Vermont - Agriculture`s Lasting Heritage

December 28, 2007
Vermont Farm Bureau
Century Farm Awards
The Wood Farm,
Weathersfield,
Vermont
The Wood Farm has a
present land base of 170 acres
devoted to maple sugaring
Vol. 71, Number 22
Senate Farm Bill
Contains Many Priorities
for Dairy Farmers
House, Senate Leaders Must Now Reconcile
Different Farm Bills in Conference
S
ince 1953, the Vermont
State Grange and the
Vermont Farm Bureau
have jointly sponsored the
Vermont century farms program. In doing so, the two
organizations have continued
a project that was started in
1951 under the leadership of
Dr. Arthur Wallace Peach, who
was the director of the Vermont
Historical Society. The intent
of the program is to recognize
farmers in the state who have
maintained the home farm in
the same family for 100 years or
more. To qualify for recognition,
a farm must have been owned
continuously for a century or
more by the same family, must
have been occupied at all times
by a direct descendant of the
original settle, must be engaged
in the production of agricultural products, and several generations of the family must have
been active in community and
or state affairs.
U
T
Willis and Cristina Wood with Vermont Farm Bureau President
Jackie Folsom
(about 3500 taps), about 4000
bushels of purchased apples
made into cider and jelly,
4-5000 bales of hay for sale
and some beef steers and sheep.
The farm came into possession
of the earliest wood ancestors
in 1798, and the barns as well
as the house, are from that
period, although the cider mill
and sugarhouse were added
into 2002. Past members
of the family include state
representatives and senators,
church deacons, founding
members of the historical
society, membership on the
conservation committee and
planning commission, land trust
trustee and church organist.
Through the years the family
has maintained the farmstead,
he Senate Friday passed its version of the 2007 Farm
Bill by a wide margin of 79-14, and the measure “contains many of the priority items sought by the National
Milk Producers Federation,” said Jerry Kozak, President and
CEO of NMPF.
The dairy portions of the bill generated little controversy,
compared to other, more contentious issues, such as farm payment limitations. The Senate measure mirrors the House bill’s
language substantially revising the dairy price support program
– an item developed and backed by NMPF. The Senate bill
also expands direct payments to dairy producers through the
Milk Income Loss Contract program. MILC payments would
rise to the original 2002 payment rate of 45%, and the volume
of milk eligible for payments would rise from 2.4 million to
4.15 million pounds after FY 2008.
The Senate bill does not contain language applying the
dairy checkoff program to imported products, something that
NMPF will be urging House and Senate conferees to adopt
when they meet next year.
In addition to the dairy items, the Senate Farm Bill also
has favorable treatment of renewable energy systems, increased
funding for the EQIP program, and more funding for energy
continued on page 2
Vermont Agency of
Agriculture, Food & Markets
continued on page 7
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Manure Spreading Ban
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Hay and Forage: Page 8.
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Century Farm Awards
continued from page 1
the family ties, and the strong
communication connection,
which make honoring century
farms such a great part of our
annual meeting celebration.
Willis and Cristina Wood own
and operate the farm.
The Brigham Farm,
Morristown
The Brigham Farm has
a present land base of 1999
acres, and they currently raise
replacement heifers under
contract. There is an active
forestry operation on 150 of
these acres plus 300 acres of
forestry in other locations.
Many of the people associated
with the farm have strong civic
ties to the community. A cousin
operated the Brigham creamery;
another operated a mill to make
staves for stave silos. Charles
Brigham first built the mill on
Rodman brook on the east side
of the farm in 1895. The barn
was built in the 1870s and the
house in 1941, following a road
relocation. Eunice and Kellogg
Tatro are the current owners,
and Eunice can trace her
“Brigham” roots back to Elisha
E. Brigham, the original owner.
Maple Vale Farm,
Danby and Tinmouth,
Vermont
Myron Green currently
operates the 800-acre farm with
(UPS 009-700)
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the main buildings all over 150
years old. This is a small dairy
farm with crops. Members of
the family have owned this
farm since 1846, when Edward
purchased the land and have
served as selectmen with the
Agway Cooperative, with the
Farm Bureau and the Agrimark
Cooperative. Past owner
Myron was a 40-year Mettowee
Grange member, past member
of Farm Bureau and has been
a justice of the peace for many
years.
A
s this year comes to an end, I wanted to take a
moment to wish our Agriview readers a happy
holiday season and a prosperous new year. This year
has been an exciting and challenging year as my first year as
Secretary draws to an end. We accomplished much for our
agriculture community, but there is more work to be done.
When Anson and I joined Dave Lane as part of the team
in the Office of the Secretary this last January, we knew
that we were joining a staff known for its commitment to
Vermont Agriculture. It has been very rewarding to see that
commitment and dedication over the last year.
I have been asked repeatedly by many what my vision is
for Vermont and Vermont Agriculture. Of course I have
selfish motives too. I want a Vermont that cherishes its
rural traditions, and preserves the small-town atmosphere
that makes it special, where the people speak, their leaders
listen and all are treated with respect…and where there are
opportunities for small businesses to succeed….and where
agriculture can continue to be an evolving and critically
important part of our state. The continued move to and
excitement connected with buy local and local foods is
extremely important as is value added product marketing
and development. While we live in a global economy today
more so than yesterday, we can “still think globally but act
locally.” We have learned through the years that Vermont
farms cannot be easily sustained in a commodity market
environment….our history tells us that!! We must help
during this transition.
The challenges we face today in agriculture are not
new….they existed in the past too. Just step back into the old
safe in the back room on my floor in the Agency and read
some of the “old year books of agriculture” and you soon
will discover both the challenges as well as the wisdom that
many of our forbearers had in their day.
It is this time of year that we can cherish our time with
family and friends, and recognize the special needs of those
less fortunate than ourselves. As we approach a new year,
I thank you again on behalf of all of us at the Agency of
Agriculture for your hard work and dedication to Vermont.
Next year will also bring forth many new challenges, but
collectively we will address these as we have in the past…
with the commitment in serving the needs of Vermont
agriculture and consumers.
Gratefully,
Roger Allbee
Requesting a Manure
Spreading Ban Exemption
U
nder Vermont’s Accepted Agricultural Practices
(AAPs) regulations, manure spreading ban exemptions are available to farmers that are experiencing
an emergency situation and find themselves with less than
sufficient manure storage to make it through the manure
spreading ban December 15, 2007 – April 1, 2008 (107 days).
Emergency situations can include, but are not limited to, the
structural failure of a manure storage system. Exemptions can
also be granted for other specific management needs.
If you find yourself in this situation, please call the Agency
of Agriculture at (802) 828-3475 as soon as possible. We will
send an Agricultural Resource Specialist or Field Agent out
to meet with you and discuss your situation. Information
will be collected from you in order to determine how much
manure your operation produces on a daily basis, how much,
if any, surface runoff (rain fall or snow melt) may be entering your pit, what land base you have available for spreading,
and the proximity of water resources to your operation. If the
Agency determines that an emergency situation exists, and you
have no alternatives for the management of your manure, an
exemption will be issued for your operation. The exemption
will specify the amount of manure to be spread, the fields suitable for manure application, and the dates during which you
will be allowed to spread. Fields will be selected that have the
least likelihood of generating runoff to surface waters.
Exemptions are not intended to allow for continued daily
spreading for the duration of the ban, but are designed to
allow for the application of the required amount of manure
over a period of 3 to 5 days. If you have any questions
regarding the manure spreading ban exemption process, please
call the Agency at (802) 828-3475.
December 28, 2007
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Cattle
One Holstein Bull Registered,
Sired by DeAnn, Dam is
Integrity good temperament
$1000.00 Benson (802)
265-3857 (1/2)
Polled Hereford bull calves, heifers
calves, feeder calves, born 4/07,
very nice, all out of registered
stock. Rutland (802) 236-4917
(1/2)
Reg. Holsteins - all ages, group
price or individual, closed herd,
too many to house. Danville
(802) 748-4038 (1/2)
Registered Jersey heifer, born
5/23/07, raised organic.
Williamstown, MA (413)
458-9691 (1/2)
Four cross bred heifers due March
2008, $1100 each. Angus bull
18 months old $700. Call
(802-276-3385) (1/2)
Holstein heifers for sale: 3 are
due to calve anytime. Call
802-527-7292 (1/2)
Quality Hereford sired steer calves.
Weaned and wormed November
3rd. Eating grain and 2nd cut
hay. Ready to go. Average
450-500 lbs ~Several younger
Hereford sired heifer calves
350-400 lbs
Cash & Carry $1.25/lb. Well
bred SimAngus yearlings and 2
year old cows. Start your herd
right with these. $900-$1200.
TailGaitFarm@aol.com 802-376-6044 Springfield
(1/2)
Holstein heifer, red&white, 2 yo,
been with bull, Finale Red and
Ambition breeding, dam and
grand dam on farm. $1200
Alan Davenport 802/446-2084
or otterknoll@aol.com (1/2)
3 yr old Registered Devon Bull,
very well mannered, pastured in
single line electric fence. Proven
w/calves on site - $1400; 3
1/2 yr old 3/4 Milking Devon
Heifer w/second calf due in
May. Pasture raised, has been
hand milked, excellent family
cow - $1600; 6 month old 7/8
Milking Devon Heifer calf from
above Dame and Sire. Naturally
fed since birth w/ excellent growth - $700. Leicester
(802)-247-9309 (1/2)
Veals (2), milk fed, naturally,
humane raised, ready to go.
