By Michael Colby Regeneration Vermont has spent the last seven months reviewing both federal and state data on the growing problem that is antibiotic-infected dairy and dairy-derived meat products (more than half the U.S. meat supply now comes from culled
Vermont’s large-farm dairy industry is under increasing scrutiny for a variety of economic, ecological, and humanitarian transgressions. Ben & Jerry’s, for example, was recently the subject of a New York Times exclusive that reported on the
Regeneration Vermont: The New York Times is exposing the fact that RoundUp herbicide has been found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. We are not surprised. We have been sounding the alarm about the dangerous trends in the Vermont dairy
Originally published in Counterpunch by Michael Colby. It was twenty years ago last month that Food & Water published our report on Vermont’s atrazine addiction, a toxic herbicide that is banned in Europe but continues to be used in abundance
Originally published in Mercy For Animals by Joe Loria According to MSN, a new report by the International Joint Commission (IJC) found that the Great Lakes need more protection from factory farm runoff. The IJC, an organization responsible for preventing and
December 6, 2016 Honorable Phil Scott Governor-Elect State of Vermont Dear Governor-Elect Scott, Congratulations on your victory. We share your interest in getting right to work in addressing Vermont’s economic woes and we believe agriculture deserves our immediate attention. Specifically,
Press Release For Immediate Release December 6, 2016 For more information, contact: Michael Colby, Regeneration Vermont (802) 595-0060/[email protected] Diverse Groups Call for a Bold, New Vermont Agriculture. Issue Open Letter To Governor-Elect Scott. Montpelier, VT – Today a group
By MICHAEL COLBY & WILL ALLEN Vermont agriculture exists in what seems to be two parallel universes, one in our minds and the other in reality. When people are asked to think about or imagine Vermont farming, they’ll inevitably mention
By Michael Colby The State of Vermont is on the verge of implementing “Phase One” of its plan to clean up Lake Champlain and the dozens of other impaired waterways throughout the state. In some of the most polluted areas
By Will Allen and Michael Colby The great divide between the well-marketed image of Vermont dairy farming and its stark and toxic realities is becoming harder and harder to ignore. The marketing shows healthy cows grazing on lush pastures. But
