.
or 1:30 p.m. (802) 883-2243
(6/18)
Blazar dump table - $2,500; NH
55 rake - $600; Fahr tedder $600; 3 pt. hitch, pto, square
bale shredder - $1,200; 5’ Bush
Hog, like new - $1,100; 1980
Ford 16’ silage body dump, 3208
Cat diesel - $3,000; 1972 Chevy
16’ silage body dump, newer 366
gas engine - $2,000. Castleton
(802) 273-3260 (6/18)
Wood Mizer Sawmill. LT 30 G18.
One owner. Operators manual.
Power feed and height adjustments. Blade sharpener and
setter. Trailer package, ready to
work. - $9,900. Tinmouth,VT
(802) 235-6006 e-mail: [email protected]. (6/18)
3 pth Century sprayer, capacity
= 2 55 gal. drums w/3 - 7’
booms, stored inside - $200.
obo. Guilford (802) 254--6982
(6/18)
Model 114 Trojan wheel loader, gas
engine recently rebuilt, big heavy
duty bucket - $5,000. Rutland
(802) 775-5807 (6/18)
High quality 4 unit milking system,
vacuum system, motor and pipe,
washing unit. 80 gallon gas hot
water heater w/power ventor;
500 gallon bulk tank; set tub,
desk & refridgerator. Patz gutter
cleaner. Springfield,VT (802)
885-4050 (6/18)
Kubota L3600 4x4, ldr, backhoe,
like new - $19,500; Kubota
L4310 4x4, ldr, exc, 1200 hrs $14,500; Kubota L3600 4x4, ldr,
1100 hrs. - $11,500. JD 3 btm
trlr plow - $750; Kvernland 3
& 4 btm reset plows - $1,450
& $2,400; JD 3960 KP 2 row,
7’ hay, exc - $7,500; JD 3940,
2 heads - $4,500; 8’ & 10’
disk mower conds - $4,500;
Tedders - $1,200-$2,800; Rakes
$400-$1,400; Balers - $1,500.
and up. Springfield (802)
885-4000 (6/18)
Ford 7740, 90 hp, 4x4, cab, QT
loader, 5300 hrs - $19,000;
Kubota M4500DT, 50 hp, 4x4,
loader - $8,900; IH 886, new
motor, new paint - $8,500; IH
574, 50 hp diesel w/loader, as
is - $2,500; Ford 2120, 4x4 - ldr
- $9,500; IH 1086 w/over the
rail mower, works good - $8,500;
IH 685 4x4, QT ldr. - $11,500;
spreaders, 1 grnd dr - $750,
PTO driven $1,100-$1,900.
Full line of farm equipment
available. Springfield (802)
885-4000 (6/18)
Precast Concrete H shape feed
bunks, 8’ long, 15 sections $100. each; Hammer mill with
bagging attachment, belt driven
- $300.; Oliver 3 bottom plows
- $250. Fairfax (802) 849-6853
(6/18)
Vegetable Brush Washer - $250.;
Boggs inspection roller table $150. Hundreds of plug trays,
sizes are 98’s up to 288’s free.
Fairfax (802) 849-6853 (6/18)
400 International 6 row corn planter; 7285 Gehl Mixer wagon; 52
Wick feed cart – gas; new round
bale saw; 3 unloading wagons
with roofs; 1 Gehl tandem; 1
Badger tandem; 1 Badger single.
Call for prices. Grand Isle (802)
372-4513 (6/18)
Two 16 ft. kicker wagons; 2 row
John Deere corn planter, like
new; two round bale wagons;
400 gallon bulk tank; hay elevators, different lengths; Massey
Ferguson bale, No. 3, good shape;
grain bins, 12 ton, 10 ton, 3 ton.
Call (802) 895-4683 (6/18)
Sold Farm – FC4000 RG Kuhn
mower, 14 ft.; Clark Cutaway
13 ft. harrows; JD2940 tractor,
4WD, bucket, cab; John Deere
4440 tractor; International
966 tractor, duals – 20.8x38.
Bridport, Call (802) 758-2491
(6/18)
Wic 45 Feed Cart – good condition - $2,500. Gehl 99 blower
- $500. Call Fairlee (802)
333-9069 (6/18)
Lely tedder/rake combo, 3 pt hitch
PTO driven, single basket, working cond.- $850.; JD 14T baler
PTO driven w/kicker, manual
and parts books, working cond.
- $1,400.; Lely Lotus 300, 3 pt.
hitch, pto driven Haysaver/rake
combo, 2 piece basket, $300.
worth of extra parts, owner’s
manual, needs work.- $600.
Hesston PT-7 mower/conditioner, needs work, have parts to
repair - $750; Two JD 14T balers for available parts and pricing.
Can e-mail pictures. Call (603)
989-5870 Haverill, NH (6/18)
Silo-Matic unloader for sale. In
great shape! Call for details.
Addison,VT (802) 759-3123
(7/2)
Surge stainless steel milkers, complete without rubber parts. $75
each. Stainless steel milk strainer
$50. Brattleboro 802 254 8113
(7/2)
2 MF 35 Diesels, 1 with 3 cyl.
Perkins recent rebuild $3000; 1 cyl diesel, weak engine $800; 1
56 N.H. Rolabar Rake $800. All
for $4000. 802-728-4849. (7/2)
A horse drawn road grader, been
converted to rubber tires &
has been made to draw with a
pintle hook with 2 wheels or
with 4 wheels with a tongue$1500.00or trade for a single row
pto potatoe digger. Floyd Hall
Lincoln,VT. Tel.802-453-3328
Email ([email protected])
(7/2)
International 54 four-row corn
planter. Excellent condition.
Many extras (plates, parts etc).
Manual included. $750. Heavy
duty 4-row S-tine cultivavtor.
$750. Antique Massey-Harris
grain drill in excellent condition. Can be used or for collectors. $800. Hardwick (802)
472-5084. (7/2)
New Idea Agco 348 Side Slinger
Manure Spreader Excellent
condition $7500. DRY
HAY EQUIPMENT FOR
SALE*: John Deere 348 baler
(no kicker, set up for plastic twine & side drop) - like
new $13,000 NH Stackwagon
Model 1034 (105 bales) like
new, $15,000 NH Stackwagon
Model 1003 (85 bales) like new
$12,000. All equipment ready
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to go now. Ford 9’ rake $1,000.
International 9’ rake $1000.
Call Buffalo Mountain Farm
802-888-7881 (7/2)
Two Nash, new, 10 H.P. watercooled vacuum pumps, $3500
each. Nash (2004) 20 H.P,
water-cooled vacuum pump
$4500. The best pump on the
market for maple. Bristol (802)
453-5462 (7/2)
One 1250 delaval milk cooler with
auto washer and four hp r-22
condensing unit, very good
overall and one 1000 gallon
mueller round with auto washer
and 5 hp condensing unit. we
can install, deliver, or available
for pick up in our yard. trades
accepted. 802-373-1149, both
fully reconditioned and to be
sold with warranty. (7/2)
Parkmark 6 volt battery fence
charger. Good working condition. $35.00. Newbury, NH
603-763-9422 (7/2)
Harry Ferguson TO-20 2wd gasoline tractor (1951) with Superior
Equipment front loader, tire
chains and 7 foot heavy duty
Bush Hog 6-way, 3 pt. hitch
scraper blade - $2500; Ford 7
foot sickle bar mower, Model
501, excellent condition - $700.
Extra parts and manuals for tractor and cutter included. All well
maintained, kept under cover.
Good field worker or restora-
tion project. Call Shrewsbury,
802-773-2554 (7/2)
John Deere 14T Square Baler.
$450.00 Good for parts or
small welding job and you’ve
got a working baler. Metal by
bill hook broke. Always stored
under cover, baled hay with it
last year. Good paint, rubber, pto
driven, book manual. Westford
802-879-4269 (7/2)
4630 Ford Tractor - 55 hp, 600
hours, first class shape $9,500.
Andover,VT - Please call Doug
Adams at (802) 875-3361 to
have a look. (7/2)
3 point hitch fertilizer spinner
spreader, holds about 800 lbs.,
very good condition. $200.
One International tractor rim,
18x34 - $150. Pownal (802)
823-7813 Call evenings. (7/2)
New Holland 3 row corn head,
model # 3PN, fits New Holland
FP240, $8500.00;Val Metal
Stationary Mixer, model 270,
includes scales, $4,000.00;Val
Metal 19 foot belt conveyor,
$1000.00,Val Metal # 542 feed
cart, $3500.00, or take the whole
Val Metal package for $8000.00.