Approx. live weight 600# $900. each obo. Charlotte (802)
425-3076 (1/2)
Bulls for Sale - Sired by Braedale
Goldwyn and out of a VG Dam
with 38,000 pounds of milk,
4.2% butterfat, 3.4% protein.
The Dam is also +1742 CTPI.
These bulls are 20 months old
and ready to breed. Call (802)
948-2260. Pedigrees available.
(1/2)
Registered Black Angus bull sired
by Bon View New Design 878.
3 years old, great breading bull
$1,200. Several Black Angus
Bulls all AI sired and all can be
registered 8+ months old varying prices depending on age and
pedigree. Greensboro, 533-2208.
(1/16)
Beautiful, friendly Guernsey for sale
born 6/27/07 (pure bred). Has
been halter broke. Fed organically-not certified-asking $850.
Woodstock,VT 802-457-4291
ask for Chantal. (1/16)
Five certified organic Holstein heifers, ready to breed $1500 a piece.
Also, now through spring, week
old certified organic Holstein
heifer calves $500 a piece.
Addison,VT 802-759-2764.
(1/16)
Holstein breeding age stock bull, 11
month old Hereford, Angus cross
bull, also 10 month old Jersey
bull. 802-635-2633. (1/16)
Polled Hereford Cattle, bred
cows, 2007 bull calves, 2007
feeder calves, very nice, all out
of registered stock. Rutland,VT
802-236-4917. (1/16)
4 Normande crosses, all good cows,
outside our seasonal calving
window. $6000 for all. Paul,
Ashfield, MA. (413) 625-0011.
(1/2)
Jersey bull calf born 11/17/07.
Certified organic; could be registered $50. Carpenter Farm,
Cabot,VT 802-426-3331.
(1/16)
1 ½ year old Angus Steer, 800
lbs. plus. 2 year old Hereford
heifer, 800 lbs. plus. Both raised
organically, both beautiful animals. $600. each or $1,000. for
both. New Haven,VT (802)
453-7081 or (802) 349-7580
(1/2)
HolsteinXmilking shorthorn
springing heifer, due in January,
$2000 OBO. 1st lact. heifer, 3
teater, due in June, $1200 OBO.
2 older pregnant cows, call for
details. 879-3787 or 879-0464.
(1/16)
Some Cow! Organic, 8 yr. old
Guernsey, super easy hand milker, patient and mellow. 60# +
when fresh, 150 DIM (20# per
day), three teat, large size, open.
Call 933-4373 (1/2)
Two large, strong, 1st calf Holstein
heifers, due Jan. 27. Sired by
Complete and Locust. Herd
totally AI sired for 17 years. West
Haven (802) 265-4566 (1/2)
Black Baldie Bull Calf, 3 1/2
months old, ready to go around
Registered American
Lowline Cattle
Miniature beef cattle for
grass fed production
Dayspring Farm
Rockingham, VT
(802) 463-2205
www.dayspringfarm.com
the first of the year. Asking
$500.00. Father and Mother
on site, sisters and brothers on
site as well. Call weekdays after
4pm and weekends anytime,
no later than 10pm anytime.
(802)436-2955 Email: kbedell_81@yahoo.com. (1/16)
2 Normande cross heifers, 5
months old, excellent condition
and growing fast. Both sired by
Nivea. Great looking calves, but
too far outside our calving window to get back in by next year’s
breeding time. $600 each. Paul
or Amy 413 625 0011; paul@
sidehillfarm.net. (1/16)
Bulls, Registered Holstein. 2 yr old
Durham son w/ 4 generations
EX Dams over 1000F. Dundee
son, Dam milked over 100#
milk, next Dam EX92 w/over
400,000 milk. $1200 each.
Other Nov-Dec bulls available.
Robeth Holsteins, Rochester,VT
802-767-3926. (1/16)
Jersey bull over 2 years old. Gentle
$600. Bull - Ayshire cross. Over
2 years. Gentle. $600 Westford
802-879-4269. (1/16)
For Sale - Registered Pinzgauer
beef cattle. 1 Bull, 2 Cows,
1 Weanling Bull. $3,500 for
the lot. Barnet (802) 633-3927
(1/16)
Employment
EMPLOYMENT WANTED Looking to work on vegetable/
maple farm or orchard within 20
miles of Roxbury. Have diversified farm experience and strong
work ethic. Would like to learn
sustainable/organic practices.
Contact Mike, greenmountainvt@gmail.com or 802-498-8031.
(1/16)
FIELD MANAGER:Year
round position. Westminster
VT. Certfied organic farm.
Commercial production. 2-3
years exp. required. Management
skills essential. Salary/benefits/
bonus. Send letter to Jon, c/o
Harlows, 117 Deep Root Dr,
Westminster VT, 05101. (1/2)
Equipment
2005 Case IH JX1075C
ROPS,4x4,lim slip front, 16x16
hydraulic, shuttle shift transmission, LX232 self leveling loader,
2 remotes, 540 PTO, 500 hours,
remaining warranty, $28,500
OBO (802)482-2623 weekdays
or (802)259-3133 weekends.
(1/2)
Walk in cooler- Perlick 6x 8 inside.
Complete and currently running. Older but runs well, great
for farmstand or small operation
- $1,500. obo. True soda cooler
3 glass swing open doors, one
with cracked glass but runs well
- $500. obo I want these out
before winter. Berlin 223-1559
(1/2)
New Idea 483 Round Baler, always
under cover, good condition, 4x4
bales, makes less than 200 bales a
year - $4,400. 2010 John Deere
bulldozer, diesel, 6 way blade
- $4,900. 1984 Chevy 1 1/4
ton military M1008, diesel, auto
trans, 36,558 original miles, no
rust, looks and runs good. Also,
ceiling hung warm air oil furnace, 225,000 btu, newer burner
unit - $625./bo. Call Rutland
(802) 236-4917. (1/2)
Ford L-8000 diesel, auto, v. good $2,495; IH 886, 90 hp, runs good
- $6,800; IH 674, 60 hp, diesel
w/loader - $5,800; IH 574, 50
hp, diesel, w/loader - $4,800;
December 28, 2007
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MARKETPLACE
Ford 8N w/loader - $2,950.
Loaders available. Springfield
(802) 885-4000 (1/2)
2 Disk harrows, one 18’, one 10’ $1800 & $1200; 4 & 5 bottom
plows - $850 ea.; NI Manure
Spreader, 200 bu. - $650; Ground
drive manure spreader - $650;
Butler 250 mixer wagon, exc.
cond.- $2,500. All other types
of equipment available. Call
with your wants. Springfield,VT
802-885-4000. (1/2)
For sale Kubota L2850, 34 hp, has
loader, new rear tires, 2 sets of
wheel weights on rear, sims cab
with soft sides, rear remotes,
quick switch snow plow, 1000
hours. Great shape! Asking
$11,400. or b.o. Call No.
Hartland (802) 295-5539 (1/2)
Ford 4600 Diesel. 2800 Hrs.
18.4-30 rears (loaded, 85-90%
tread), 7.50-16 front (new). extra
rear wheel weights. 8sp. Front
tray for storage or more weight.
Sheet metal rusty, but otherwise
near perfect. Runs excellent.
One remote. Lights work.
Comes with 7’x3’ wood box.
$7350. 802-722-3055. (1/2)
John Deere corn planter Model
494, 4 row planter in good condition-$500.00, Ficklin Model
231 Gravity Box on international chasis-5 ton capacity
good condition always stored
inside-$1100, Loftness Snow
Blower front mounted, 96 inches
wide, dual auger off John Deere
50 series tractor but will fit other
series excellent condition Call
802-291-0023. (1/2)
GENSET - Perkins diesel, 3 cylinder, 28,000 watts, fuel stingy,
excellent condition - $7,000.
Williston (802) 872-0709 (1/2)
Gehl 1200 Chopper, 2 Heads;
Miller Pro Dump Wagon; $850.
each. Joe Lee 426-3339 or
426-3123 (1/2)
Brillion 5’ Sure Stand Seeder,
Model SSP-60. Good condition - $1700. Williamstown, MA
(413) 458-9691 (1/2)
Calico bumper-pull trailer for sale.
Built in 2000, 12’ by 6’ interior, optional slant-load divider.
Strong, purchased in Texas
(never in salt) $3,500 located
in Tunbridge 802-889-3417 &
mailto:landlamb@hughes.net
landlamb@hughes.net (1/2)
I have for sale a 52 plate Universal
milk plate cooler in excellent shape for $750.00. A
Wick Model 52 feed cart in
good condition for $2,000.00.
A New Holland Model 258
Rake in excellent condi-
Farms & Farmland
tion for $2,500.00 Please call
802-759-2464 or 802-759-2521.
