The Valley Voice And Area Businesses Salute Dairies Of Distinction
Tuesday September 9, 2008
There are 172 Dairy of Distinction dairy farms in Vermont and these farms were recognized with a luncheon on August 28, 2008 at the Champlain Valley Fair. The Vermont Dairy of Distinction Program awards were developed to recognize farms that maintain a well-kept farmstead.
The Dairy of Distinction program was developed because attractive dairies give the consumer greater confidence in the wholesomeness of milk, stimulates milk sales, and encourages public support for the dairy industry.
Dairy of Distinction judges look at the cleanliness, physical condition, and uniform appearance of buildings; neat and appropriate landscaping; well graded roads and lanes; fences in good repair; neat ditches that are free of debris; cleanliness of animals; neat barnyards; clean roads free of mud and manure; manure storage facilities out of view; farm machinery that is parked in an orderly fashion; no apparent pollution of streams; clean feed areas; and all unnecessary machinery stored out of sight. 2008 Allandra Farm Inc. Allan H. Brisson Vergennes 2008 Arbutusland Farms Martha Seifert Orwell 2008 Blue-Spruce Farm Ernest, Earl & Eugene Audet Bridport 2008 Bodette Farm, LLC Raymond H. Bodette, III W. Addison 2008 Bolduc Farm Inc. Paul Bolduc New Haven 2008 Chalker Farm Brian and Cindy Kayhart Vergennes 2008 Cher-Mi Farm Miles & Cheryl Tudhope Orwell 2008 Clifford Farm Eric Clifford Starksboro 2008 Crazy Acres Farm Wayne Stearns Vergennes 2008 DeVos Farm John & Susan DeVos No. Ferrisburgh 2008 DeVries Dairydale Farm Samuel and David DeVries Addison 2008 Elgin Spring Farm Earl, Alan & Edward Bessette New Haven 2008 Gosliga Farm Gerardies Gosliga Addison 2008 Green Valley Farm Herman & Gretta Buzeman Vergennes 2008 Hog's Back Mountain Farm Leslie E. Rublee Starksboro 2008 L & LT Farm Lee & Lisa Terrier Middlebury 2008 LaDuc Acres Barbara LaDuc Orwell 2008 Ledge Haven Farm Thomas and Michael Audet Orwell 2008 Nop Brothers Farm Gerrit & Hank Nop Salisbury 2008 Sabourin Farm Gerard & Judy Sabourin Shoreham 2008 Woodnotch Farms Wood Family Shoreham 2008 Weybridge Farms Inc Robert & Phyllis Bowdish Weybridge 2008 Woodnotch Farms Wood Family Shoreham 2008 Monument Farms Peter James Weybridge 2008 Roorda Farm Richard & Jodie Roorda Vergennes 2008 Nea-Tocht Farm Van Der Wey Family Ferrisburg 2008 Rusty-John Farm John & Rusty Forgues Addison
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