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Vermont Farm Show
Guide 2015
Champlain Valley Exposition
Tuesday, January 27, 9 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday, January 28, 9 AM – 6 PM
Thursday, January 29, 9 AM – 4 PM
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Welcome to the 2015
Vermont Farm Show!
This year we are focusing on our event as the “One Stop Shopping” trade show! We have
everything from seed to feed, health care to taxes, banking to education and much, much more!
The place to be from the 27th through the 29th, the Show will again host many association
meetings, including the Dairy Banquet and the Sugar Makers Meeting as well as the all day
FFA competition on Wednesday.
It’s free parking and free admittance again this year, although we are partnering once more
with the Vermont FoodBank. Please bring a canned or nonperishable item to donate, and
there will also be a donation jar for cash on the volunteer table in the entryway.
There will be equipment outside and inside and we are chock full of exhibitors.
The Farm Show will really miss the LW Greenwood display in the middle of the Miller
Building, but we are hoping to see Ron and Lillian sometime during the event.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Teresa Doyle and Chris Reed, workers
extraordinaire for many years and the behind the scenes folks who make the Farm Show
so much easier for me!
Consumer Night will be taking place on Wednesday from 4-7 in the Pavilion Building, and
one change is that the Farm Show itself will close at 6:00 p.m. so our vendors can enjoy
the activities. Anybody attending Consumer Night—hosted by the Vermont Agency of
Agriculture—will be asked to come in prior to 6:00 p.m. and will be exiting out the door
of the Pavilion Building when the evening concludes.
Come and visit—old friends and new, neighbors and exhibitors, animals and associates.
We will have something for everyone—it’s one stop shopping at Champlain Valley Exposition
during the 2015 Vermont Farm Show!
Jackie Folsom, Manager
2015 Vermont Farm Show
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Inside
Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Consumer Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Exhibitor List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Association & Event Info. . . . . . . . . . 18
Vermont Farm Show Contest . . 26
History of the Vermont Farm Show . 27
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Schedule of Events
Tuesday, January 27
VT Beekeepers Association Meeting
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room B (McEwing)
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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VT/NH Christmas Tree
Association Meeting
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room A (Bissonette)
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FFA Meeting and Competitions
Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Pavilion - Room A-B-C
8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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VT Organic Farmers Association Meeting
Miller North Conference - Room A
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Vermont Council on Rural Development
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room A (Bissonette)
9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
[email protected]
VT Specialty Foods Association Board Meeting
Miller North Conference Rooms - Hamblin
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
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VT Beef Producers Association Meeting
Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Room A (Bissonette)
1:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Consumer Night and Capital Cook-off
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Pavilion Building
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FFA Foundation Board Meeting
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room C (Stevens)
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
[email protected]
Thursday, January 29
VT Sheep & Goat Association Meeting
Miller North Conference Rooms - Room A
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Workshop: Update of Dairy Issues
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room A (Bissonette)
10 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
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FSA Board Meeting
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room C (Stevens)
10 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
Bob Paquin - [email protected]
2015 VDIA Annual Dairy Farmers’
Appreciation Banquet
Pavilion Building
Noon – 2:30 p.m.
CROPP
Blue Ribbon Pavilion - Room B (McEwing)
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Energy Workshop
Miller North Conference Room - Hamblin
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
More event information starting on page 18.
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Consumer Night
When: 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 28
Where: Buy Local Market: Enter the Main entrance and head to the Blue Ribbon Pavilion.
Come celebrate the diversity of Vermont’s agricultural products January 28th, 2015 at the 4th annual
Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show. On the
second night of the farm show, attendees will have the
opportunity to attend the Buy Local Market where they
can learn about, sample and purchase a broad range
of products made within the state. Attendees will also
have the opportunity to watch state Representatives,
Senators and employees of the Agency of Agriculture,
Food and Markets compete in the annual Capital
Cook-off—an Iron-chef style cooking challenge. Farm
Show patrons can enter the main entrance and head
towards the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Champlain
Valley Expo Center starting at 4:00 pm.
The Buy Local Market gives 56 Vermont producers
the opportunity to engage with new customers through
sampling and conversation. As well it provides customers
a unique time to learn about new products and purchase
goods from around the state. At the market, one can find
ice creams, cheeses, wines, beers, meats, fruits, vegetables,
maple syrups, honeys, and more. A number of vendors
also specialize in handmade crafts, like textiles, candles
and jewelry—all the best products under one roof.
At 5:15 pm the Capital Cook-off will begin with the
unveiling of the evening’s local ingredients. The cooking
challenge continues until 6:30 pm at which point the
contestants must submit their dishes for review by a
panel of judges—which could include you! The Agency
is excited to announce a vendor scavenger hunt open to
all Consumer Night attendees. Those who complete the
scavenger hunt will be entered to win the final seat on
the esteemed judging panel that includes area restaurant
owners, chefs and public officials.