(1/2)
Uebler 810 Feed Cart $1200. Call
(802-276-3385) (1/2)
H & S Forage Wagons (2) 18
ft box, tandem running gear,
excellent shape. AgBagger
G-6000, like new. Shelburne
802-578-7353 or 802-864-5382,
leave message. (1/2)
Material handling boom Hap
610 model; 5900 lbs. At 7 feet,
1000 lbs. At 24 feet. Came off
Ford 8000 with or without
pump and tank. Guilford,VT
802-254-2977. (1/16)
1999 International 4700 6 speed,
diesel engine long frame 22.5
tires under CDL southern truck
$4500/OBO. Newport,VT
802-895-2961 or 802-673-8525
or page 802-741-8304. (1/16)
7 1/2 foot Fisher Minute Mount
1 snow plow for sale. Barely
used. Asking $1800. 276 - 3479,
Brookfield. (1/2)
3 HP electric motor $100; 3 HP
sugar vacuum pump and air
tanks – new oiling system in
excellent condition; Several 1#
ball valves and many fittings all
are good and clean. Queche,VT
802-295-5372. (1/16)
Allis Chalmers 8010 Tractor – 4
wheel drive, new tires - $17,000.
obo Call Alburg (802) 796-6067
(1/2)
1 Ladder/lumber H.D., rack,
all steel for Ford 8 foot bed.
$200 OBO. Tunbridge,VT
802-889-3358. (1/16)
International model 1754 truck
with a 14 foot flat bed and electric gate 5 speed diesel engine
ideal for fire wood, logs, hay,
whatever; CHEAP TRUCK.
Newport,VT 802-895-2961
or 802-673-8525 or page
802-741-8304. (1/16)
Allied bucket loader 459, excellent shape, hardly used, came
off MF180 - $3,000. obo. Call
Stowe (802) 253-8222 (1/2)
Two 16 qt stainless steel milk pails
$10 each. 802-635-2633. (1/16)
Tire - l4.9-28” bias, like new, $200
Alan Davenport 802/446-2084
or otterknoll@aol.com (1/2)
1949 H Farmall, new paint, good
rubber, runs great - $1,900.
Peacham (802) 592-3356 (1/2)
Ford New Holland Model 1920,
4WD tractor with Woods loader,
Sims cab, rear hydraulic, good
condition - $9,000. 6-ft. Sitrex
mower, Model FD 180 - $450.
Call Jacksonville (802) 368-7612
(1/2)
8’ Reading utility box, all tool
boxes, includes cover, excellent condition - $2,800. Call
(802) 388-7878 7-5 M-F, 7-12
S (1/2)
Two Model 440 Harvestore TMR
Mixers, one was working and
one for parts - $500. One 2350
Houle liquid manure spreader,
large turf tires, like new - $5,500.
Newport Center (802) 988-2937
(1/2)
One 12 Ton grain bin, 6 inch
auger, 2 years old; one 5-6
Ton grain bin, good shape;
434 International tractor with
loader; also, elevators, all different
lengths. One big generator on
wheels. (802) 895-4683 (1/2)
Complete Double 5 milking parlor,
1500 gallon Dari Kool bulk tank,
double compressors, vacuum
pump, all piping and accessories.
All dairy equipment including
stanchions is for sale. We are an
Angus seed stock operation not
dairy. Equipment is in good
condition. For more information or viewing call Benson
(802) 537-4141 (1/2)
Vermeer 605J round baler $1900;
Haybuster round bale chopper
$1600; John Deere 2640 tractor
with JD 145 loader $9200; 5 foot
Rotovater rototiller $1500; 1992
Ford F250 diesel pick up, 4X4
with 5th wheel hitch $1900.
Pittsford,VT 802-773-1003 or
802-236-4080. (1/16)
New Idea, 483 Round Bailer,
always under cover, good condition, 4X4 bails, makes less than
200 bales a year, $4400. 2010
John Deere bulldozer, diesel, 6
way balde $4900; 1984 Chevy
11/4 ton military M1008 diesel,
auto trans., 36,558 original miles,
no rust, looks and runs good.
Rutland,VT 802-236-4917.
(1/16)
Ceiling hung warm air furnace
225,000 btu, newer burner
unit, $625/bo. Rutland,VT
802-236-4917. (1/16)
NH 30 Blower $1200. Hercules
harvestore unloader w/good
chains for 20ft. diameter $500.
Plate cooler. Delaval 2” pipeline, 400+ ft. with receiver jar,
transfer pump and wash racks.
Six Delaval super claws, w/
Delaval 01 shells. Clarendon,VT
802-747-3057. (1/16)
Delaval bulk tank, 1250 gal (long)
$1800. 802-388-7249. (1/16)
D3B CAT Bulldozer with full cab
$14500/OBO. Lyndonville,VT
802-895-2961. (1/16)
Flat bed with or without hoist
also a dump body with or
without hoist. Lyndonville,VT
802-895-2961. (1/16)
JD 2950 2wd tractor, good shape
$12,500 obo; JD 3950 Chopper
with 5foot grass head Excellent,
$5500.00; JD 338 Squaare baler
no kicker excellent $8500.00.
Please call 1-802-276-3227.
(1/16)
New Holland Tractor, TC55DA,
220 Hours. $23,750. 90%
Financing Available. Call:
802-948-2211 in Orwell,
Vermont. (1/16)
2002 F-350, 30,000 miles,V10, 4
wheel drive, A/C. It has a dump
body w/ hyd. lift. Never driven
in the snow, pulled little and
hauled little. Must see to appreciate! Call Brad 802-234-7240.
(1/16)
Greenhouse items: Cooler walkin 8 x 11’, new refrigeration
unit (11/2006), w/shelving and
curtain, $1,900.; miller downflow oil furnace, barely used in
greenhouse - $400.; Siebring
oil furnace HM 304, btu output
224,000, ss chimney and elbows
- $900.; Soho gas powered backpack sprayer, $150.; and more at:
218 stratton road, Rutland,VT Please call Judy (802)-353-8953
or email at jshall@sover.net .
(1/16)
Dosatron fertilizer injector, $150.;
Hypericon credit card mach.$150.; cash registars (2) like new
$250.; collier metal sign holders
w/base,(100) 5”x7” and 8”x10”,
$100.; roll of protection fabric
for perennials, $100.; 250 Dillen
color pots, 4”-14” never used,
many shapes, b.o.; Sears power
washer, $150.; and more at 218
Stratton Road, Rutland,VT.
Please call Judy (802)-353-8953
or email: jshall@sover.net .
(1/16)
Farm Property Wanted - Looking
to buy small home and tillable
acreage within 45 minutes of
Burlington. 10 acre minimum.
Some wooded (Maple ideal!),
private, quiet, dirt road. Contact
Mike and Danielle, greenmountainvt@gmail.com, or
802-485-9299. (1/16)
Feed
Certified organic 1st cut hay. Never
wet, in the barn. $4.00 bale.
Easy to get to. George 223-1559
(1/2)
FOR SALE: First cut mixed
grass hay, never wet. Square
bales $2.50 each. Wayne
Chmielewski, Wells,
802-325-3064 (1/2)
Peacham – Square bales: Hay $3.00; Mulch - $2.00. Call
(802) 592-3356 (1/2)
Wanted: Large quantity of good
quality horse hay, square bales.
Will pay up to $2.75/bale.
Call 603-736-4424 or (Cell )
603-848-2477. (1/2)
Certified Organic Hay harvested
3rd and 4th weeks of June 2007.
5’ diameter round bales - 90%
Trefoil and Timothy. Brookside
Stock Farm, Orwell,VT
802-948-2211. (1/2)
1st, 2nd and 3rd cut square bale
hay, 45 lbs/bale avg. Also AgBag
1st cut haylage. Shelburne
802-578-7352 or 802-864-5382,
leave message. (1/2)
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. Clarendon,VT
(802) 747-3057 (1/16)
Hay for sale: Square bales. Grass
mix. Nice solid bales. 50 lb. plus
average. $2.50 per bale. Westford
802-879-4269 . (1/16)
Haylage $35/ton at the farm; Hay
$4.50/bale at the barn. Contact
Art Miller at (802) 254-4477
(1/16)
General
New 58 liter drum of clear undercoat lubricant / preservative
wax. Non toxic. Displaces water.
Prevents corrosion. For use as a
chain lubricant, or telehandler
boom lubricant. Will stop rust
on your equipment. Keep your
trucks like new. $25.00 firm.
Call evenings, or leave a message
879-0391 Westford. (1/2)
Organic Garlic – loose cloves (processed for seed) - $6.00/lb. Call
933-4373 (1/2)
December 28, 2007
5
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One of a kind farm-based specialty
food business – Recipes, processes, customer list, supplies, inventory, residential and commercial
equipment. Great value-added
for existing small vegetable
farm or start up. Some training
included - $24,000. Call Mike
for more information (802)
759-2225 or (802) 373-5758
(1/2)
Greenhouse 20x48 round style –
two piece hoops, ground post
and purlin, one wall exhaust fan
with hood, one intake shutter,
one jet fan, one inflation blower,
one propane heater (may or
may not work) and two benches
- $1,400. Call Mike for more
information (802) 759-2225 or
(802) 373-5758 (1/2)
For Lease or Rent: Farmstand in
Hillsboro NH: 20x30’ Enclosed
Farmstand with 6x10 walk
in cooler and 21 x 48 foot
attached greenhouse. Situated
on main thoroughfare with 10
acres of alluvial soils bordering
the Contoocook River. Call 603
298 8391 for more information.
(1/16)
Prime Angus Beef - certified
organic, $2.55/lb hanging
weight, includes custom processing/ $2.62/lb for commercial
inspected label. Retail cuts
available. No. Danville (802)
748-8461 (1/16)
Goats
Alpine mix whether almost 3
months old,black and grey with
white detailing, very friendly.