Grand View Farm 802-873-3941
or Grandview_farm@verizon.
net . (7/2)
Bender Pipeline Washer Control
Panel with automatic soap dispensers, $200.00; stainless steel
sink with small leak at seam,
$200.00; or take them both for
$350.00. ¾ horse Goulds jet
water pump, $150.00. Grand
View Farm 802-873-3941 or
[email protected]
(7/2)
Free pin wheel rake. A little rusty
but intact and effective. Call
Thomas at: 802-439-5991.
(7/2)
Ag equipment for sale: homemade
double swather hydraulic driven
$1,000; loader frame for JD 640,
30 series or newer, inc brush
guard, remotes, single joy stick
$2,500. Sharrow – Shrewsbury
802-492-3361. (7/2)
For Sale: Fence gates for sheep,
goats or chickens. All gates 5’
tall. 2 @ 8’ . 2 @ 11’ and 3 @
10’ long. Will sell all at $50 each
that is less than 1/2 price my
cost to have them made. Call
Cabot 563-6061. (7/2)
chains, asking $1,000. two large
round bale feed rings, $75./each.
Call Ascutney (802) 674-5710
(7/2)
50” Howard Rotovator - $800.
obo; two row corn planter $400. obo. Call (802) 897-5074
(7/2)
New Holland 256 Rolla-bar rake,
excellent condition, asking
$1,800. Call Steve evenings after
7 p.m. (802) 368-7763 (7/2)
JCB skid steer with an enclosed
heated cab and a Perkins diesel
engine. Also for sale are a set
of forks and a hydraulic grapple
hook that will fit any Bob Cat
style hook up. Call 426-3653
for prices (7/2)
790 chopper grass and corn heads,
all electric; Dion forage wagon.
Call Danby (802) 293-5356
(7/2)
Dutes Far 2 Row Tedder for
Sale. Asking price is $1,000.00
Needs a little work. Call
1(802)436-2955. (7/2)
920 Cat loader, very good condition - $17,500. obo. Claremont,
NH (603) 543-3616 or Cell
(603) 477-3790 (7/2)
John Deere #4 horse drawn
mower, fair condition, $250.00.
Bethel (802) 234-5653. (7/2)
Grader tires and wheels, 6-1400-24
- $100. each. Claremont, NH
(603) 543-3616 or Cell (603)
477-3790 (7/2)
Milk Bulk Tank for sale, 1250 gal,
Zero Brand, with two compressors, the unit used to work and
is stored in the barn all hooked
up. The reason for the sale is
that we are going to a smaller
tank. Price $ 1200.00 or OBO,
Make me a offer must sell
802-277-4960. (7/2)
NH 848 Round baler - $4,500;
Kuhn FC300G mower - $4,500;
NH 258 rake - $1,200; 8 ton
round bale wagon - $1,200.
One owner, used but not abused
or used up. Barton (802)
525-3746 (7/2)
American 3 pt. hitch vertical wood
splitter with pto pump, splits 30
inch wood, a powerful splitter
- $1,500. Homemade flat bed
trailer, double axel with brakes,
7’6 x 16’, asking $450. Hay conveyor, 40 ft., John Deere, all feeds
conveyor on tires, double lag
IRISH DEXTER CATTLE
“Ideal Family Cow”
Dual Purpose
Rich milk + Lean meat
Hardy, Docile, Heritage Breed.
Needs less pasture and feed.
One of the smallest,
not a minature!
Southern Vermont area
Contact: Tracy (917) 750-1040
[email protected]
1990 truck engine, Cev 366 CI
w/5 spd trans, starter, alt, air
compresser, complete unit, was
in running bus one week ago.
60,000 miles - $1,500. C-60
Chev radiator, 2 core - $150.
Fiberglass tilt hood from above $150. 79 GMC 1 ton rear end,
low miles - $250. 1949 Ford
F-1 panel truck w/FH V8 $6,500. J. Dow, White River Jct.
(802) 295-1771 (7/2)
New & used parts and accessories for Ford Jubilee tractor.
Dearborn 14-15 mower in
excellent operating condition,
includes two mowers for parts
and more. All for $850. Call
(802) 234-6724 before 9 p.m.
please. (7/2)
Clay 16 ft. silage conveyor - $550.
Pawlet (802) 325-3478 (7/2)
Classic 1973 Ford F250 4x4 pickup
truck. Factory highboy, 360
engine w/headers and 4 bbl carb.
No major rust, body excellent,
asking $6,000. Custom diamond
plate bed off of F150, 6’x8’,
could fit any full size truck,
heavy, solid - $250. Cabot (802)
563-2103 (7/2)
General
Used locust fence posts. $1.00
ea.; 12’ Steel dump body with
sub frame and hoist. No sides
or headboard. $500.00; Other
miscelleanous dump bodies. Call
for more info. Westminster
Farms (802) 722-4017 (6/18)
Encore Raspberry Plants - Healthy,
winter hardy, virus free. In
two gallon pots - $12.95 each.
Call Cornwall (802) 462-2166
(6/18)
Anaerobic Digester Tours. Digester’s
provide your farm with energy,
bedding, and fertilizer to offset your daily farms operating
costs. Watch the Avatar system
in action in Charlotte,VT and
see a path to improved farm
sustainability. For tours and more
information call (802) 651-4775.
(6/18)
Quart jars with wire and top, $6.00
a box. Call JoAnne Kidder (802)
276-3477 (6/18)
Baling Twine for sale: Sisal 9000
$27.50 per double roll, Plastic
9000 $23.50 Quantities limited.
Call Buffalo Mountain Farm
802-888-7881 (7/2)
New misprinted egg cartons from
whole foods market. 750 available. Must take all and pick up.
$75. 802-522-2826 (7/2)
Softwood Bedding for sale. Pick
up or delivery available with our
live floor tractor trailer or dump
truck. Please call 802-875-3855
and leave a mesage. Also have
cedar mulch for sale. (7/2)
The Vermont Bird Fancier’s Club
next Swap/Sale will be at the
Jared Felch Farm in Berlin,Vt.
on June 22nd from 10a.m. till 2
p.m.. Food available. PUBLIC
WELCOME ! For information
call Marian at 802-482-2376
(7/2)
For Sale: Rough cut pine lumber,
8 to 18ft length, aged last season. International 2000 loader,
complete, needs some TLC. 88
1Ton parts truck, 454 automatic, $1000 OBO. 340 Farmall
wide front end fast hitch $3500
OBO. Call 802-438-2998 or
802-779-5625. (7/2)
Goats
Purebred Kiko and Kiko crosses
for sale. Registerable bucklings
and doelings $550.00, plus one
75/25% Kiko/Boer buckling,
$200.00. Call (802) 334-5530
for more information. (6/18)
Registered mature Boer does for
sale. High percentage, between
88% - 97%. $200 each or
group price. Call 802 334-5530
(6/18)
5 baby nubian goats. 2 does, 3
bucks. Beautiful markings.
Bottle fed, children friendly.
Great milk or meat stock. $100
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each. Call 802-453-6936.
(6/18)
Goats, we have 5 does out of our
seasonal loop, asking $150. each,
good milkers! For details call
Lori (802) 868-7673 (6/18)
Goats: Alpine Nubian goat kids.
We have 3 Bucks born in April,
disbuded, bottle fed, very sweet
and friendly, from good dairy
lines. $40.00 call 802 592-3077
(we have a teenager in house- so
keep trying!) (6/18)
Nigerian Dwarf Goat kids for sale.
Does $275, Wethers $90. From a
registered, CAE-free herd. Call
Elizabeth 254-2531. (6/18)
Purebreed and Percentage Kiko
doelings and bucklings for sale
from our primarily colored
herd. Percentage are Kinder
and Alpine crosses. There are a
variety of colors to choose from.
Also 1 yr. olds available. Starting
at $100. (802) 482-2623 (7/2)
ANGORA & NUBIAN GOATS
FOR SALE: Registered white
angora buck kids: 4 available,
$450 each or as unregistered
weathers, $175 each. Registered
white angora does: 6 year old
proven mon, $300. 3 year old
proven mon, $350. 1 year old,
$400. Registered Nubian doe
kids: 3 beautiful brown and
white with black dorsal stripe,
$250 each. 860-659-3426. (7/2)
Purebred Alpine doeling and
buckling – 4 weeks old as of
05/28/08. Doeling is black
with racing stripes - sharp looking! $100. Dam is a calm and
gentle first year freshener who
shows promise with her consistent milking. The buckling,
tan with white saddle, is from a
single birth so he’s of good size
for either meat or harness. $50.
