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Contacts:
Diane Bothfeld, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, (802) 828-3835
Kelly Loftus, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, (802) 828-3829
Friday, August 29, 2008
Essex Junction, Vt - 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.
This year’s 11 honorees will join 161 Dairies of Distinction already in Vermont. These dairies are judged yearly, and must maintain a clean appearance to keep their status.
Congratulations to all 172 Dairy of Distinction farms.
New Dairy Distinction Farms for 2008
DeVries Dairydale Farm |
Samuel and David DeVries |
Addison |
H.J & A. Howrigan Farm Inc. |
Harold, Anne, Lawrence, John, Mike, Harold Jr. Howrigan |
Fairfield |
H.J & A. Howrigan Farm Inc. |
Harold, Anne, Lawrence, John, Mike, Harold Jr. Howrigan |
Fairfield |
H.J & A. Howrigan Farm Inc. |
Harold, Anne, Lawrence, John, Mike, Harold Jr. Howrigan |
Fairfield |
Aires Hill Farm Inc. |
Orlyn, Bryan and Karie Thompson |
Enosburg Falls |
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Peter and Lorie Hutchins |
Enosburg Falls |
Kaiser Family Farm |
Christine Kaiser |
Stowe |
L & L Farms, Inc |
Joseph and Dwayne Lanphear |
Morrisville |
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Herbert and Bevery Hodge |
Fairlee |
Top Notch Holsteins - Nadeau Farm |
Aaron and Chantale Nadeau |
Derby |
Cedar Acres |
Michael & Carol Pettis |
West Haven |
Complete list of Dairy of Distinction Farms in 2008
Farm Name |
Owner/Operator |
town |
Allandra Farm Inc. |
Allan H. Brisson |
Vergennes |
Arbutusland Farms |
Martha Seifert |
Orwell |
Blue-Spruce Farm |
Ernest, Earl & Eugene Audet |
Bridport |
Bodette Farm, LLC |
Raymond H. Bodette, III |
W. Addison |
Bolduc Farm Inc. |
Paul Bolduc |
New Haven |
Chalker Farm |
Brian and Cindy Kayhart |
Vergennes |
Cher-Mi Farm |
Miles & Cheryl Tudhope |
Orwell |
Clifford Farm |
Eric Clifford |
Starksboro |
Crazy Acres Farm |
Wayne Stearns |
Vergennes |
DeVos Farm |
John & Susan DeVos |
No. Ferrisburgh |
DeVries Dairydale Farm |
Samuel and David DeVries |
Addison |
Elgin Spring Farm |
Earl, Alan & Edward Bessette |
New Haven |
Gosliga Farm |
Gerardies Gosliga |
Addison |
Green Valley Farm |
Herman & Gretta Buzeman |
Vergennes |
Hog's Back Mountain Farm |
Leslie E. Rublee |
Starksboro |
L< Farm |
Lee & Lisa Terrier |
Middlebury |
LaDuc Acres |
Barbara LaDuc |
Orwell |
Ledge Haven Farm |
Thomas and Michael Audet |
Orwell |
Monument Farms |
Peter James |
Weybridge |
Nea-Tocht Farm |
Van Der Wey Family |
Ferrisburg |
Nop Brothers Farm |
Gerrit & Hank Nop |
Salisbury |
Roorda Farm |
Richard & Jodie Roorda |
Vergennes |
Rusty-John Farm |
John & Rusty Forgues |
Addison |
Sabourin Farm |
Gerard & Judy Sabourin |
Shoreham |
Weybridge Farms Inc |
Robert &Phyllis Bowdish |
Weybridge |
Woodnotch Farms |
Wood Family |