(802)259-3133 weekends and
(802)482-2623 during the week.
(1/2)
Registered Toggenburg doeling,
born 3/06, ready to breed, $300.
Plymouth, NH. 603/536-3983
(1/2)
Nubian Buck, 3 years old, proven,
great disposition - $150. Call
Stowe (802) 253-8222 (1/2)
Nigerian Dwarf goats: bred does,
breeding buck, doe kids from
this spring registered, tattoed,
lots of color, good bloodlines $150-$400, selling out.
802-476-3331. (1/16)
Beautiful, friendly and healthy, hand
reared British Alpine goats, 3
year old. One doe, $125., her
brother, a wether is free if you
buy doe or $50. Others possibly
available, too. (802) 869-3062.
(1/16)
Alpine cross goats for sale, raised
organically, good meat, pets,
producers. Raised by hand,
small herd. 9 mos to 2 years,
does, bucks, fully endowed.
802-443-5051, Bridport, Addison
County,Vermont. (1/16)
Horses & Other
Equine
Beautiful 12 year old Belgian
Stallion (trained), 8 year old
Black Percheron Mare (may
be bred to Belgian), 2 year
old Blonde Belgian Filly, 2
year old Red Sorrel Belgian
Filly (real pretty), 1 year old
Black Percheron/Spotted Draft
Gelding, Bay Quarterhorse/
Belgian Filly born 1/9/07, 10
year old Blonde Belgian Mare
(trained) and a real nice Blonde
Belgian Colt born 7/26/07.
Call 802-368-7092 before 9:00
PM for more information and/
or directions. Reasonable offers
considered. (1/2)
Morgan Horse, 20 yrs old, a “gentle
Ben” that needs a lot of affection
and attention. He has a lot of life
left and is very smart. I just do
not have the time he deserves.
Has been well taken care of, has
been to pasture with another
horse. Good riding horse with
an-experienced rider.-Not a
beginner’s horse. Wonderful
disposition, has had all vaccines,
teeth floated, and hoofs trimmed.
Good home only!! Concerned
about his care only. $300. Call:
802-236-2716-after 5 p.m.- Ask
for Elisabeth (1/2)
For Sale 9 month old miniature
filly horse. Reg. Bay color well
mannered. $1500.00 or best
offer. Call 933-4886. (1/2)
9 month old miniature filly horse,
reg., bay color, well mannered
- $1,500. or best offer. Call
Enosburg Falls (802) 933-4886
(1/2)
Haflingers – 1 ½ to 10 years old $800. and up. Bennington, NH
(603) 588-6711 (1/2)
Shagya-Arabian filly for sale by
breeder. Grey with beautiful
eye. Correct conformation and
movement. Sane, friendly and
good to handle. Should mature
15.2+ hh. Excellent prospect
for pleasure, 4-H, sport and/
or breeding. Looking to sell to
good home. All inquiries welcome. 802-293-5783 . (1/16)
For sale - Draft horses, we have
some broke horses, we have 4
red & white spotted drafts, 2
yr. old gelding, his brother 1 yr.
old gelding and a weanling full
brother and a weanling filly, sister
to above (priced to sell). Call
Barnet (802) 633-3927 (1/16)
Horse Equipment
For Sale: Pony Cart easy entry, with
rubber tires, like new condition,
$450.00 OBRO. Pony western
saddle, light oil color, like new
condition, comes with Bridle,
$150.00 OBRO. Please call
Kathy at 802-684-9960. (1/2)
Fancy Britchen Team Harness,
complete - $800. obo. Draft
pony wagon - $1,500. obo.
Also, Toro Snow Blower – 2 yrs.
old, like new, used one winter $1,000. Call Bennington, NH
(603) 588-6711 (1/2)
4 Passenger Sleigh, Like new 4 passenger Vis-a-Vis sleigh, green
with gold pinstripe and red
Velour seats. Great condition,
used 6 times. To see a picture go
to trevinfarms.com and click on
sleigh rides. Must go. $1500.00
(802)-623-6473 Sudbury.
(1/16)
Llamas & Alpacas
Alpacas - Think Spring! We have
a nice selection of beautiful
females bred for springtime
births. Our dams have been
bred to top quality herdsires.
Breeding and fiber quality males
also available. Go to www.
VermontAlpacaCo.com <http://
www.vermontalpacaco.com/>
or call (802) 765-9639. (1/2)
Poultry
Natural free range double breasted
bronze turkeys available for
holiday feasting! Range in
weight from 18-29 lbs at $2.25
a pound processed weight. Call
802-238-2846 and reserve yours
today. Only a few remain for this
season. (1/2)
40 hens, 1 rooster, laying 70%
- $1.00 each. (802) 728-5213
(1/2)
Pullets for sale – hatched 8/1/07;
production reds, sex links, australorps, barred rocks and buff
orpingtons. $9/each. Guilford,
VT 802-254-2977. (1/16)
Year old White Rock Hens, 45,
we must make room for our
new layers. Asking $2.50 each
or $75. for the flock. Please call
796-3730. (1/16)
Sheep
Don’t let your lanolin/grease fleece
freeze - at least get them scoured
before winter really sets in!
Information at www.tunbridgewoolworks.com <http://www.
tunbridgewoolworks.com/> or
contact 802-889-3417 & landlamb@hughes.net (1/2)
Sugaring Equipment &
Maple
1,000 gallon horizontal transport
tank with legs - $1,000; 550
gallon transport tank - $550;
1,500 gallon plastic sap storage
tank - $250; 600 gallon per hour
TurboCompaq RO, 4 yr. old
membrane, always cleaned by
Lappiere, tests like new, used for
1800 tap operation, great condition - $6,500; folding 4 wheeler
ramps - $175. Call 933-5137
(1/2)
4x14 King evaporator, arch is in
excellent condition, 8 ft. flue
pan is English tin, good useable
condition. 6 ft. front pan has
SS syrup compartments and tin
center. Will sell separately, best
offer. Also, WANTED: Grates
36” for a 4’ King or Leader
evaporator. Must be straight
and in excellent condition.
Whitingham (802) 368-7763
Evenings 7-10 p.m. or leave
message (1/2)
2- 1500 gal S.s. Round bottom
tanks made by D&G metal
frames, excellent shape. used two
years, need bigger ones. $1800.00
ea. please call 1-802-276-3227.
(1/16)
Swine
Piglets for sale, $60 Tamworth x
Berkshire 1st batch ready to go
last week Nov. Second Batch
middle Dec. Cut. Organically
raised. 802-722-9203. Harlows
Farm, Westminster (1/2)
Piglets for sale. Good size. Great
for Holiday pig roasts.$50.00
each. One boar for sale
also. Bennington Vermont
802-442-4276 or e-mail to:
oakridgevt@aol.com. (1/2)
Wanted
WANTED - Two or more
Highland Cattle for a school
farm. They must be of calm
nature, halter broke would
be best. Contact Brian @
802-722-4217 or bous2787@
sover.net (1/2)
WANTED - School Vo-Tech
program is looking for 50-100
chickens for expanding our
poultry program, and any spare
equipment that you might
have. Brian@ 802-722-4217 or
2787bous@sover.net (1/2)
Wanted - N.H. model 268 baler
for parts. Thetford Center
(802)333-9252 (1/2)
Wanted: Large quantity of good
quality horse hay, square bales.
Will pay up to $2.75/bale.
Call 603-736-4424 or (Cell )
603-848-2477. (1/2)
WANTED: Vintage farm wagon in
solid condition. It will be used
primarily for display purposes.
Vintage field equipment also
considered. Please call Beth at
(802) 765-9639 or email me at
Bethany@VermontAlpacaCo.
com. Thank you. (1/2)
WANTED – Want to buy hay,
square and round bales. Call
(802) 468-2449 (1/2)
WANTED – Cider press, chicken
plucker, also apple grinder. Call
Windsor (802) 674-5044 evenings or before 9:00 a.m. (1/2)
WANTED - Will pay $1.00 for live
caught feral pigeons. Amounts
up to 500 at a time. (802)
333-9252 (1/2)
WANTED – 40” X 10’ Leader
Arch wood-fired in good shape.
Tunbridge,VT 802-889-3358.
WANTED – good used gas powered silage feed cart. Also need
transmission for a WIC 45 cart.
N. Danville,VT 802-748-8461.
(1/16)
WANTED – 2 rims, 6” X 12” with
a five hole bolt pattern to fit a
simplicity garden tractor Model
725. Other simplicity tractors use
similar wheels. Rochester,VT
802-767-4247. (1/16)
WANTED: portable milker in
good condition, or would like
to see one in use at your farm,
879-3787 evenings. (1/16)
WANTED - Looking for Silage
dump truck work in Vermont.
Willing to truck Silage, Round
& square bales. Contact Kyle @
802-673-8854 or 802-744-6273.
(1/16)
WANTED: 2-Bottom Plow in
good working condition. Please
contact Dan Needham 482-2047
(Leave Message) Hinesburg,VT.