802-885-4502 (7/2)
Baby Goats for Sale:$125 each, 2
does, 1 buck (now 12 days old).
Mother: Boer/Nubian cross
Father: Pull blood registered Boer.
Call or email Tammy at Stone
Ledge Farm: 802-767-4870 or
[email protected]. Can
deliver within reasonable commute. Full blood Boer Baby
Goats due to kid in late June.
Taking orders now. (7/2)
Pygmy Goats for sale. NPGA
Registered doeling $250.00 8
weeks old. Purebred Pygmy
doeling $150.00 8 weeks old.
NPGA Registered Buck 1
years old ready for breeding
$175.00. Pygmy/Boer cross that
is all white $150.00 5 weeks
old. Older Purebred Pygmy
Doe $95.00. All of the goats
are dehorned and up to date
on shots. We have more babies
arriving soon. Also Pygmy
Goat Buck Service available.
802-234-6357 lv. msg (7/2)
Very handsome, hand raised and
organically raised, purebred
Nubian buck kid. Born April 6,
will sell as breeding buck only.
We would keep him if we didn’t
have his dad. $125. Lincoln
(802) 453-5238 (7/2)
Horses & Other
Equine
Halflinger mare- 13.3 hands. Broke
to ride and drive. Wonderful
show pony prospect. Needs
rider w/ some experience. Free
breeding included in price, if
desired. Paint mare- About
14.3 hands. Wonderful trail
horse. Great personality. Easy to
handle. Contact: Ann Brown
802-464-0267 (6/18)
Welch X Halflinger mare, 6 years
old, stocky built but not fat,
friendly, easy to handle. Will
take other livestock in trade or
$750. Bradford (802) 439-5966
(6/18)
WANTED – A large pair of mules
that are broke to do farm work.
Must be sound and gentle.
Corinth (802) 439-6437 (6/18)
11 Y.O. Registered Thoroughbred
For Lease: 15.3 hands Bay
Gelding, strong and sweet, needs
someone kind, gentle and firm.
Natural horsemanship preferred.
Needs a little work. Smart, beautiful mover jumps big. Perfect for
showing. Experienced adult rider
only. I’ve relocated. Photos and
Info: [email protected] (917)
683-2178 (cell phone) (6/18)
Miniature Morgan Quarter Horse
look-a-like. Looks like a 5
yr. old stud, gentle and sweet.
Almost 3 year old filly, sweet and
very smart, sharp looking and
moving. Parents here starting
at $1,400. Can e-mail pictures.
Come and meet the family.
(603-989-5870 (6/18)
Team of Belgian geldings. 9 &
10 years old. Very well broke.
$4500.00 Call 802-933-2096
(7/2)
Free Lease: 12 Y.O. Registered
Thoroughbred 15.3 hands Bay
Gelding, strong and sweet, needs
someone kind, gentle and firm.
You pay board and feed, ferrier,
etc. Natural horsemanship preferred. Smart, beautiful mover,
jumps big. Perfect for showing.
Experienced adult rider. I’ve
relocated. Photos and Info:
[email protected] (7/2)
Quarter Horse Draft Cross Bay
Mare. 6 years old, 17.1 Hands.
This horse is beautiful and
would make an excellent dressage or driving prospect. She has
beautiful confirmation and is
up to date on shots. She has had
professional training but needs
miles. $2500.00 802-234-6357 lv.
msg (7/2)
Creamello Quarter Horse.
Excellent brood mare & trail
horse. 9 years old. Can see
her colt on property. Trailer
bathed & gentle. $1,500 or B.O.
802-484-7839 leave message.
(7/2)
Quarterhorse gelding, 15’3”, 7 yo,
well trained, started over fences,
used in lessons, chestnut with
chrome, gentle and kind, loves
attention, great stable manners,
been trail riding. Yearling black
cold by Equinox Beaubrook
out of an Equinox Copy Kate
daughter. Double cross to
Courage of Equinox. Tall, handsome, bold mover, started with
natural horsemanship - $5,000.
Wells,VT (802) 645-1957
(7/2)
Horse Equipment
D-ring nylon harness for single
horse. Black with chrome hardware. Bridle with 6” straight
bit included. Brand new, never
used. Also 22” collar with
extra-wide pad -- also brand
new, never used. Amish made.
$700 for complete harness with
collar. Collar with pad alone
- $140.00. Call Kate at (802)
472-3378. (6/18)
John Deere #4 horse drawn
mower, fair condition, $250.00.
Bethel (802) 234-5653. (7/2)
4 wheel buggy with newly upholstered seat and rubber on wheels.
Has shaves and pole. Price
negotiable. Also have other
horse accessories and equipment.
Sharon (802) 765-4525 (7/2)
Draft horse stocks – great condition – solid - $450. Cabot (802)
563-2103 (7/2)
Wooden rear-entry cart and
new synthetic cob-size harness - $1,500. Wells,VT (802)
645-1957 (7/2)
Llamas
Llamas for Sale: for breeding, pasture mate, guarding. Primarily
white with high quality fleece.
Trained and very easy to work
with. Vary in price from free
up to $1200. Call Judy Clark at
888-4864 (6/18)
ALPACAS! Visit us in South
Strafford to explore this livestock
investment. Our Spring babies
have begun hitting the ground
and we’d love to show them to
you. We breed to champions!
Discounted packages available.
Go to www.VermontAlpacaCo.
com or call (802) 765-9639.
(6/18)
Male alpacas, white with gray $200. Pawlet (802) 325-3478
(7/2)
Poultry & Rabbits
Poultry for sale: Tolouse geese, 3
females, one gander, year old,
laying - $100 for all four or
$30/ea. Dummerston 254-4313
(6/18)
15 sex link pullets from October
hatch $8/ea and one rosecombed rooster free with or
without flockmates. Wells (802)
325-6210. (6/18)
White King Pigeons, all white,
$7.00 a piece or 6 for $30.00.
Come take your pick. Call
Corinth (802) 439-6179 (6/18)
Year old Peacock, male/female??
It thinks it’s a bantam. Too big
to fit in coop, needs new roost.
Asking $50. Call Joanne (802)
796-3730 before 9 p.m. (6/18)
50 Barred Rock laying hens, 9
months old. Raised on pasture.
Great grazers, beautiful eggs,
very healthy birds. Take one
or all-- $10 each. Call Emily
in Charlotte (802) 355-6395.
(6/18)
The Vermont Bird Fancier’s Club
next Swap/Sale will be at the
Jared Felch Farm in Berlin,Vt.
on June 22nd from 10a.m. till 2
p.m.. Food available. PUBLIC
WELCOME ! For information
call Marian at 802-482-2376
(7/2)
Pair of white geese, mated and
friendly, will help with delivery.
Rochester (802) 767-3289 (7/2)
Sheep
Sheep for sale: Lambs ready to go.
Columbia/ RomneyX; good
fleeces, excellent lawn mowers, wonderful lamb chops,
rams and ewes, black fleeces
and white available. $100. each
Dummerston, 254-4313 (6/18)
Border Leicester Cotswold X ewe
and ram lambs, black & white
- $100. each. Border Leicester
X ewes - $100.-$150. each.
Beautiful Border Leicester X
coated fleeces for hand spinning,
$12./lb. Marilyn Magnus, E.
Peacham (802) 592-3320 (6/18)
Seven (7) ewes, Dorset, Columbia,
Romney & Suffolk crosses - $50.
each, or take all at $40. each.
Dorset ram, nice one with a
few years left - $100. or trade
for another Dorset ram of good
quality. Barnet (802) 592-3088
(6/18)
ROMNEY EWE LAMBS for sale.
Weaned April 27th. They can
be registered. Contact Lindsey
at 802-558-7868 or [email protected] (6/18)
Icelandic Sheep: 6 ewes, 6 yearling ewes, 8 ewe lambs, 3 ram
lambs, 1 proven herd sire. Prices
range from $100 to $250.
Discounts for multiple purchases. Complete flock dispersal.