Shoreham |
Hill Top Farm |
Michael & Marilyn Gardner |
Pownal |
Arshla Farm |
Don & Dianne Langmaid |
Danville |
Bogie Mountain Dairy |
Sherm & Darlene Bogie |
East Ryegate |
Burgess Farm |
Katherine Burgess |
Bradford |
Butler Farm |
William & Edith Butler |
Barnet |
Devins Farm |
Richard, Connie & Bill Devins |
Bradford |
Don-Sim Farm |
Don, Tim & Dianna Simpson & Mark & Karla Barrett & Dan Renuadette |
Sutton |
Emergo Farm- Bed & Breakfast |
Bebo & Lori Webster |
Danville |
Farview Farm |
David & Mary Rainey |
Lyndonville |
Kinship Farm |
Mary Kay & Dennis Wood |
Concord |
Knoxland Farm |
Paul Knox |
Bradford |
Lizdick Farm |
Stewart & Tammy Vaughan |
So. Ryegate |
Martin Farm |
Larry & Sue Martin |
Bradford |
North Hardwick Dairy |
Nick & Taylor Meyer |
Hardwick |
Pearlmont Farm |
William & Gwen Pearl |
Barnet |
Rainbow's Edge Farm |
Elizabeth Hubbard & Hayden Tanner, Jr. |
East Burke |
Tamarlane Farm |
Eric & Cathy Paris |
Lyndonville |
Walden Mountain Dairy Farm |
Michael Michaud |
East Hardwick |
Devino Brothers Farm |
Erwin & Lee Devino |
Milton |
Ethan Allen Farm |
John & Todd Belter |
South Burlington |
Fontaine Farm |
Mike Fontaine |
Williston |
Hall-O-View Farm |
Jeffrey & Tammy Hall |
Charlotte |
Meadow Brook Acres |
Robert Richards |
Milton |
Nordic Farm -Hinsdale Farms |
Clark W. Hinsdale III |
Charlotte |
North Williston Cattle Company |
Onan & Lorenzo Whitcomb |
Williston |
Riverside Farm |
David & Kim Conant |
Richmond |
Shelburne Farms |
Nat Bacon |
Shelburne |
Towne & Roberts Family Farm |
Dennis & Caffy Sue Roberts |
Milton |
Twin Oaks Farm |
June, Charles & Mark Bean |
Charlotte |
University of Vermont Farms |
Greg Eurich |
Burlington |
Willow Hill Farm |
Willow Smart & David Phinney |
Milton |
Hook Farm |
K. Dean & Claudette Hook |
Guildhall |
Johnson Farm |
William F. & Ursula S. Johnson |
Canaan |
Norton Dairy |
Ulrich Strickler |
Norton |
Routhier & Sons, Inc. |
Bernard Routhier |
Bloomfield |
Russo Farm |
Stephen & Carla Russo |
Brunswick |
Aires Hill Farm Inc. |
Orlyn, Bryan and Karie Thompson |
Enosburg Falls |
B&T Black Creek Farms LTD |
Matthew and Kerri Howrigan |
Enosburg Falls |
Ballard Acres - Georgia |
Kristan & Torrey Ballard |
St. Albans |
Beaulieu Farm |
Robert A. Beaulieu |
Swanton |
Bessette Farm |
Scott, Mark & Donald Bessette |
Highgate Center |
Bourbeau and Sons |
Alan and Kim Bourbeau, and sons |
Sheldon |
Brouillette Farm |
Richard & Andrew Brouillette |
Sheldon |
Carman Brook Farm |
Daniel & Karen Fortin |
Swanton |
Centerview Farm |
Norman & Kim St. Pierre |
Enosburg |
De LaBruere Farm |
Paul de la Bruere |
Swanton |
Ferland Dairy |
John & Jane Ferland |
Highgate Center |
Gervais Family Farm, Inc. |
Robert, Gisele, Charles, Larry, Paul & Clement Gervais |
Enosburg Falls |
H.J & A. Howrigan Farm Inc. |
Harold, Anne, Lawrence, John, Mike, Harold Jr. Howrigan |
Fairfield |