(1/16)
December 28, 2007
6
The Ski Vermont Burger is a
Big Hit with Skiers
A
fter a day of skiing,
diners at a number of
resorts in Vermont this
winter can enjoy a tasty and
juicy burger from the Green
Mountains. It’s a partnership between the Agency of
Agriculture, the Vermont Ski
Areas Association and Vermont
Beef Producers. The Ski
Vermont Burger started making its way on to the menu in
December and already 8000
burgers are in the works! “We
are delighted with the devel-
opments. This fits right into
our Buy Local campaign,” said
Roger Allbee, Secretary of the
Vermont Agency of Agriculture.
Under the partnership, the
ski resorts are paying a premium back to the farmers,
which helps a number of beef
producers find a steady market for their animals. “The ski
industry has a track record of
being a friend to the farmer
and this is another example,”
said Allbee. The four kick-off
resorts are Okemo, Stowe, Jay
and Bolton. Since the launch
others have joined as well.
Killington, Mount Snow and
Stratton all want Vermont beef
on their menus. Unsung heroes
in the Ski Vermont Burger are
the chefs. They have embraced
this project from day one and
are serving up quality Vermont
products to their customers.
This is just the start and the
Agency hopes this can be a
year round partnership. Green
Mountain Golf Burger anyone?
Vermont Beef Producers Judie and August Jerger (left) and Chip and
Kathy Morgan
Anson Tebbetts, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture serves up Ski Vermont burgers to Okemo resort president Tim
Mueller and Okemo Chef Mike Brennan.
December 28, 2007
7
CALENDAR
JANUARY 5, 2007
Continuing 1st Saturday of every
month through April
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Farmer’s Market
Vermont College Gym, College
Street, Montpelier, VT
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Start the new year off right!
Commit to buying your food
locally grown and find it at the
Montpelier’s Winter Farmer’s
Market. All local storage crops
and canned and frozen produce as well as winter greens
will be available. Lazy Lady
Farm, Bonneview Farm and
Willow Hill Farm will sell
their award winning cheeses.
Vermont Soy will have soy milk
and tofu made with local soy
beans.Vermont Milk Company
will have yogurt, cheese and
ice cream available. Natural
and organic chicken, turkey,
pork, beef, lamb and emu as
well as eggs, honey and maple
syrup will be sold. Prepared
food venders include baked
goods, bread and ethnic foods.
Handmade crafts and arts from
local artisans will also be available. For more information call
Jessie Schmidt at 802-685-4360
or manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com
JANUARY 12, 2008
+BOVBSZ.BQMF4DIPPM
Mt. Abraham Union High School,
Bristol Village
Sponsored by Addison County
Sugarmakers
4DIFEVMF
7:30 - 8:45 – Registration
8:45 - 9:20 – Welcoming
9:30 - 10:20 – Session I
10:30 - 11:20 – Session II
11:30 - 12:50 – Lunch & Trade
Show
1:00 - 1:50 - Session III
2:00 - 2:50 - Session IV
Topics: High Production
Tubing, Time of Tapping,
Comparative Tubing Trials,
Beginning Sugarmakers, Air
Injection, Basic Woods Mgt.,
Sap Ladders, Forest Pests,
Syrup Grading, Sugarhouse
Efficiencies, Boiling School,
Sensible Woodcutting,Value
Added, RO Roundtable,
Regionalizing Maple Syrup
Marketing, ”When to Drill
Without the Pill”, Consistency
in the Sugarhouse.
Preregistration: $20/person
(includes lunch) by 12/31; $10/
person (meeting only) by 12/31
Checks payable to: ACMSA
Mail to: Barbara Rainville, 598
Browns Rd, Lincoln,VT 05443.
Questions? Rainvb@wcvt.com,
802-453-5797
JANUARY 19, 2008
UI"OOVBM7FSNPOU
Grazing Conference
From Fallow Fields to Farm
'SFTI'PPE
Vermont Technical College,
Randolph Center, VT
The 12th Annual Vermont
Grazing Conference will feature
Missouri grazier Greg Judy as
keynote speaker. Workshops
on high-density stocking, and
leased land opportunities are
available. The schedule includes
themed tracks for dairy, meat,
poultry, diversified farming,
animal management, soil and
forages, consumer interests, and
grazing partnerships. Also featuring a kids’ mini conference,
and an intensive afternoon session focused on meat processing. For conference brochure,
payment, and other details visit
www.uvm.edu/pasture.
JANUARY 23, 2008
Are Your Replacement
Heifers “Fiscally
Responsible”?
VTC, Randolph Center, VT
Strategies for improving
your replacement enterprise to
optimize health, growth and
lifetime profitability will help
individual farms find their own
way to incremental change. At
what point do your heifers pay
for their “heiferhood” and lactation production costs and are
no longer in-the-red? Is it halfway into her second lactation
or well into her third? What can
you do to influence that variable? We will provide the tools
to help make sturdier decisions
in upgrading this important
cost center. Come join us and
discover whether or not you’re
“Raising Fiscally Responsible
Heifers” – this year’s profitability focus area. Workshop Topics
include: Wearing the Manager’s
Hat and Is this Heifer
Enterprise Profitable? Newborn
Management and Biology of
Growth; Nutrition, Health &
Disease and Reproduction;
Housing Principles and Options
that Work
For more information
please contact: Colleen
Leonard, UVM Extension,
802-334-7325, ext 13 or
866-260-5561, ext 13, colleen.
leonard@uvm.edu.
focuses on a variety of horticultural topics such as; vegetable
and flower gardening, botany,
sustainable landscape design,
soils, plant diseases, entomology,
invasive plants, and more.
This course is offered
Tuesday evenings, February
5 to May 6, 2008, from 6:00
to 9:00 pm in Bennington,
Brattleboro, Johnson, Lyndon,
Montpelier, Middlebury,
Newport, Randolph Center,
Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans,
Waterbury, and White River
Junction.
Tuition is $285 plus an additional $60 for a comprehensive
training manual (required) and
all class materials. To register or
for information, e-mail
master.gardener@uvm.edu,
call 802-656-9562, or visit
www.uvm.edu/mastergardener
FEBRUARY – MAY, 2008
2008 Master Gardener
Course
Various locations
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
This non-credit UVM
course covers the fundamentals
of home gardening and plant
and soil science basics. Training
Senate Farm Bill
12th Annual
Vermont Grazing Conference
From Fallow Fields
To Farm Fresh Food
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Vermont Technical College,
Randolph Center, VT
with keynote speaker Greg Judy
Missouri Custom Grazier
continued from page 1
programs focused on animal
manure management systems.
“Overall, we are positioned
very favorably at this point, and
we expect that the new Farm
Bill will mostly mirror the outline that NMPF first drafted
nearly a year ago,” said Kozak.
“We appreciate the hard work
that members of the Senate put
into this package, and we will
be working very closely with
them, and their House counterparts, as both chambers forge
a compromise version in the
weeks ahead.”
The National Milk
Producers Federation, based in
Arlington,VA, develops and carries out policies that advance
the well being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they
own. The members of NMPF’s
32 cooperatives produce the
majority of the U.S. milk supply, making NMPF the voice of
nearly 50,000 dairy producers
on Capitol Hill and with government agencies.
December 28, 2007
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Agriview Hay and Forage Directory
Addison County
Addison - 1st cut small square bales,
timothy and reeds canary, excellent
quality, $2.40/bale. 2nd cut square
bales, alfalfa and reeds canary mix,
excellent quality, $2.75/bale. Call
(802) 759-2480 (2/07)
Addison - Large square processed
bales: 1st & 2nd cut: Sorry we’re
all sold out of 2007 hay. Please
call and reserve for 2008 crop. S.
L. Moore (802) 463-3875 (11/07)
Addison - Small squares, first cut
grass $2.50; second cut grass
and some clover, alfalfa, and
grass $3.50; mulch $1.50. Call
759-2586 (2/07)
Benson - Certified Organic Sq. Bales
1st & 2 nd cut available $3.25 &
$3.75/bale at barn. Never rained
on, Can deliver 200 or more bales
at a time. 802-537-3169 (10/07)
Bridport - Rye straw - $3.00/
bale. Mulch - $1.50/bale. (802)
758-2682 (8/07)
Cornwall – 1st and 2nd cut square
bales. Excellent quality, no dust,
$2.00-$3.00 per bale. Large 4x5
round bales excellent quality, no
dust, $15-$25 each. Delivery possible. 462-2732. (6/06)
Cornwall – Certified Organic
Roundbales 4x5 – Excellent quality, No dust, Net Wrapped, Stored
Inside. 802-462-3510 (3/9)
Cornwall - Pre-buy your 2007
NOFA Certified Organic Hay
roundbales, net wrapped. 1st
and 2nd cut available. Excellent
quality. References available. Call
about 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 – Hay, small square bales.
Haylage in Ag Bags. Corn Silage
in Ag Bags. Dick Stone at (802)
388-2318 (2/07)
Orwell - Excellent quality first
and second cut round bales.
Mixed grass, clover and some
alfalfa. Forage analysis available.
$35- $45 per bale. Call for details
802-948-2382 evenings. (10/07)
(12/07)
Panton – 2007 First cut square bales
off the wagon $2.25/bale; round
bales double net wrapped, $15.
pick up at farm. (802) 759-2176
(6/06)
Starksboro - 1st cut square bales from
barn $2.50 a bale. Also mulch hay
available. (802) 453-2543 (7/07)
Caledonia County
Barnet - First cut grass-legume hay
$2.50/bale. Excellent 2nd cut.