Scrapie Certified. Pictures and
info at www.woolambia.com.
Wells (802) 325-6210. (6/18)
Sheep: 2 Islandic Badger Faced
Ewes, yearlings, 1 comes with
free ram lamb. $50.00 call 802
592-3077 (we have a teenager in
house- so keep trying!) (6/18)
Lambs for sale. Katahdin/Dorper
males. No shearing needed,
easy keepers. 40-70 lbs with
vaccinations and ready to go.
Great for growing on your pasture. $80-$120 Thetford; 802
785-4039 (7/2)
4H sheep flock for sale, we’re moving. All unusually calm, gentle
and easy to work with. Three
Friesan cross ewes, three ewe
lambs 4 weeks old, and an unrelated really-mellow and safe ram.
Also three Shetland cross ewes,
two black and one moorit, three
Shetland/ Black welsh yearling
ewes, one ewe lamb, and a gentle
Black Welsh ram. Remarkable
fleece. Seven ram lambs as well,
month old. $100 each, or make
an offer for the groups. Disease
free, veterinarian owned. Call
Brian, 802-623-6584 Whiting
(7/2)
Shetland Sheep all colors, spotted and patterns. Lambs, yearlings, rams and “proven” ewes.
Registered and grade. Spinners
flocks, lawnmowers, 4-H projects. 802-425-5570. (7/2)
Dorsets and Dorset x Freisian (due
to retirement and moving to
town). Feeder lambs, starter
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flock, and potential milkers.
Call 802-464-3913 or Clarence
Boston, shepard at 802-254-3344
(7/2)
Sugaring Equipment &
Maple
Airblow vacuum pump 6 years old
7.5 hp 60 cfm good for up to
5000 taps $2750. Randolph
802-728-5428 (6/18)
King style 6’x 9’ stainless steel
drop flue pan, very good condition asking $3,000.; Rathiby
Econimizer steam recapture
system complete with fan, uses
waste steam from the main
evaporator to increase evaporation rate and save fuel (for
me by 50%), you need 4’ or
larger evaporator with a steam
hood. I no longer need due to
reverse osmosis. Asking $1,500.
Whitingham (802) 368-2420
(6/18)
Used Springtech Elite 1000 GPH
reverse osmosis machine, has
Hydranautics PVD1 membranes
which were installed during the
2008 season - $13,500. Filmtec
RO membranes, NF270-400
(8”x40”), new sealed in original packaging, $825. each.
Whitingham (802) 368-2420
(6/18)
6’x18’ Leader Evaporator with
Revolution Pans and 801 Carlin
burners, $14,999 OBO. 10 hp
Airablo oil flooded vacuum
pump w/reclaimer and moisture
trap good for 10,000 taps. Used
three seasons, new one goes for
$8,600, asking $4,900 OBO. 6
bbl. galvanized gathering tub
“King” style $390. 500 gal. SS
Sap tank $250. (802) 827-3852
or (802) 309-8862 (7/2)
Sugaring equipment for sale,
Lapierre 5,000 tap releaser
NO pump $700. Sharrow
- Shrewsbury 802-492-3361
(7/2)
Wanted
WANTED - Wanted, two rear tractor rims, 9 bolt stamped steel, 36
inch, from JD 2010 or IH Super
C, no centers needed; plus, any
36 inch 4 ply tires for same. Call
(802) 223-4249 (6/18)
WANTED - Disc harrow, Spring
tooth harrow, Seeder and
Manure spreader to be used
with 45hp tractor. Must be in
good working condition. Dan
(802) 482-2047 Leave message.
(6/18)
WANTED – 350 8 ft. cedar setting
poles, sq. cut, no point needed,
4”-5”, paying $2.00 a pole.
Also, 50, 6”-7” paying $2.25 a
pole. Delivered to Johnson,VT.
Poles should be clean, free of
stubs. Gary Sutton, 1375 Plot
Road, Johnson,VT 05656-5930
(6/18)
WANTED – 6 ft. heavy duty bush
hog; and, 8 ton running gear for
hay wagon. Steve or Jamie (802)
584-4450 (6/18)
WANTED - Elevator 16’ or 20’
hay elevator. Electronet fencing
for sheep. 802-425-5570. (7/2)
WANTED - 3-pt hitch log winch
for 45HP tractor. 897-5447
(7/2)
WANTED - New or used garland
machine for making Christmas
roping out of balsam fir.
897-5447 (7/2)
WANTED – Bulldozer, 350 to 450
for size, good condition (802)
897-5074 (7/2)
WANTED – Good castings or
complete two or three foot
wide maple sugaring Bellows
Falls evaporator, manufactured
Calendar
June 22, 2008
The Vermont Bird Fancier’s
Club Next Swap/Sale
Jared Felch Farm in Berlin,
Vermont 1
10a.m. - 2 p.m. Food available. PUBLIC WELCOME!
For information call Marian at
802-482-2376.
WANTED - Any or all
Blacksmithing tools - especailly
an anvil over 100 lbs. Looking
for hammers, tongs, leg post vice,
heavy bench, leather apron, etc.
Please call Dan in Jeffersonville
644-8373 (6/18)
July 9, 2008
The Highfields Institute
On-Farm Composting 101
Workshop
The Highfields Institute West Hill
Farm Compost Demonstration and
Research Site Hardwick, Vermont
9:00-3:30
The Highfields Institute
Composting 101 Workshop
involves classroom, hands-on
and demonstration components
by Vermont Farm Machine
Company. Chelsea (802)
685-4843 (7/2)
WANTED – Greenhouse frame,
minimum 17 ft. wide, 50 ft.
long, will take down standing
structure. Popoma Farm (802)
623-6220 or popoma2@juno.
com (7/2)
WANTED – Small manure spreader up to 100 bushels, ground or
pto. Tel. Roxbury, CT (860)
354-4659 leave message (7/2)
covering recipe development,
feedstock mixing, pile formation, monitoring, management,
and site development. Make
composting work for your farm
by understanding the science
of composting and effective
management strategies. Please
register by July 1st by calling
802-472-5138 or email june@
highfieldsinstitute.org.
WANTED – Commercial meat
and bank saw and grinder.
Brookfield (802) 276-3477 ask
for Tom or Rick Kidder (6/18)
WANTED - Mower deck in good
condition for John Deere 314
lawn tractor. Please call after 5:00
p.m. (518) 282-9432 (6/18)
WANTED - Need carpenter and
helper to build addition on barn
in Cabot. Call Israel at (802)
563-6061 (6/18)
WANTED - To buy, lease or
trade young registered milking
deon bull to be used for early
fall. Call Tom Burns. Ox Bow
Farms cell: 508-930-3038, home
508-429-5176. (7/2)
WANTED – Good castings or
complete two or three foot
wide maple sugaring Bellows
Falls evaporator, manufactured
by Vermont Farm Machine
Company. Chelsea (802)
685-4843 (7/2)
WANTED - Looking for an aftermarket 3 point hitch system for
a Farmall H or M. Will consider
taking whole tractor if not running, if the price is right. Also
looking for a set of wheels and
rims for the rear of a Case VAC
reactor. Would consider taking
entire tractor if not running.
Please call Dan 644-8373. (7/2)
For Sale: Now taking orders for
100% grain fed piglets. They’re
going fast! Call 802-438-2998 or
802-779-5625. (7/2)
WANTED - Registered Jersey
heifers between yearning and
day old. Starting a raw milk
dairy and need to build up a
herd. Call me if you have some
available at 802-277-2960 (7/2)
WANTED – A large pair of mules
that are broke to do farm work.
Must be sound and gentle.
Corinth (802) 439-6437 (6/18)
4x14 King arch, very nice, including grates and 8/12 pitch roof
jack. Surely worthy of a new
set of pans - $1,250. Call Steve
eves after 7 p.m. (802) 368-7763
(7/2)
Swine
Franklin, or Chittenden counties.
Please call 644-8373 and leave a
message. (7/2)
WANTED - hay rakes and tedders, any condition in Lamoille,
T
Summer Produce Price Summary
he Agency collects and reports retail prices for local produce in the summertime. The
intent is to provide a picture of local produce prices across the state to assist growers in
pricing their own product. Producers send in their prices weekly during the growing
season on Saturdays or Mondays. Produce Price Summaries are compiled and mailed or emailed
out on Thursdays.