H.J & A. Howrigan Farm Inc. |
Harold, Anne, Lawrence, John, Mike, Harold Jr. Howrigan |
Fairfield |
H.J & A. Howrigan Farm Inc. |
Harold, Anne, Lawrence, John, Mike, Harold Jr. Howrigan |
Fairfield |
Hayes Farm Inc. |
Patrick Hayes |
Enosburg Falls |
Longe Farm |
Lloyd, Marie, William & Robert Longe |
St. Albans |
M.D. Howrigan, Inc. |
Michael Howrigan & Family |
Enosburg |
Magnan Bros Dairy Inc. |
Henry,Loretta, Joseph, Martin, Mark & Peter Magnan |
Fairfield |
Marshall Farm |
Ronald Marshall |
St. Albans |
McGarry Dairy |
Edward & Diane McGarry |
Enosburg Fals |
Moo Acres Farm |
David, Gail & Ben Williams |
Fairfield |
P. Bourbeau Farm |
Paul and Bonnie Bourbeau |
Swanton |
Parent Farm |
Normand & Debbie Parent |
Highgate |
Parent Farm |
Robert & Linda Parent |
Sheldon |
Parent Farm |
Jacques & Mariel Parent |
Swanton |
Parent Farm |
Pierre and Barbara Parent |
Enosburg Falls |
Parent Riverside Farm |
Philip & Suzanne Parent |
Enosburg Falls |
Paul-Lin Dairy |
Paul & Linda Stanley |
E. Fairfield |
Pleasant Acre Farm |
Rene Bourdeau |
Swanton |
Rene J. Fournier & Sons Farm, Inc. |
Fournier Family |
West Swanton |
Riverview Farm |
Carl, Maureen & William Bigelow |
Swanton |
Shadee Acres Farm |
Robert, David & Sandra Manning |
St. Albans |
Spring Valley Farm |
Leon & Lena Brown |
Enosburg Falls |
The Blue Top Farm |
Luke & Lori Choiniere |
Highgate Center |
Trudell Family Farm |
Garry & Eileen Trudell |
East Fairfield |
Two River Farm |
Ralph, Glenn, David McNall |
Fairfax |
Vosburg Farm |
Norman, Arlene, Mark & Cecile Vosburg |
St. Albans |
Whiteland Dairies |
Cedric & Dawn White |
Fairfield |
Wimble Bros |
George & Ken Wimble |
Fairfiax |
Windfall Acres |
Wayne & Nancy Fiske |
Highgate Center |
Windy Acres Farm |
Laurent & Deborah Bourdeau |
Swanton |
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Clement, Elizabeth & Craig Rainville |
Franklin |
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Peter and Lorie Hutchins |
Enosburg Falls |
Greenwoods Farm |
Brendan & Leo Henry |
Alburg |
Islandacre LLC |
Kelly & Steve Robinson |
South Hero |
Ladd Farm |
Joyce B. Ladd |
Alburg |
Lakes End Cheeses |
Joanne James |
Alburg |
Ridge Crest Farm |
Andrew & Ellen Paradee |
Grand Isle |
Savage View Farm |
Dwight & Monica Bullis |
Grand Isle |
Starlight Farm |
Maurice & Karen Fortin |
Alburg |
THE PHELPS FARM |
JOHN LAFAYETTE |
GRAND ISLE |
Joneslan Farm |
Steven, Carolyn, Brian, & Paulette Jones |
Hyde Park |
Kaiser Family Farm |
Christine Kaiser |
Stowe |
Keewaydin Farm |
Leslie and Claire Pike |
Stowe |
L & L Farms, Inc |
Joseph and Dwayne Lanphear |
Morrisville |
Lanphear Farm |
Russell Lanphear |
Hyde Park |
Circle Saw Farm |
Bob & Tay Simpson |
Braintree |
CR Farm |
Linwood Jr. & Gordon Huntington |
Newbury |
Green Acres Milking Shorthorns |
Ruth Shumway |
Randolph Center |
Harkdale Farm, Inc. |
Russell D. Carson & Steven R. Carson |