$3.50/bale. 584-3772 (3/06)
Barnet - First cut square bales, never
wet, not dusty. Call for quantities
and pricing. Also, approximately
200 bales of mulch hay. Call anytime, please leave a message if the
machine answers. (802) 633-2588
(7/06)
Hardwick - 2007 certified organic
4 x 4 wrapped silage round bales,
700 Bales of First Cut - Ready to
go, 300 Second Cut. Feed analysis
available. Call for pricing & info.
Call Buffalo Mountain Farm Hardwick,VT, 802-888-7881,
leave message please. (9/07)
Hardwick - Hay for sale, square bales.
(802) 472-8225 (7/07)
Peacham- 1st and 2nd cut hay never
wet $2.50 a bale Call after 8:00
PM (802) 592-3458 (2/07)
Peacham – Square bales: Hay $3.00; Mulch - $2.00. Call (802)
592-3356 (1/3)
Ryegate - 2007 1st cut dry hay, 4x4
round bales - $30 each. Call
Parker (802) 584-3551. (1/07)
So. Ryegate – 2007 Organic 1st cut
$2.75; 2nd $3.00 in the field; more
from barn. 30# square bales. Call
Jamie (802) 584-4450 (6/07)
Chittenden County
Colchester – Straw, square bales. Call
for more information. Jeff Senesac
655-2862. (6/06)
Colchester - Square bales $2.00 off
wagon, $2.50 from barn. Also,
mulch hay $1.50. (802) 238-8415
(6/06)
Hinesburg – 1000 bales 1st cut
$2.00/bale. 1000 bales of mulch
hay $1.50/bale. No 2nd cut.
(802) 482-2376 (2/07)
Orwell - Certified Organic Hay
harvested 3rd and 4th weeks of
June 2007. 5’ diameter round
bales - 90% Trefoil and Timothy.
Brookside Stock Farm, Orwell,VT
802-948-2211. (12/07)
Hinesburg – 2006 Crop, horse hay,
square bales, timothy, mixed
grasses, small percentage alfalfa.
$2.00 per bale at field, $2.50 at the
barn, delivery available. Call (802)
310-4840 (6/06)
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.
Milton – First & Second Cut Hay
– Certified Organic, round &
wrapped bales; also, First Cut
Certified Organic square bales.
Call (802) 893-6302 (12/07)
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St. George – Quality Hay & Mulch,
square bales. Call evenings
or leave message with Gerry
Guillemette at (802) 862-3741
(6/06)
Westford - 2006 Quality Hay &
Mulch, square bales, fertilized,
never rained on. $3.00 at the barn.
Delivery available 802-373-9221
(12/06)
Westford - ROUND BALES Certified Organic round bales. 300
bales, 1st cut, approximately 500
lb. Will consider selling as nonorganic. (802)338-5385 (2/07)
Westford- 1st cut organically fertilized 4x5 ft. 700lb. round bales.
Clean, dry and covered. Ready
for horses or cattle. $30.00 ea.
Delivery available. Please leave
a message, or call eves (802)
879-0391 (8/07)
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)
Lunenburg - Wrapped round bales
4X4 1/2 ft. $30.00 per bale.
802-892-7753 (10/07)
Franklin County
Fairfield Center - 2500 Tons of grass
silage in bunker silos. 5000 square
bales, good for horses or cattle.
Will trade for dairy cattle or farm
equipment. Call for more information. (802) 827-6177 (9/06)
Enosburg Falls – First cut baled hay
$2.00/bale. Also available first &
second cut 4x4 wrapped bales.
(802) 827-3276 (6/06)
Highgate Center - Square bales of
hay for sale, first cut, $2.75 a bale.
(802) 868-4871 (3/07)
Grand Isle County
Alburgh - 2007 Round Bales, 1st cut
hay, 4x5 - $20.00/bale. Call (802)
796-6067 (8/07)
Grand Isle – 2005 hay, 310 round
bales 1st crop, $25/bale; 80 round
bales 2nd or 3rd crop, $30/bale;
61 wrapped round bales 3rd crop,
4 wraps, $35/bale. Call (802)
372-6669 (6/06)
Isle LaMotte - Dry mulch $2.00/
bale. Call (802) 928-3471 or (802)
782-3388. (9/6)
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. (6/06)
Lamoille County
Jeffersonville - 4x4 wrapped round
silage bales. Certified organic.
Triple wrapped. 1st cut - $25.
per bale; 2nd cut - $40. per bale.
Jeffersonville (802) 644-5138
(10/07)
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 (10/06)
Orange County
Brookfield – 1st and 2nd cut hay, 4x4
round bales, stored under cover.
Weston Martin (802) 276-3445
(6/06)
Brookfield – First cut hay, round
bales, approx. 400 lbs., dry hay, no
rain and stored under cover. Call
Leonard Herold at (802) 276-3101
(10/06)
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. (11/07)
Newbury - Good first cut square
bales, 50-60 lbs average, $2.50/
bale, 4000-5000 available. Also,
2006 mix corn and second cut
grass, $30/ton, about 100 ton left.
Call (802) 429-2481 ask for John
(11/06)
Randolph Center - 100 3rd cut
wrapped round bales. Lincoln
AgriSource, Randolph Center,
802-793-1206. (10/07)
Orleans County
Brownington - Good, dry, late firstcut certified-organic horse and
beef hay. Square bales $2.50/
bale and round bales $25/bale
at the barn. Possible Delivery
extra. Call Michael or Vickie at
802/754-6530, Kingdom Hill
Farm, Brownington,Vermont.
(8/07)
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
(10/07)
Glover – Top quality certified
organic hay, 1st and 2nd cut. Dry
mulch hay available as well. (802)
525-4672 (4/06)
Newport Center - 600 Tons of 2006
Ag Bag grass feed, 12-20 percent
protein, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cut, quality feed, delivery available. (802)
334-2401 (8/06)
Newport Center – Certified Organic
- Excellent quality 2007 grass
haylage in bunker, 30-35% dry
matter, 1st & 2nd crop mix. (802)
744-6553 (10/07)
North Troy – First & Second Cut
square bales, good quality, piled in
barn, weighing 40-50 lbs. First,
Second & Third cut haylage stored
in ag bags, has been tested, very
good quality - some Alfalfa/Clover
mix and some mixed grass. Call
(802) 988-2959 (10/07)
North Troy – 2007 Certified Organic
Hay for Sale – excellent mixed
grasses, large wrapped round bales
- $25.00 per bale. 40-45 lb. square
bales - $3.00/bale. Some local
delivery available. (802) 988-4384
Leave a message. (6/07)
Troy - Large wrapped round bales 1st
cutting, dry cow and heifer quality
hay $ 20.00 per bale loaded at
the farm 802-744-2417 .
West Glover - First cut square bales,
certified organic. West Glover.
(802) 525-1245. (12/06)
West Glover – certified organic dry
wrapped round bales, $30 per
bale. North Country Farm, LLC
(802)-525-1188 (7/07)
Westfield - Approx. 300 bales of
1st cut hay available; $2.75/bale;
Tom & Cheryl Wright; Westfield;
744-6208 (7/07)
Westfield - Big wrapped round
bales for sale. July cut. Dry cow
and heifer hay, $15. each. (802)
744-6121 (8/07)
Rutland County
Benson - First Cut Large Round
Bales - Nice mix of brome grass,
clover & timothy. Dry, never
rained on. $20 per bale. Kelly’s
Green Acres Farm, Benson (802)
537-3233 (7/07)
Benson - Early June cut 2006 round
bales $15 each. 2007 early June
cut $15 each, all certified organic.
Call (802) 537-2435 (9/07)
Benson - Certified Organic Sq. Bales
1st & 2nd cut available $3.25 &
$3.75/bale at barn. Never rained
on, can deliver 200 or more bales
at a time. 802-537-3169 (11/07)
Benson - Large Round Bales - 2007
- Never Wet - $15.00 & $18.00
dollars per bale. (802) 537-2271
December 28, 2007
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MARKET REPORT
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December 10, 2007
Wholesale prices paid per dozen
for Vermont Grade A brown eggs
delivered to retail stores.
Vermont Egg Prices:
Jumbo . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.05
X-Large . . . . . . . . . . . $1.99
Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.95
Medium . . . . . . . . . . . $1.63
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continued from page 8
Brandon - 2007 1st and 2nd cut
square bales. Certified organic.
Bales ave. 40+ lbs. Hay is mixed
grass, some clover. Currently reseeding another 60 acres (certified
organic). Taking orders for 2008
1st, 2nd, 3rd cut. All fields are
fertlized. Call Emilee or Jeremy at
(802) 247-5223. (8/07)
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. (8/07)
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. Clarendon,
VT (802) 747-3057 (1/16)
Florence - 2006 4x5 net wrapped
dry round bales, cut late June,
stored inside. Delivery available.
For more information call (802)
483-2362 (9/06)
Rutland - 2006 1st cut square
bales. 500+ $2.50/bale or make
offer on all. 2007 1st cut round
bales. 100+ $12.00/bale or
make offer on all. All hay in
Rutland. Delivery available. Call
BJ @ (802)-779-7104 for details.
(11/14)
Wells - First cut 2007 3x4 300
pound bales mixed upland hay.