You are encouraged to contribute your prices weekly and receive the price summary. Names
of those who report will be entered into a raffle, once for each week they report. One winner
will be drawn at the end of the season. The prize will be dinner for two at a Vermont Fresh
Network restaurant. We expect the first price summary to be released on June 19, 2008.
If you would like to report, please email the info to [email protected]. If you have
questions or would like to request reporting forms, please call Reenie De Geus at 802-828-3832.
You will receive a packet of reporting forms in the mail.
June 13, 2008
8
Marketplace
Agriview Hay and Forage Directory
Addison County
Addison - 2nd cut small square
bales, reeds canary, excellent
quality, $4.25/bale. Call (802)
759-2480 (4/08)
Addison - Large square processed
bales: 1st & 2nd cut: We’re all
sold out of 2007 hay. Please call
and reserve for 2008 crop. S. L.
Moore (802) 463-3875 (4/08)
Bridport - Rye straw/mulch - Call
in July or August for 2008 supply & prices (802) 758-2682
(4/08)
Caledonia County
Hardwick - Certified organic small
square bales for mulch or bedding. Approx. 200 bales for sale
at $3.00 per bale at the farm.
Call Buffalo Mountain Farm at
802-888-7881 & leave a message.
(4/08)
Hardwick - CERTIFIED
ORGANIC 4X4 SILAGE
ROUND BALES, taking orders
for 2008. Call for pricing,
trucking available. Call Buffalo
Mountain Farm, (802) 888-7881.
Leave a message. (4/08)
Cornwall – 1st and 2nd cut square
bales. Excellent quality, no dust,
$2.50-$3.50 per bale. Large 4x5
round bales excellent quality, no
dust, $20-$35 each. Delivery
possible. 462-2732. (4/08)
Hardwick - Hay for sale, square
bales. (802) 472-8225 (7/07)
Cornwall – Certified Organic
Roundbales 4x5 – Excellent
quality, no dust, net wrapped,
stored inside. 802-462-3510
(3/9)
So. Ryegate – 2008 Organic 1st
cut $2.75; 2nd $3.00 in the
field, more from barn. 30#
square bales. Call Steve or Jamie
(802) 584-4450 (4/08)
Cornwall - Pre-Buy your 2007
NOFA Certified Organic Hay
roundbales, net wrapped. 1st
and 2nd cut available. Excellent
quality - References available.
Call to discuss quantity and price.
Moonlit Alpacas 800-970-2170
or email MoonlitAlpacas@cox.
net (10/07)
Monkton - 1st cut, horse & cattle
square bales; mulch. (802)
877-2783 (3/06)
New Haven – Call in June 2008
for information on 2008 hay,
haylage & corn silage supplies.
Dick Stone at (802) 388-2318
(4/08)
Orwell - Certified Organic
Hay. 90% Timothy & Trefoil.
Excellent quality 5 ft. diameter
bales. 1st Cut harvested 3rd
and 4th weeks of June 2007.
802-948-2211. (12/07)
Whiting - Construction mulch hay,
top quality horse hay, delivery
available in 200-300 bale loads.
Popoma Farm, Whiting (802)
623-6220 or popoma2@juno.
com (4/08)
Bennington County
No. Bennington - 1000 bales of
clean straw - $4.00 each. No.
Bennington,VT (802) 447-3781
(4/08)
No. Bennington - 2007 - 1st cut
hay - $3.00 a bale. No. Bennington, VT (802) 442-2646 (4/08)
Peacham - Square bales: Hay
$3.00; Mulch $2.00. Call (802)
592-3356 (4/08)
Chittenden County
Colchester – Straw, square bales.
Call for more information. Jeff
Senesac 655-2862. (4/08)
Colchester - Square bales $2.50
off wagon, $3.00 from barn.
Also, mulch hay $2.00. (802)
238-8415 (4/08)
Hinesburg – 2008 Crop, horse
hay, square bales, timothy, mixed
grasses, small percentage alfalfa.
$2.50 per bale at field, $2.75 at
the barn, delivery available. Call
(802) 310-4840 (4/08)
Milton – First & Second Cut Hay
– Certified Organic, round &
wrapped bales; also, First Cut
Certified Organic square bales.
Call (802) 893-6302 (4/08)
St. George – Quality Hay &
Mulch, square bales. Call evenings or leave message with
Gerry Guillemette at (802)
862-3741 (4/08)
Essex County
Canaan - Certified Organic hay 1st cutting wrapped & dry 5x4
bales. Also taking orders for second cut wrapped and dry bales,
also certified organic. Richard at
(802) 266-3091. (10/07)
Canaan - Organic hay for sale,
small squares 45+ lbs. Dairy
and horse quality. Delivery available. Sold by the bale or ton.
See www.baumfarm.com for
details and pricing, or call (802)
277-4960 (4/08)
Need to update your
hay ad? If so, e-mail
[email protected]
or fax it to (802) 828-3831
Lunenburg - Wrapped round bales
4X4 1/2 ft. $35.00 per bale.
802-892-7753 (4/08)
Franklin County
Glover – Top quality certified
organic hay, 1st and 2nd cut.
$3.50/bale. Certified organic
wheat straw available as well.
(802) 525-4672 (4/08)
Newport Center - 600 Tons of
2008 Ag Bag grass feed, 12-20
percent protein, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cut,
quality feed, delivery available.
(802) 334-2401 (4/08)
Fairfax - Straw for sale, processed,
600+ lb. square bales, $50./bale.
Will load. Mountain View Dairy,
call (802) 849-6266 (4/08)
North Troy – First & Second Cut
square bales, good quality, piled
in barn, weighing 35-45 lbs.
Call (802) 988-2959 (10/07)
Grand Isle County
North Troy – 2007 Certified
Organic Hay for Sale – excellent mixed grasses, with clovers
and some alfalfa - 40-45 lb.
square bales - $3.00/bale. Some
local delivery available. Call
(802) 988-4384 Leave a message. (4/08)
Alburgh - 2008 Round Bales, 1st
cut hay, 4x5 - $20.00/bale. Call
(802) 796-6067 (4/08)
Isle LaMotte - Dry mulch $2.00/
bale. Call (802) 928-3471 or
(802) 782-3388. (4/08)
South Hero - Round bales, 4x4,
nice mix of brome grass, clover,
timothy, some alfalfa. Also, 1st
and 2nd cut, 40 lb., square
bales, nice mix of the same as
above. Delivery available within
50 miles. (802) 372-3400.
(4/08)
Lamoille County
Jeffersonville - 4x4 wrapped round
silage bales. Certified organic.
Triple wrapped. 1st cut - $28.
per bale; 2nd cut - $40. per bale.
Jeffersonville (802) 644-5138
(4/08)
Johnson - Good square bales of hay
for cattle or horses, also some
second cut, and 40 round bales
of second cut. (802) 635-3520
or (802) 635-7121 (4/08)
Orange County
Chelsea – Square baled hay, 1st
cut, large bales, $3.00/bale.
Call Bonnie at 685-7733 or
685-4821 days Monday thru
Thursday; 685-2292 nights and
weekends and all day Friday.
(4/08)
Orleans County
Glover – 2007 top quality first
& second cut square bales
$3.50-$5.00 a bale, large quantity,
easy access to load, box trailers
are welcome. Also, 400 June cut
double wrapped round bales,
dried down some; and 50 second
cut wrapped round bales. 25+/first cut unwrapped round bales
stored inside. All hay off fertilized fields. Also have 7-800
square bales of 2006 mulch hay.
Brian Perron (802) 525-4455
(4/08)
West Glover - First cut square bales,
certified organic. West Glover.
(802) 525-1245. (4/08)
Rutland County
Benson - 2007 Hay all sold, taking orders for 2008 crop. (802)
537-2271 (2/8)
Brandon - Currently taking orders
for 2008 1st, 2nd, 3rd cut hay.
Excellent Quality. Hay is mixed
grass, some clover. Certified
organic. Bales ave. 40-50 lbs.
Forage analysis available. All
fields fertilized. We sell out
early. Call Emilee or Jeremy at
(802)247-5223. (4/08)
Clarendon - Taking orders for 1st,
2nd, & 3rd cut Certified Organic
Mixed grass, Some Timothy and
Clover. Bales Ave. 40 - 60 lbs.
Delivery available Call Craig at
(802)770-0530. (4/08)
Clarendon - Wheat Straw, solid
bales - $4.00/bale. Corn for
corn stoves and feed, cleaned
and in 50 lb. bags. Cracked corn
available in 50 lb. bags as well.
