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Conference Schedule
Friday, January 17 • 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Lunch Discussion: A Conversation with the VT Agency of Agriculture

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We will talk about the upcoming EPA release of a new TMDL covering the Lake Champlain watershed and what  that means for the farmers. This will include some of the suggested changes, through the discussions of the Ag Working Group, to the AAP’s and what those changes might mean. We will also discuss the important role that grazing can play as a tool for the right farm to tackle water quality issues, inclusive within an overall framework of farm economic viability and sustainability.

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Speakers
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John Roberts

VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
I have been a dairy farmer in Cornwall Vermont for over 36 years, selling our herd in the fall of 2012. Prior to that I managed a farm in Shelburne Vermont and even further back before I immigrated to the States I have broad experience on sheep, beef and crop farms in England. Since... Read More →


Friday January 17, 2014 12:15pm - 12:45pm EST
Lake Morey Dining Room (Marked Table)