Organically grown but not certified organic. $8/bale. Call (802)
325-6210. (9/5)
Washington County
Barre - Excellent quality 2007 4x4
round bales, 1st cut, wrapped grass
$30/per bale; wrapped alfalfa-
All prices are per hundredweight on the hoof unless otherwise indicated.
Source: Northampton Cooperative Auction Association, Inc.
Calves:
LOW
Good & Choice: 45-60 lbs . . . . . . . . . 10.00
61-75 lbs . . . . . . . . . 10.00
76-90 lbs . . . . . . . . . 20.00
91-105 lbs . . . . . . . . 35.00
106 lbs and up . . . . . 40.00
HIGH
11.00
44.00
60.00
40.00
60.00
Farm Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
Starter Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Feeder Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.00
Vealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.00
Replacement Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.50
700.00
grass mix $35/per bale. Dry, not
wrapped, stored in shed $25/per
bale. Call (802) 476-6926
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 (10/06)
Cabot - Hay, organic square bales:
horse hay @ $2.50/b.; mulch hay
@ $1.75/b. at barn. Long Field
Farm 802-563-2999. (7/20)
Cabot - 2nd cut hay, square and
dry round bales, stored inside
- $3.00 and $35.00. Crooked
Brooks Farm, LLC., Cabot -(802)
426-3579 (9/07)
Cabot - 250 tons 1st cut grass haylage in bunker, chopped and covered in same day. Will load and
can arrange delivery - $25.00 per
ton. Crooked BrooksFarm, LLC.,
Cabot -(802) 426-3579 (9/07)
East Montpelier - Good 1st cut hay
in square bales. Easy to load from
from the storage shed. $2.50/bale.
223-6930. (7/07)
Marshfield - First cut mixed grass
and clover wrapped round bales,
organically grown but not certified, $25/bale at the farm.
(802)426-3234. (8/07)
Marshfield - 400 4x4 round bales
first cut - $30 per bale; 100 second cut $35 per bale. Can load,
delivery available. (802) 426-3653
(10/07)
Montpelier - Certified organic first
cut Timothy/Orchard Grass 500+
bales, right off Exit 8, Montpelier,
$4.00/bale. George Dog River
Farm, call (802) 223-1559
(11/06)
Plainfield - Organic (not certified)
4’x5’ double wrapped silage bales
- $50.00 each. Call 279-3313 or
454-8302 (1/07)
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Jamaica - Hay for sale, 1st cut $2.00/
bale; 2nd cut $4.00/bale. (802)
874-4944 (11/07)
Putney - 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. (802) 387-4466 (8/07)
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 (7/07)
Westminster Station - Alfalfa(50%)/
grass mix square bales for
sale$4.50-$5.00 a bale. (802)
722-4275 (11/06)
Whitingham - 5 foot round bales
dry mixed grass and clover, square
bales also available. Out of field
or delivered. Price varialble
depending on quantity and quality. Call or e-mail for more info
802-368-7192 (7:30AM or 7PM
or leave message) llcorse6@fbconnect.net (8/07)
Windham--Excelent quality 40 lb.
bales, from fertilized and limed
feilds. 1st cut $3.00/bale; 2nd cut
$4.00/bale at the barn. Contact
Ida Dutton 7am - 8am or 5pm 6pm (802)874-4426. (8/07)
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
(7/06)
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 (11/07)
Chester: Top quality hay for sale,
large and small quantities avail-
Cows:
LOW
Canners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
Cutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.00
Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.50
HIGH
40.00
52.00
63.50
Sows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50
Boars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00
Shoats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Feeder Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00
Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.00
Rabbits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
13.50
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177.00
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3.90
bale
able. Square bales 40 lb. average.
Pickup at the farm or delivery
available. Bliss Farm--Chester
(802) 875-2031 or e-mail “blissfarmvt802@aol.com”. (8/06)
Hartland – Handicapped hay farmer
in Hartland has 35 lb. average
square bales of Timothy and soft
grasses in small quantities. (802)
436-2768 (3/06)
Reading - 250 Good quality first cut
square bales. $2.50 at the barn.
(802) 484-7240 (9/06)
South Woodstock – Certified
Organic Hay. Pick up in the field
$3.50 per bale or $4.50 delivered.
Birch Hill Farm (802) 457-4806
Ext. 1 (7/06)
South Woodstock - Certified
Organic Hay. Round bales, dry
and wrapped $30, also available Non-Certified round bales
and mulch square bales. Birch
Hill Farm (802) 457-4806 ext. 1
(9/07)
Outside Vermont
Crown Point, NY – Hay, first cut
cwt
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square bales.V. Lang, Crown Pt.,
NY (518) 597-3502 or (603)
529-7999 (11/07)
Hunter River, PEI, Canada - Hay
- Large square bales 32” x 35” x
84”, approx. 850lbs. Also, double
compressed bales, 18” x 20” x 32”
approx. 100 lbs. Minimum order
10 -12 tons, about half a load.
Need full load to deliver to US,
may combine two orders. Call
for more information. Green
Gables Farm, Hunter River, PEI
Canada C0B 1M0 - Phone:
902-621-0549 or Email: greengfarms@yahoo.ca (9/07)
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)
December 28, 2007
10
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by Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension
Professor, University of Vermont
R
ecall some of the new
plants and gardening
ideas from 2007 as you
make your 2008 landscape and
gardening plans. Some of these
from our Green Mountain
Gardener articles included new
annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees,
and choosing plants “ecologically.”
Early last year we described
several of the newest introductions from seeds, winners in
the All-America Selections
program. These included three
flowers—Fresh Look Gold
Celosia or plumed cockscomb,
Opera Supreme Pink Morn
Petunia, and Pacifica Burgundy
Halo vinca or annual periwinkle. All of these have grown
well for me in Vermont. There
also was an award winning new
vegetable, Holy Molé pepper.
Violas, and their many hybrids,
were the annual flower of the
year of the National Garden
Bureau.
There were several perennial flowers highlighted in our
articles this past year. Walker’s
Low catmint was the Perennial
Plant of the Year.
This perennial has dark blue
clusters of flowers on arch-
Walker’s Low catmint
ing stems in summer, and isn’t
low—that name just comes
from where it was found in
Ireland. Other catmints were
described later in the year, the
bottom line being that most
(22) rated highly and similarly
in northern trials (Chicago).
The four best in these trials were ‘Joanna Reed’, ‘Select
Blue’, ‘Six Hills Giant’, and
‘Walker’s Low.’
Meadow rues were featured
as a group of easy-care perennials, growing in various habitats
from sun to shade depending
on the species. There are ones
providing blooms in late spring,
mid-summer, or late summer.
Although most are around
six feet tall, they range from six
inches to ten feet tall. ‘Lavender
Mist’ is a good cultivar, and one
of the most common.
Representative species were
given of various colors of the
lilac, perhaps our most common New England shrub and
known mostly for its lilac color.
There are actually seven official
lilac colors, from purples to reds
and pink, to white. There are
generally two groups of lilacs
to choose from in order to
extend the bloom season—the
common lilacs in late spring,
and the later ones such as the
Preston hybrids.
Not all shrubs are good
in our landscapes, though.
Alternative choices should be
considered for the burning
bush and bush honeysuckle, and
all their variations. These have
become invasive in many areas
from birds spreading their seeds
into natural areas, resulting in
their crowding out desirable
native plants. The same applies
to the common ornamental tree
the Norway maple.
A group of stately, longlived trees you should consider
if enough room in landscapes
are the oaks. The white oaks,
such as the true white oak and
English oak, produce acorns
each year. They often have a
deep taproot, making them hard
to transplant once established.
The red oaks, such as the pin
oak and Northern red oak, have
fibrous roots near the surface
so are easier to transplant. Their
acorns are produced every two
years. Even if you don’t have
room to plant these, learn and
preserve them if they already
exist on your property.
More on all these and the
other topics from 2007 such as
vegetable and fruit gardening,
and specific crop pests and culture, can be found online (perrysperennials.info/articleS.htm).
New Slaughter and Meat
Processing Plant Considered
Livestock producers in Southern VT/NH,
Western MA and Northern CT
need additional processing facilities
A
t a recent gathering in Westminster,Vermont, over
fifty people from Vermont, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts gathered to discus the need for new
slaughter and meat processing options. Among them were
many experienced livestock producers, local and regional
business interests, university extension specialists, Agency
of Agriculture representatives, numerous legislators and
community activists.
We are upbeat and hopeful that this level of energy can
drive the formation of a new facility/service. To further
this effort, Community Action Brattleboro Area ABA has
undertaken a more focused investigation and is currently
gathering data on capacity and growth potential of regional
livestock production. To prepare an appropriate business plan
in response to the perceived need for expanded processing
capacity in the area we need to know:
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Attention Livestock
Producers
ommunity Action Brattleboro Area (CABA) is
investigating the need for additional slaughter
and meat processing capacity, with a view to
develop a business plan for such a purpose. In order to
best accomplish this, we need an accurate representation
of livestock production in the region of southern
Vermont, western Massachusetts, and southwestern
New Hampshire, and possibly beyond.
To accomplish this, we need your help.
You may be receiving our survey in your mail. If
you do not, or if you would prefer to use the internet,
send an email to caba.livestocksurvey@verizon.net,
or call 802-257-1551. We will connect you with the
web-based version of the survey. The web survey is
dial-up friendly. Your responses will be kept in strictest
confidence.