Bag corn minimum sale of 20
bags. Mulch hay. Clarendon,VT
(802) 747-3057 (4/08)
Washington County
Berlin – Feed quality hay, first and
second cut, $4.00 per bale. Also
have mulch at $2.00/bale and
straw at $4.50/bale. Call Berlin
223-2075 (4/08)
Montpelier - Certified organic first
cut Timothy/Orchard Grass and
Straw. Call for pricing. Right
off Exit 8, Montpelier, $4.00/
bale. George, Dog River Farm,
call (802) 223-1559 (11/06)
Windham County
Putney - In 2008 we plan to
have 100-200 wrapped 4x4
tight round bales, mixed grass
and alfalfa, 2nd and 3rd cutting, low moisture. 1st, 2nd, 3rd
cuts round bale dry hay. Call
for availability. (802) 387-4466
(4/08)
Westminster – Hay, excellent quality
square bales from fertilized and
limed fields, 1st cut $4.50, 2nd
cut $5.50 per bale at the barn.
(802) 722-4789 (4/08)
Westminster Station - Alfalfa(50%)/
grass mix square bales for
sale$4.50-$5.00 a bale. First Cut
Baleage may be available. (802)
722-4275 (4/08)
Windsor County
Barnard - Certified Organic dry
hay, mixed grasses, pick up at
barn $4.00 per square bale,
$35.00 round unwrapped dry
hay (stored inside). Call (802)
763-7454 (4/08)
Chester – Taking orders for 2008
crop square and round bales in
Chester/Ludlow area. $2.50
square bales off the field, $30
round. Call Andover (802)
875-3159 (4/08)
Chester: Top quality hay for sale,
large and small quantities available. Square bales 40 lb. average.
Pickup at the farm or delivery
available. Bliss Farm--Chester
(802) 875-2031 or e-mail “[email protected]”. (4/08)
Reading - 250 Good quality first
cut square bales. $2.50 at the
barn. (802) 484-7240 (9/06)
South Woodstock - Certified
Organic Hay. Round bales, dry
and wrapped $35, also available Non-Certified round bales
and mulch square bales. Birch
Hill Farm (802) 457-4806 ext.
1 (9/07)
Outside Vermont
Quebec, Canada - We have compressed hay, most common size
14x16x22, weight 65 lbs ea.,
28 bales/pallet; also, big square
bales 28x32x6 ft long. For
interest or more information
please call Jacques Beauchesne,
Semican Inc. 366, rang 10
Plessisville (Quebec) G6L 2Y2
or Tel (819)362-8823 Fax:
(819)362-3385 (9/07)
June 13, 2008
9
Market Report
Northampton, MA • June 10, 2008
Wholesale Prices
All prices are per hundredweight on the hoof unless otherwise indicated.
Source: Northampton Cooperative Auction Association, Inc.
June 10, 2008
Wholesale prices paid per dozen
for Vermont Grade A brown eggs
delivered to retail stores.
Vermont Egg Prices:
Jumbo. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.20
X-Large. . . . . . $1.57 – $1.59
Large. . . . . . . . $1.51 – $1.53
Medium. . . . . . $1.28 – $1.29
Market, supply and demand good.
You can find more reports
online at
http://www.ams.usda.gov/
marketnews.htm
This is the web source for
USDA Market News
Calves:Low
High
Good & Choice: 0-60 lbs. . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00
10.00
61-75 lbs. . . . . . . . . . 15.00
35.00
76-95 lbs. . . . . . . . . . 30.00
45.00
96-105 lbs . . . . . . . . . 35.00
60.00
106 lbs and up. . . . . . 30.00
40.000
Farm Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
205.00
Starter Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00
68.00
Feeder Calves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.00
89.00
Vealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Bulls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.75
61.00
Heifers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Replacement Cows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
each
cwt
Cows:Low
High
Canners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00
49.00
Cutters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.00
62.00
Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.25
68.75
Sows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.00
Hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.00
38.00
Boars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Shoats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Feeder Pigs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00
Lambs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.00
185.00
Sheep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
88.00
Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
190.00
Rabbits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
25.50
Hay (9 lots). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30
3.00
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
cwt
each
cwt
cwt
each
each
bale
Sheep Go to Camp
with Their Handlers
C
hildren go to summer camp, but so do
sheep. The University
of Vermont Extension Sheep
Camp, held from Friday, June
27, through Sunday, June 29, at
the Addison County Fair and
Field Days grounds in New
Haven, is for all Vermont 4-H
youth who want to learn more
about sheep. They will learn
sheep management, handling,
sheep characteristics and breeds,
general health care, fitting and
showing, judging, nutrition, and
much, much more, and have
fun doing it.
Each participant brings a
sheep to work with as if preparing for a fair or show. Children
younger than age 8 bring a
parent or guardian as well as a
sheep; all adult participants assist
with the program during the
camp. A 4-Her who does not
have his or her own sheep may
borrow one for the weekend.
The entire 4-H sheep program provides invaluable lessons
that give participants useful lifeskills. Sheep projects enhance
reading and record keeping
ability, patience and ability to
follow both written and ver-
bal instructions, and a sense
of showmanship and friendly
competition that lasts a lifetime.
For more information about
UVM Extension sheep camp,
call Wendy Sorrell, University
of Vermont Extension 4-h livestock specialist, (802) 65-5418
or (800) 571-0668 or e-mail
[email protected].
Vermont 4-H Sheep Club members practice their shearing
and clipping skills
On Saturday, April 19, more than 20 members of 4-H Sheep Clubs
throughout the state gathered in the Children’s Farmyard at Shelburne
Farms. Wendy Sorrell, the 4-H livestock educator with the University of
Vermont Extension Service and Deb Alden, a 4-H leader from Essex
Junction, demonstrated techniques for preparing sheep for the show ring, and
also talked about health care and feeding. The Shelburne Farms flock were
the demo models, some more willing than others, as the 4-Hers cleaned and
clipped their wooly coats. Shelburne Farms photos.
I
Tour a CSA Farm That’s
Half Cover Crop
f you’ve purchased a community sponsored agriculture
(CSA) share or wondered about taking part in one, now
is your opportunity to visit a CSA farm that has been
growing produce naturally and ecologically since 1986.Visit
with Stephen Chamberlain at Dutchess Farm on Saturday,
June 21, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The Chamberlains farm on 12 acres in Poultney, has
about half in vegetables, and the other half in soil-improving
cover crops. They sell at the Downtown Rutland Farmers
Market and offer a five-month farm share that may be
picked up in Castleton or in Rutland. For more info on purchasing CSA shares, call (802) 468-5893.
This tour is the second of five summer farm tours in
Rutland County, every third Saturday of the month, sponsored by the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) so
that you have the opportunity to experience the source of
your food.Visit RAFFL’s website, www.rutlandfarmandfood.
org, or call 802-273-3530 for directions or contact India
Burnett Farmer, co-ordinator Rutland Area Farm and Food
Link (RAFFL), (802) 287-9311 or e-mail [email protected] for additional information.
June 13, 2008
10
Vermont Vegetable and Berry News
(Orwell) Dry, dry, dry. There
have been no substantial rains in
quite a while, just “dust wetters”.
Everything seems to go around
us. Thank goodness we have an
ample water supply. We’ve been
watering for two weeks to keep
crops growing. So far, there has
been no bird damage to our
sweet corn crop.
Compiled by Vern Grubinger,
University of Vermont Extension
(802) 257-7967 ext. 13, or
[email protected]
www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry
Reports From
The Field
(as of June 9)
(Burlington) Dry weather led
to good weed control and good
starts (with irrigation). Much
needed rain arrived last week.
Now the June flush of weeds is
hopping! Generally plants look
good. Some cucurbits took damage on the cold evenings, with
burned leaves from day heat in
the black plastic. I think airways
under the plastic brought hot air
out through the holes. Need to
lay plastic better or follow transplanting with some hand soil
filling of the holes to reduce the
heat wave. Brassicas look great
with row covering to keep flea
beetles off. Lots of leaf miner
damage in spinach, beet greens
and chard. Way worse than
ever (editor’s note – see article
below). Still, most crops look
good. The heat will make the
summer crops take off.
(White River Junction)
Irrigation has been crucial these
past weeks, especially for the
strawberries and the young
stands of carrots and greens.
