The mission of the Tri-State Dairy Team is to unite Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in advancing dairy management through collaborative educational programs, addressing shared industry challenges, and fostering innovation across northern New England.

Over the past three and a half years, Vermont Cattlemen has led a team of dairy farms producing beef x dairy crossbred terminal beef animals to learn about the economic potential for growing a Northeast-based beef supply chain. Kevin Channell and Roger Osinchuk are the managing partners of Vermont Cattlemen. 

Join the UVM Extension Dairy Team for the Future-Ready Dairy Farm Tour Series as we visit innovative dairy farms across Vermont that are improving efficiency, profitability, and resilience through technology, diversification, and herd and crop management strategies. These informal farm tours and conversations offer a chance to hear directly from producers about what is working on their farms, lessons learned along the way, and what they are most excited about for the future of their businesses and the dairy industry.

Over the past three and a half years, Vermont Cattlemen has led a team of dairy farms producing beef x dairy crossbred terminal beef animals to learn about the economic potential for growing a Northeast-based beef supply chain. Kevin Channell and Roger Osinchuk are the managing partners of Vermont Cattlemen. 

Join the UVM Extension Dairy Team for the Future-Ready Dairy Farm Tour Series as we visit innovative dairy farms across Vermont that are improving efficiency, profitability, and resilience through technology, diversification, and herd and crop management strategies. These informal farm tours and conversations offer a chance to hear directly from producers about what is working on their farms, lessons learned along the way, and what they are most excited about for the future of their businesses and the dairy industry.

Join us for a pasture walk at Fern River Farm, co-hosted by UVM Extension and the White River Natural Resources Conservation District. Fern River Farm is a small farmstead creamery making fresh and aged cheeses from their own cow and sheep milk. In addition to their grazing dairy herd and flock, they raise sheep and beef on pasture for meat and fiber. 

Join the UVM Extension Dairy Team for the Future-Ready Dairy Farm Tour Series as we visit innovative dairy farms across Vermont that are improving efficiency, profitability, and resilience through technology, diversification, and herd and crop management strategies. These informal farm tours and conversations offer a chance to hear directly from producers about what is working on their farms, lessons learned along the way, and what they are most excited about for the future of their businesses and the dairy industry.

Join the UVM Extension Dairy Team for the Future-Ready Dairy Farm Tour Series as we visit innovative dairy farms across Vermont that are improving efficiency, profitability, and resilience through technology, diversification, and herd and crop management strategies. These informal farm tours and conversations offer a chance to hear directly from producers about what is working on their farms, lessons learned along the way, and what they are most excited about for the future of their businesses and the dairy industry.

Local Food in Practice: Restaurant & Farm Partnerships is a free event series produced in partnership with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. 

The series is designed for Vermont farmers and restaurant professionals who want to build stronger, more effective working relationships around local sourcing for the restaurant market channel.

This three session intensive workshop will immerse growers into the practice of seed saving through hands-on learning, presentations, and field trips. We will begin with building a common understanding of seed terminology and botany. Participants will learn isolation and hand-pollination techniques, and also explore seed saving practices for encouraging high genetic diversity and bioregional adaptation. Together we will harvest seeds from dry-seeded and wet-seeded crops to learn processing techniques and review best practices for seed storage.

Join us for our 19th Annual Crops & Soils Field Day at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, VT. All are welcome! This event is a culmination of the year's research, outreach, and community engagement efforts. Attend workshops and sessions led by industry experts, network with community members, and learn about the latest local agricultural innovations.

An Exhibitor Tent will be on-site. If interested in becoming an exhibitor, email susan.brouillette@uvm.edu. 

Come tour a socio-ecological reconciliation project at Shelburne Farms, via critical source area to watershed outlet, aimed to mitigate phosphorus pollution, increase pollinator habitat, facilitate Abenaki land access, and foster local ecoliteracy.  Hear about the 7 year pilot and three year next-level project investigating mycorrhizal fungi's role in expediting plants' phosphorus uptake and restored polyculture habitat's biodiversity.

Our flagship program - the Vermont Farm Show event - is returning! 

This multi-day event will highlight our increased focus on educational opportunities through interactive exhibits, hands-on activities, workshops, and more. Equally important to us is increasing visibility for the variety of agricultural products generated in our state. Vermont Farm Show event attendees will have ample opportunities to taste, touch, and purchase some of our state’s finest farm products.