December 28, 2007
11
FROM THE STATE VET’S OFFICE
Vermont Agency of Agriculture Announces
Hire of New State Veterinarian
Position will also oversee food safety and consumer protection division
O
ne of Vermont’s
most important animal health positions
has been filled. The Vermont
Agency of Agriculture has hired
Kristin M. Haas, D.V.M. as state
veterinarian and director of the
agency’s division of food safety
and consumer protection. In
this role, Dr. Haas will oversee
the agency’s field inspectors and
veterinarians and provide leadership on current health issues
and trends.
“I am pleased that Dr. Haas
has joined our team in this
capacity. It is an important role
that has become increasingly
challenging with new strains
of disease and the heightened
threat of food safety,” said
Roger Allbee, Secretary of the
Vermont Agency of Agriculture.
“Our vets are on the front lines
of managing issues concerning
animal health and public safety
and Dr. Haas’ leadership and
experience will be invaluable to
our efforts.”
Most recently, Dr. Haas was
an associate veterinarian with
Burlington Equine Veterinary
Services in Charlotte,Vermont.
Prior to that, she worked at
Equine Medical Services in
Virginia. She has served as a
member of the Vermont State
Board of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Kristin M. Haas
since 2004. Dr. Haas received
her Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine degree from the
University of Georgia College
State 4-H Dairy Fundraiser
by Wendy Sorrell,
State 4-H Livestock Educator
L
ewis Mason from
Enosburg Falls was the
Grand Prize Winner of a
John Deere 2320 tractor. The
winner had a choice of one of
two package deals put together
by Hendy Brothers Inc. of
Middlebury. When I called
Lewis to let him know he was
the winner, his response was
“Oh really”. In a follow up
call the next day his wife Mary
asked me if it was for real or a
prank. I told her it was for
real and the excitement could
be felt over the phone. It seems
all the practical jokers were
at the house when I called so
there was some confusion.
The drawing took place
at the 4-H Dairy Show at the
Vermont State Fair in Rutland
on September 3rd. We want to
thank the fair board for making
announcement s about the raffle
and allowing us to sell tickets
on the grounds. With the
leadership of Cindy Kayhart of
Vergennes, the committee raised
enough money to finish out
this year and start next year. We
also want to send a special word
of thanks to Hendy Brothers
of Middlebury. Without their
partnership, we simply could
not have done it. Thank you
to everyone who bought a
ticket to help us out and we
hope that you get a chance to
attend at least one of the many
4-H events around the state for
2008. Maybe some of you will
even catch a glimpse of Lewis
proudly working the land with
his John Deere.
Grand Prize Winner Lewis Mason from Enosburg Falls with his new John
Deere 2320 tractor.
of Veterinary Medicine. She
is a member of the Vermont
Veterinary Medical Association
and the American Association
of Equine Practitioners.
Dr. Haas replaces Dr. Kerry
Rood who left the agency
to pursue a teaching position
in his home sate of Utah. Dr.
Mike Wood has fulfilled the
duties of State Veterinarian in
the interim.
The Food Safety and
Consumer Protection Division
serves the state to promote
and protect the health and
welfare of animals in the
State of Vermont and enhance
the viability of Vermont’s
agricultural industries. The
Food Safety and Consumer
Protection Division of the
agency is also responsible for
inspecting meat and poultry
processing facilities as well as
overseeing all aspects of the
weights and measures division.
Under the leadership of
Vermont’s State Veterinarian
and Assistant State Veterinarian,
the Agency has developed a
comprehensive animal health
program. Issues that are
addressed include increased
disease surveillance, farmer
education, and regulatory
oversight of livestock
movement.
December 28, 2007
12
Clean Barn Roofs Now to Avoid Collapse
I
t’s just after the New Year
and already we have had a
near record-breaking snowfall. It’s likely that there will be
more snow before the end of
winter which will increase the
danger of collapsing barns if the
snow is not removed.
Barns are built to withstand
a wide variance of snow loads.
It’s important to understand how
much your barn can withstand
and what to do to keep your
barn, yourself, and your livestock
safe. Many agricultural buildings
in Vermont are designed for a
“total” roof load of 50 pounds
per square foot. This total
includes the “dead weight” of
the framing, the trusses, rafters
and ceiling. Add to this many
feet of heavy snow and the
weight on the structure begins
to exceed its carrying capacity.
How much does snow
weigh? It depends on many
factors including how much
water is in the snow. One inch
of water or ice weighs about
five pounds per square foot. A
roof designed for 20 pounds
per square foot snow load could
theoretically hold up to four
inches of ice. Meteorologists
estimate that about 12 inches
of snow is equal to one inch
of water/ice Using that “rule
of thumb”, a roof should be
capable of holding up to four
feet of snow. However, wet and
packed snow weighs more per
inch and therefore a roof will
only be able to hold less than
four feet of this type of snow.
An important thing to
consider in snow loads is that a
roof may be able to hold a heavy
load for some time; however,
it may not be able to hold the
increased load for the rest of
the winter. A roof may be able
to sustain a heavy load for a
few days or even a few weeks
but can begin to lose structural
integrity after about 30 days. It
becomes imperative to remove
the snow from the building as
soon as possible.
Barns are designed for equal
weight distribution. The blowing
and drifting snow of the past
week has caused many barn
roofs to have snow levels from
1-2 feet on one side of the roof
and up to 5-7 feet of snow on
another side of the roof. This
situation is extremely dangerous
as it creates an unstable load for
the supporting structure.
George Cook, UVM
Extension Farm Safety Specialist
urges caution when beginning
the task of removing snow from
your barn roof. “It’s important
to remove the snow load equally
from both sides of the roof,”
he said. “Roofs and trusses are
designed for an even load on
both sides. When clearing snow
off, work to ensure an even
unloading from both sides at
a time. Clearing one side at a
time will put undue stress on
the truss, potentially causing
the other side to fail and push
toward the shoveled side.”
Always work in pairs; never
work alone in this situation
advises Cook. Also, use a safety
line when working on steep
pitched roofs and when possible
use snow rakes to pull the snow
off from the ground.
“It’s important to remember
that snow will evaporate over
time, but it also gets heavier,”
says Glenn Rogers, Regional
Farm Management. Specialist.
“Ever pour cold water into
a deep pile of snow? It never
reaches the ground. The
moisture the cows are breathing
(and their body heat) could
accumulate as ice in the snow
on the roof adding even more
weight to the load.”
Rogers advises that any time
you are on or near a roof with
a large snow load make sure
you have an escape route, that
you have plenty of help and
keep safety your top priority.
“Just because you’ve cleared the
edges does not mean that you
can venture out onto the center
of the roof. Get as much snow
off as possible first to lighten the
load,” he said.
If you still have snow on your
barn roof and you are concerned
about the structural integrity
of the building get the people
A crew removes the remaining snow from the barn roof of the Rocky Miller
Farm in Hyde Park. Part of the roof had collapsed and the crew was cleaning off the remaining roof to keep it up.
and animals out of the building
immediately.
David Santi, The Barn
Doctor, of Roxbury,VT advises
that there are some short term
remedies that can be made to
help stabilize a barn with a
heavy snow load.
“The center of the rafters and
the center of the building are
going to be the weak points,”
says Santi. “Keep a few poles
(4x4 or 6x6) on hand. Placing
these poles perpendicularly
under every fourth rafter, or
along the center of the roof line
in a shed building, will provide
additional strength until the
roof can be cleared,” he said.
“Remember to remove them
when the roof is cleared.”
He also suggests that in
low pitched barns with a hay
mow, use bales of hay stacked
4 bales together one way then
four again on top facing a 90
degree turn until the column of
hay bales reaches to just under
a rafter. Create a hay column
under every fourth rafter until
the snow has been cleared from
the building. “If you use the hay
bale method, it’s important to
make sure that the hay columns
are above a vertical support in
the lower part of the building,”
he said.
“I think we in Vermont
have been lulled into a sense
of complacency regarding the
low snow fall amounts we’ve
seen in recent years,” said Santi.
Snow fall amounts are cyclical
and we’re more than likely
to experience heavy snowfall
amounts in years to come he
cautions.
There are some remedies
that can be made to increase
the structural integrity of a
barn roof. Santi advises that
old, rusted metal roofs should
be painted. Snow slides off a
painted roof easily, while snow
will stick to a rusted roof. He
also advises that collar ties can
be installed in an existing roof
to increase the load capacity.
Installing 2 x 8 collar ties from
the middle of one rafter to the
middle of the opposite rafter
will create a much stronger roof
system.
If you are unsure about the
structural integrity of your
barn it may be time to call a
professional engineer to assess
the condition of the building.
According to Nathan Phillips,
DeWolfe Engineering in
Montpelier, most agricultural
buildings in Vermont are not
designed to modern building
code standards. Barns that
survive this snowfall may have
hidden structural damage that
may not become apparent until
the next heavy snowfall. It’s
important for the safety of farm
personnel and farm animals to
provide a safe barn structure.
Contact a registered, professional
engineer to provide a structural
review of your buildings. They
will be able to provide you
an assessment of the structural
integrity and a summary of
improvements, if necessary, for
your barn.
For more information, please
click on the links below:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/
html/snow.shtml
http://www.co-opinsurance.
com/s/weather.html
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