Germination has nevertheless
been spotty due to the extradry soil. The onions have finally
rebounded from that mid-20s
freeze in early May, and started
growing in earnest, but we’re
wondering if they’ll have time to
fully size up before the photoperiod starts to decline. They lost a
few weeks during recovery.
(Craftsbury) We just had
40 acres of marginally wet
land tile drained. A large dozer
(equivalent of a D9) with a
huge ripping arm on the back
laid the plastic 4 inch drain pipe
about 4.5 feet deep. Compared
to laying tile with an excavator
this is much cheaper and much
less soil disturbance. A laser
guides the depth of the ripping
arm and it is precise enough to
pitch the pipe as little as 1/2
in. in 100 feet. This means that
you can drain a very flat field.
We had a tile laid every 30
feet. This is the highest density
they recommend for maximum
drainage. It cost $1,100 per acre.
We thought this was a relative
bargain compared to purchasing
new land. We think that we
are receiving larger rain events
and longer stretches of either
wet or dry weather. Maybe
it’s climate change, maybe its
normal climatic variations, but
having this land drained puts
us in a more secure position to
deal with precipitation extremes.
Our contractor was Steve and
Bob Roy from Chazy, NY. We
were very impressed with their
thoroughness and they have
all their systems designed by a
drainage engineer from their
area. It took us nearly two years
to get them to do the job so if
you are interested, get in touch.
Phone is 518-572-3111.
(S. Royalton) Finally got
some rain and am watching
the good results. Still very few
weeds to deal with.Very slow
early growth on the onion
transplants, they are moving now.
I got a new barrel of fish that
was extremely oily and burned
transplants, problems I’ve never
had before.
(Little Compton RI) The
rain gods have been good
to us this year. Just when we
get out the irrigation lay flat
hose it rains and we can get
back to playing catchup with
planting. We are trying to grow
miniature cabbage this year.
We are experimenting with
planting them down to an
in-row spacing of 10-12 inches
and putting in three rows in a
bed 15 inches apart instead of
the normal 36 inches between
rows. The smaller cabbage heads
were a big hit at the farmers
markets in RI last year and we
hope produce buyers will see
the advantage of consumers
wanting a smaller package of
cabbage on the retail side. On
another subject: row cover has
tripled all our crops growth
rate where we have been able
to keep it in place through all
the small dry spells and extra
ordinary strong winds. We are
purchasing 18” by 32” sand bags
from Gemplers and taking them
to a sail makers shop to have
them re-stitch the bags into two
skinnier 9” x 32” tubes which
we will fill with small pebbles
(not sand which stays too wet
and rots the bags!) to put along
the edges of the row cover. We
are trying to solve the problem
of keeping the edges held down
while we take them off and on
to get cultivation done. Trying
to hold down the edges down
with light dry soil during high
and dry wind conditions just
isn’t working. Rocks aren’t the
answer either because they put
stress on too small of an area
and then it rips! I’d like to know
how other growers are handling
this conundrum of row cover
management.
(Woodbury) Finally starting
to see some real growth. Even
with all the sun early in the
season the cold nights held the
plants back. With the water of
last week and some heat, the
farm is moving. We are planted
out and now move on to
weeding and deer prevention.
Plant sales continue to be
strong, even late in the season.
Our CSA begins this week on
schedule. June always sneaks up
on me, next thing I know I’ll be
going to the Barton Fair.
(Grand Isle) The recent
rains were most welcome for
the newly set out transplants
and soon-to-be-ready
strawberries. We are fighting
weed pressure which always
feels overwhelming this time of
year. Asparagus sales have been
great. This year we have used
black plastic on our tomato
greenhouse beds to save on
weeding labor but are hoping
we have not encouraged
Botrytis as we have seen some
spots on base of stems at soil
line. The latest buzz that I have
heard from the buy and support
local movement is that folks
should have their own “farmer”
- the same way they have their
doctor, dentist, mechanic and
the like. It works for me. If
we should ever retire (highly
unlikely) from this farm, I’d love
to pick some hardworking soul
to be my “farmer”.
(Westminster West) All
the onions and garlic greatly
appreciated the nice rains this
week! Setting out pumpkins and
winter squash plants this week
which should get us caught up
nicely. The garlic crops look
great planted through black
plastic mulch last fall, no weeds!
Plant sales still strong with
lots of items almost sold out,
expect things to slow down this
week with hot days here. Nice
working early mornings before
things heat up, most enjoyable
time of the day.
(Plainfield NH) Much
needed rain (the first
measureable rain here since
April 29) fell on June 5.
Weather since has turned very
hot and muggy, so stuff will
jump. Weeds especially and the
old Farmalls are pulling their
weight now. Cleaning up the
strawberry beds, putting shade
cloths on greenhouses, planted
bare ground strawberries,
spraying fungicides on fruits,
transplanting succession
plantings of vegetables and lots
of irrigating were some of the
projects of this past week. First
year since 1976 that I have
not used any insecticides on
the strawberries. Clipper levels
low and up until now I have
not seen tarnished plant bug
activity, even with neighborhood
alfalfa fields being taken for
first cut. Despite cool temps,
we picked our first 35 quarts
of plasticulture strawberries
on June 7th, trying to keep
ahead of the cedar waxwings.
First plantings of everything
are out in the field and seeding
the second planting of melons
and cukes this past week as
well. Flower plant sales at the
greenhouses have held up well...
let’s hope this trend continues
into the vegetable sales.
(Shaftsbury) Much needed
rain and then heat got the crops
jumping these last few days. As
we have not really started on
strawberries in earnest the weeds
are still kept at bay. Having the
first real cutworm problem we
have seen in a number of years.
B.t. seems to being doing the
trick. Lots of bunched up sweet
corn from transplants. I think
from the cold weather outside,
while at the same time the
next seeding cooks along in the
greenhouse. Wondering if they
will all ripen together. Probably
should grow those transplants at
colder temperatures while there
is a prolonged cool spell outside.
(Plainfield) Best plant
sale season ever. Timely rains
and warm weather have
given everything a big boost.
Strawberries are blooming
beautifully. I think the foliar
feeding with fish emulsion and
seaweed really has helped (editor’s
note: did you leave an unsprayed
control row?). Tarnished plant bug
counts still under 0.5 per cluster.
Continuing with Nauralis/
Pyganic sprays. Finishing with
spinach, starting in with kale
sales. Carrots up nicely after
flame weeding eight days after
seeding. Striped cucumber
beetle is on the winter squash
transplants. Next project is
getting weeds under control.
June 13, 2008
11
Vermont Vegetable and Berry News
Spinach Leaf Miner
on Chard, Beets,
or Spinach
on the leaves. Inside the mine
is a pale, white maggot. The fly
overwinters as pupae in the soil
and hatches in late April and
May. The adult fly then lays eggs
on the leaves and the resulting
larvae begin their damage. The
oblong white eggs, less than
1 mm long, are laid in neat
clusters on the underside of the
leaves. They are easy to spot if
you scout by looking under the
leaves. The maggots may migrate
from leaf to leaf down a row.
Adapted by Ruth Hazzard,
UMass Extension from Eric
Sideman MOFGA
Spinach leafminer is a fly
larva that burrows between the
layers of a leaf eating everything
but the epidermis. Early
damage is a slender, winding
‘mine,’ a tunnel, but later these
expand and become blotches
They become fully grown in
just a few weeks and drop into
the soil to pupate. The entire
life cycle is 30-40 days. There
are three to four generations per
season. Typically mid-late May,
late June and mid August are
peak activity periods. In most
seasons the damage is minimal
and the plants will outgrow it
leaving only early leaves with
cosmetic damage. In other years,
or other fields in the same
year, the damage may be great
and if the plants are hit early
and growth is slow because of
weather conditions, the loss may
be great.
Treat when eggs or first
tiny mines are noticed. See
the New England Vegetable
Management Guide (www.
nevegetable.org) for products;
there are both conventional
and organic products available,
such as spinosad (Entrust). An
adjuvant is recommended to
improve efficacy. The spinach
leaf miner also feeds on beets,
chard and many weeds including
chickweed, lamb’s quarters and
nightshade. Weed control and
crop rotation are the first line
of defense. Row covers can
also be used to exclude flies if
placed over the crop before flies
are active or immediately after
planting. “Spinach” and “beet”
leafminers are very similar
species in behavior, appearance,
and damage.