Newbury |
Howacres |
Alan Howe |
Tunbridge |
Howvale Farm |
Robert Howe |
Tunbridge |
Newmont Farm |
Walt & Margaret Gladstone |
Bradford |
Silloway Farms |
David P. & John A. Silloway |
Randolph Center |
Smith Farm |
Steve, Scott & Fred Smith |
Topsham |
Sprague's Dairy Farm |
John & Keith Sprague |
Brookfield |
Vaughan Farms, LLC |
Darren & Roger Vaughan & Patrick Waterbury |
East Thetford |
Wakefields' Meadowbrook Farm |
Lynn & Alice Wakefield |
West Brookfield |
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Herbert and Bevery Hodge |
Fairlee |
Bear Mountain Farm |
Charles & Jean Hammond |
Newport Center |
Chaput Family Farms |
Reg and Mike Chaput |
North Troy |
Couture's Maple Shop |
Jacques & Pauline Couture |
Westfield |
De La Bruere Farm |
Andrew & Kathy DeLaBruere |
Derby |
Diamond Heart Farms |
Paul & Nancy Daniels |
Irasburg |
Gentlemen Farm |
Randy Gleason |
Derby Line |
Grand View Farm |
Bryan & Susan Davis |
Derby Line |
Gray's Hilltop Farm |
James and Donna Gray |
East Charleston |
Lehouiller Farm |
Paul & Maureen Lehouiller |
Irasburg |
Maxwell's Neighborhood Farm |
The Maxwell Family |
Newport |
Morin Farm |
Richard & Helen Morin |
West Charleston |
Mountain Road Farm |
Marcel & Paula Masse |
Craftsbury |
Mountainview dairy |
Dennis & Carol Poutre |
Irasburg |
O'Donnell Farm |
Patrick & Karen O'Donnell |
Westfield |
Orcutt Brook Farm |
Eric Daggett & Sara Johnston |
Derby |
Robillard Flats Farm Inc. |
Bernard Robillard |
Irasburg |
Seymour Lake Farm |
James & Sharlyn Jordan |
Morgan |
The Gebbie's Maplehurst Farm |
Peter & Sandra Gebbie |
Greensboro |
Top Notch Holsteins - Nadeau Farm |
Aaron and Chantale Nadeau |
Derby |
Valer Farm |
Alfred & Lois Proctor |
North Troy |
Cedar Acres |
Michael & Carol Pettis |
West Haven |
Glen-Mar Dairy |
Martha Hayward |
Castleton |
Harvey Farm |
Holly Young |
Florence |
Milky Way Organic Farm |
Rob Clark, Jr. |
W. Rutland |
Pine Valley Farm |
Neal & Julanne Sharrow |
Shrewsbury |
Richard Hulett & Sons |
Richard Hulett |
West Pawlet |
Woodlawn Farm, Inc. |
Timothy H. Leach |
Pawlet |
Carpenter Farm |
Barbara and Sue Carpenter |
Cabot |
Dunstable Farm |
Walter Bothfeld & Son |
Cabot |
Fairmont Farm Inc. |
Austin C. Cleaves |
E. Montpelier |
Long Field Farm |
Lynn & Martha Rockwell |
Cabot |
Simplicity Farm |
Douglas H. & Sharon A. Turner |
Waitsfield |
Maple Hill Farm |
Steve & Terry Morse |
Whitingham |
Taylor Farm |
Jonathan Wright |
Londonderry |
Liberty Hill Farm |
Robert & Elizabeth Kennett |
Rochester |
Lone Oak Farm |
George & Agnes Spaulding |
South Royalton |
Richardson Family Farm |
Scott and Amy Richardson |
Woodstock |
Spring Brook Farm |
Eric Johnson, director |
Reading |
Thistle Hill Farm |
John & Janine Putnam |
North Pomfret |
Woodstock Water Buffalo Co. |
Kent Underwood |
Woodstock |
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