Farmers are embarking on the first planting season after the destructive floods of Tropical Storm Irene, and the continued recovery coincides with low milk prices.

Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross provides an update from Tropical Storm Irene on farmers who lost land or had so much silt deposited on their fields that it's unusable.

For the past five years, music has been emanating from the basement of an Enosburg Falls coffee shop. VPR Music contributor Matt Bushlow visits Farm at The Cave of Legends.

Shelburne Museum Senior Curator Jean Burks looks back at toys, dolls and games, some that were manufactured in Vermont. Also, with the first round of data from the 2010 census just released, we look at what Vermont's results tell us. Plus we hear from an Enosburg Falls trio called Farm.

A lengthy, large-scale deployment of Vermont National Guard troops is nearing its conclusion, and Adjutant General Michael Dubie discusses the mission and the aftermath of the soldiers' service in Afghanistan.

A new study from The Nature Conservancy examines specific effects of climate change on the Lake Champlain basin, based on an array of climate models and historical data. We learn more about the research and the findings. Also, a program at UVM helps farms prepare for and manage outbreaks of animal illness, like foot-and-mouth disease.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talked with Peter Lebenbaum at his 15-acre farm about sheep, lambs, and what goes into rasing them.

The role that small and part-time farms have in Vermont's agriculture economy, and how backyard farming helps maintainthe state's agricultural identity.

That's according to the federal government's 2007 Census of Agriculture, which shows there were 33,000 farms in New England in 2007, up from 28,000 farms in 2002.

Today, VPR's Charlotte Albright talks with farm family number five-a close knit clan trying to find new ways of making their living off the land--as we continue our stories about some of the oldest farms in Caledonia County.

In part one of our series, "Farm Families" VPR's Charlotte Albright looks at the issue of passing along the family farm to a new generation.

The state Agency of Agriculture says the Vermont Egg Farm in Highgate has violated its permit by improperly handling 65 tons of chicken manure.

The farm to to-table movement has some ardent supporters across the country, and particularly in this region. We talk with nationally renowned chef Dan Barber and with Tristan Toleno, chef of the Riverview Cafe in Brattleboro, about the role of restuarants in a local food economy.

Record rains and storm damage have been THE story of this summer's weather. We talk with weather watchers about the storms and rainfall we've experienced, and the impact of that rain on farms and crops.

New reason for concern about families stuggling to pay for their basic needs; fuel prices are on the minds of Vermont's congressional delegation; environmental group says VANR has failed to control large farm pollution; Anthony Pollina  attacks Gov. Jim Douglas for cutting the state work force.

Vermont farm fields could one day be planted in hemp; Vermont's state economist says it's official: the state is now in a recession; A new report says Vermont's the second-best place in America to raise children, even if it does have high health care costs; A new law will require photoelectric smoke detectors to be installed in every home in Vermont.

We talk with two Vermonters - a medical researcher and a reporter - about the cutting edge work underway to understand and treat memory loss and Alzheimer's Disease. We'll also hear from farmers about the difficult loss when a farm animal dies unexpectedly.

The White House press secretary says President Bush plans to veto the farm bill today; Congressman Peter Welch is in the midst of a dustup in Washington over the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to adopt state tailpipe emission standards; more...

Testimony began this morning in the rape and murder trial of Brian Rooney of Richmond; Social service agencies say hungry Vermonters will benefit from the farm bill that passed Congress; more...

School lunch programs rely on federally subsidized foods that are trucked in from out of state, but schools are also turning to local farmers to provide more of what they serve. We examine the challenges of putting more local food in school cafeterias. Also, we look beyond the hand wringing over Lake Champlain's health to possible solutions, and a report from the Northeast Kingdom on a controversial constable who faces a serious challenger on March 4.