From the State Vet’s Office
Livestock Emergency Preparedness:
Barn Fires
by Dr. Kristin Haas
Agency of Agriculture
D
espite the fact that
insurance statistics
indicate that barn fires
are most common in winter
and summer, they can happen anytime. It is wise to pay
attention to the most common
causes of these fires so that the
likelihood of occurrence can be
lessened, and it is important to
understand the most efficient
means of responding to these
incidences so that the loss of life
and property can be minimized.
One useful step that can be
taken to prevent a barn fire is
to identify potential fire hazards
around the farm and to deal
with them before they cause
a problem, or to at least store
them in a way that minimizes
the risk. Materials that are
combustible such as hay/straw,
bedding, paints and fertilizers
should not be stored in the
same buildings as livestock. It
is also important that they are
not housed in close proximity
to machinery or to electrical or
heat sources. Accelerants such
as kerosene, gasoline or aerosol
cans can increase the speed
of the spreading of a fire and
Dr. Kristin M. Haas
should be stored appropriately.
Try to keep them in approved
containers that are labeled
correctly rather than in plastic
milk jugs or the like.
It is also important to
maintain an updated list of
all chemicals on the farm so
that, in the event of a fire,
responders can contain the
situation as quickly and safely
as possible. For obvious
reasons, this list should be kept
in a place other than where the
chemicals are housed. Ignition
sources, such as cigarettes,
should be eliminated from all
barns, and items that can spark
such as electrical appliances,
heaters, machinery and fence
chargers should be regularly
maintained to ensure that they
are in proper working order.
When building a new barn,
or updating an older facility,
there are some concepts to
which you should pay close
attention in order to minimize
the risk of a structure fire. In
the event that you are building
a new barn, take advantage of
the fact that you are starting
with a clean slate and try to use
materials that may lessen the
risk of, or impede the spread
of, a fire. For example, use
flame retardant or fire resistant
building materials, install smoke
detectors for early detection,
and install sprinkler systems if
possible. There is a potential
cost savings in insurance
premiums if a barn is wired (or
rewired) to code or if there is
a farm pond on the property
with a dry hydrant hookup.
You should utilize your
insurance company’s resources
for other suggestions anytime
you are building or updating
a barn. Most companies have
loss prevention specialists who
can offer advice on methods of,
and materials for, construction
that will minimize risk of
fire and in turn lower your
insurance premiums.
Some additional general tips
on fire safety in barns follow:
1. All equipment motors should
have moisture/dust proof on/
off switches and should not
be used within 18 inches of
any combustible material.
2. Any appliances, such as vacuums and clippers used in the
barn should be UL approved
and grounded. Frayed appliance cords should not be
used (even if well wrapped in
electrician’s tape), and always
remember to unplug appliances when not in use.
3. As a general rule of thumb,
portable heaters should not
be used in the barn, and if
this situation is impossible to
avoid, they should not be left
unattended when on. Try
to only use portable heaters
that contain safety devices
that prevent overheating and
that have a shut-off device
in the event that the unit is
knocked over.
4. Heat tapes and water tank
heaters should have thermostats and should be installed/
used following manufacturer’s
instructions. Protect these
items so that animals cannot
chew or otherwise damage
them.
5. Ensure proper placement of
heat lamps so that they do
not ignite hay or bedding,
and do not use extension
cords with these items.
6. Unplug ALL appliances
when not in use.
7. Routinely sweep cobwebs,
dust and potentially flammable debris out of barn aisles
and off of light fixtures and
electrical outlets.
By paying attention to these
recommendations and to those
of your insurance company,
local building inspector, and
town official, you can help to
ensure that your barn remains
a productive, happy and SAFE
environment for you and for
your livestock.
June 13, 2008
12
Extension Can Sometimes be
a Dangerous Career
R
outine, commonplace,
maybe even provincial,
but above all safe, are
descriptions you might use for
the work of a University of
Vermont Extension employee.
But danger and uncertainty?
Those adjectives likely wouldn’t
enter your mind at all.
However, that is exactly
what Bob Parsons, University of
Vermont Extension agricultural
business management specialist,
who works out of the
Department of Community
Development & Applied
Economics is experiencing
while on sabbatical with his
family in Kenya. It began as a
relatively safe experience while
Parsons spent the first four
months of his trip teaching
in Kenya at the University of
East Africa, Baraton (UEAB).
And then, last December 27,
the country held a presidential
election and two dominant
factions accused each other of
vote rigging along tribal lines.
Parsons’ wife Grace is a Kenyan
native and a member of one
of those tribes targeted for
violence.
Parsons wrote to his
colleagues at Extension,
“It’s been a frightening
experience. With Grace being
an undesirable, we have major
concern for her safety. There
does not seem to be any
animosity with internationals
so I think Jesse (their son)
and I are safe.” Under these
circumstances, they worked
with a risk management
specialist at UVM who
coordinated a police escorted
evacuation from Nairobi to
Eldoret by road and then a
flight to Nairobi.
A view of the events at
UEAB, published by the BBC,
is available online at news.
bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_
point/7171443.stm.
The couple has been staying
with Mrs. Parsons’ family near
Nairobi since January. At first,
they were not sure if they
should return to Vermont or
make other plans. Although the
political violence has stopped,
there is still much tension.
Both Bob and Grace are now
working in the Nairobi area
evaluating a dairy development
project. They will return to
Vermont in August, hoping
for a much less exciting U.S.
presidential race.
The life of an Extension
specialist may be more exciting
than you might have assumed.
You can contact Bob Parsons
at [email protected].
Additional articles detailing Bob
and his family’s experience, as
well as the dairy industry in
Kenya, will follow in upcoming
issues of Agriview.
Addison County
Locally Grown
tomers who miss a market day
or need to save time by preordering. The online option can
also act as a stand-in during the
winter months for areas without a year round market nearby.
Another advantage of this
online presence is the absence
of physical space constraints on
how many farmers can join.
Plus, web features, such as “new
products,” “bestsellers,” and
searches by category, help catch
a customer’s eye.
The Addison County Locally
Grown network is one of a few
pioneers in this type of online
market. The software used by
Addison comes from another
market in Georgia. The platform
balances the trade off between
the benefits of in-person transactions and those of the web.
Details like a Virtual Farm tour
and grower profiles keep a
personal touch, while adding
advantages like allowing farmers
to pick to order, manage wholesale pricing on the same system
as retail, and pay for virtual market space, a 3 percent fee based
on sales, not a fixed table cost.
Plymouth, NH, has a similar
arrangement. In their Virtual
Farmers’ Market, farmers and
customers get in touch directly
to arrange shipping and payment. Like the Locally Grown
network, the site does not process payments.
Some Vermont groups
are taking a bolder look at
future Internet possibilities.
The Vermont Fresh Network
(VFN), which connects local
farmers and local restaurants,
recently commissioned a feasibility study for a statewide
online system that could pull
together a grand list of available Vermont products and
give larger scale buyers, like
chefs, the ability to purchase
local ingredients through the
web. Meghan Sheridan,VFN’s
Executive Director, notes that
such a project is not simple. “To
try to implement a system to
accommodate everyone’s needs
is challenging because of the
great variety of products, differ-
ent shelf stability, and ordering
logistics,” commented Sheridan.
“It’s not insurmountable, but
it’s going to take some work to
coordinate how technology can
be used to help connect growers and buyers.”
The pared down approach
used by Addison is simple to
implement, according to Susan
Smiley. She points out that the
host site has been online in its
home region for several years
and Eric Wagoner, its manager,
has developed it into a smooth
system. She describes it as very
user friendly with a range of
useful functions from accounting to graphics.
“The personal work that
went into the site was almost
entirely the work of each grower and their presence on the
Market section,” said Susan.
This new web presence for
Vermont farmers is one more
way that producers and community members are finding
avenues to connect in a thriving
local economy.
To learn more, visit Addison
County Locally Grown at
http://www.addisoncounty.
locallygrown.net/
continued from page 1
a grower or producer is that
this is a farmer’s market where
you pick to order,” said Susan
Smiley, the coordinator of the
Addison online system. “There
is never any unsold product
left at the end of the market.
Growers have full access and
control of the presentation they
make online and the web site
makes the process of entering
the items offered for sale an
easy one.”
The online ordering doesn’t
necessarily replace a trip to the
farmer’s market. It does offer
a second chance to those cus-
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