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Celebrating 80 Years
April 2019 • Vol. 83, Numb er 3 • Published monthly by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture • www.Agriculture.Vermont.Gov
Vermont Agricultural &
Environmental Laboratory Opens
By Scott Waterman, VT Agency of
Agriculture, Food & Markets
The new Vermont Agency of Resources. While accommodations place at Vermont Technical College Vermont Agriculture & Environmental
Agriculture, Food & Markets were made for lab space at UVM in Randolph Center to begin this Laboratory located on the campus of
and Vermont Agency of and Berlin by splitting up the lab, process. Vermont Technical College’s Randolph
Natural Resources lab is ready. there remained a need to establish a Center location. Above: One of the new
Located on the beautiful campus new location to bring all lab services The lab will continue its service laboratory spaces.
at Vermont Tech, this new lab will under one roof again. In January to Vermonters by monitoring
help protect human, animal and of 2018, a ground breaking took various health and safety issues from water quality, dairy, maple, and
environmental health for Vermonters. throughout the state -- everything hemp to ticks and mosquitos. The
A ribbon cutting was held on 36-thousand square-foot facility is a
February 11th, kicking off the move- $20 million-dollar project and is the
in period for the lab’s infrastructure, last major state government building
equipment, instruments, and reconstruction project following
employees. The site will be home to Tropical Storm Irene.
the new lab in April of 2019.
In August of 2011, Tropical
Storm Irene flooded the state office
complex in Waterbury, destroying
laboratories for both the Vermont
Agency of Agriculture, Food &
Markets and the Agency of Natural
Nonprofit Org Inside This Issue
US Postage
Vermont Agency of PAID The View from Classifieds. . . . . . . . . Page 11
Agriculture, Food & Markets Permit #10 116 State Street. . . . . Page 2 The Power of Fungi. . Page 13
Produce Safety 4-H Corner . . . . . . . . Page 14
116 State Street White River Jct VT Certification. . . . . . . . Page 3 Nutrient Management
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-2901 Help for Hemp Planning . . . . . . . . . . Page 15
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Farmers. . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 MFO Compliance
Where to Start Value- Reports Due . . . . . . . Page 16
added Processing?. . . . Page 5
Vermont Cheese
Wins in US Contest. . . Page 6
Hunting Seminars. . . . Page 6
Composting Livestock
Mortalities. . . . . . . . . . Page 8
Secretary Perdue Kicks
Off Maple Season. . . . Page 8
Vermont Vegetable
and Berry News. . . . . Page 10