Event highlights and winners will be announced live
on WCAX during the evening news, but don’t miss the
opportunity to sample and learn about Vermont’s products in person—perhaps even pick up a recipe or two from
the Capital Cook-off winners!
Everyone knows the parking and admission to the
Vermont Farm Show is always FREE! But we’d like to
give something back, and what better way than food!
Please bring a non-perishable item to the Farm Show as a
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Exhibitor
Booth
* As of press time
Exhibitor
Booth
AerWay-SAF-Holland Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
www.aerway.com
Country Folks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Agri-Plastics Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252-267
CCR Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-3/98-101
www.calfhutch.com
www.ccrsalesvt.com
Alpha Gamma Rho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
CropCare Equipment (PBZ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
American Jersey Cattle Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
usjersey.com
Applied Agricultural Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Artisan Printing of Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
www.apofvt.com
Bailey Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228-292
www.leepub.com
www.cropcareequipment.com
Crop Production Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
www.cpsagu.com
Daedalus Solar Works LTD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
www.daedalussolarworks.com
Dairy Farmers of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
www.dfamilk.com
Baker’s Ag Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175-76
Dairy Marketing Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Bob-White Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Dairy One Cooperative, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
www.bobwhitesystems.com
BCI Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240-41
www.budcarpenter.com
Black River Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Bourdeau Bros/FCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222-25
www.feedcommodities.com
Bascom Maple Farms, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-54
www.dairyone.com
Deep Valley Farm, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
www.fightbac.com
DeLaval, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-6/95-7
www.delaval-us.com
Depot Home and Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
www.depothomeandgarden.net
www.bascommaple.com
Desrochers Farm Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293-4
Blow and Cote, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Dimmick Wastewater Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
www.blowandcote.com
www.dimmickseptic.com
Burlington Diesel Fuel Pump Service . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Dominion and Grimm USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Business Lease Consultants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
www.dominionandgrimm.com
Cabot Creamery/AgriMark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69
EasyFix Rubber Products NA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
www.cabotcheese.coop
www.easyfixrubberna.com
Cargill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Efficiency Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
www.cargill.com
www.efficiencyvermont.com
Center for Sustainable Ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UVM block
Essex Equipment (Bobcat). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-20/57-9
Catamount Solar LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
www.essexequipment.com
www.catamountsolar.com
Eaton AgriCorp (Hakmet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-6
CDL USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288=89
Farm Family Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149-50
www.cdlusa.net
www.farmfamilyvt.com
CVFCoalition/Dairy Vision VT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Farming, magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Classic Stitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
www.farmingmagazine.com
www.classicstitching.com
FFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Champlain Valley Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-83
Frazer Agency, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
www.champlainvalleyequipment.co
Co-operative Insurance Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139-40
www.co-opinsurance.com
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GEA Farm Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209-11
www.gea-farmtechnologies.com
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Exhibitor
Booth
Exhibitor
Booth
Goodrich’s Maple Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 87
Mercy’s Farm Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204-5
www.goodrichmaplefarm.com
Morrett Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Goss Dodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215-19
www.gosscars.com
Greenhouse Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
www.agrotech.com
HA Manosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
www.manosh.com
Harrison Concrete Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Mountain View Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253-55
www.mountainviewequip.com
Mycogen Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Nationwide Agribusiness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
New England Dairy/Food Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
www.newenglanddairycouncil.org
www.harrisonconcreteinc.com
New Tech Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Harvest Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165-68
Northeast Agricultural Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
www.harvequip.com
Healthy Farmers Healthy Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . 127-29
www.agriculture.vermont.gov
Hicks Sales LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127-9
www.hicksales.com
High Mowing Organic Seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
www.highmowingseeds.com
Hoards Dairyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
www.hoards.com
Homestead Fence Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
www.homesteadfencecompany.com
Horizon Organic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hood/Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Hud-Son Forest Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186-87
www.hud-son.com
Huestis Farm Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-48
www.hueestisfarmsupply.com
JS Woodhouse Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234-5/220-1
www.jswoodhouse.com
John Thompson’s Golf Carts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177-178
Kent Nutrition/Blue Seal Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
www.blueseal.com
Kimball Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
www.kimballmidwest.com
Kingdom Creamery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
www.kingdomcreameryofvermont.com
Kuhn North America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119-26
www.kuhnnorthamerica.com
Lake Champlain Basin Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
www.lcbp.org
Leader Evaporator Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107-8/137-8
www.neagsales.com
Northeast Farm Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-41
Northeast Organic Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
www.nofavt.org
Northern Grain Growers Associations . . . . . . . . . . . 86
OESCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183-84
www.oescoinc.com
Organic Valley/CROPP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
www.organicvalley.coop
Orleans County Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
www.orleanscountyfair.net
Patz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-13
www.patzcorp.com
Pete’s Equipment Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273-5, 244-6
www.petesequipmentvt.com
Poulin Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116-17
www.poulingrain.com
Powerhouse A1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . outside
www.val6heat.com
Radio Vermont Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #8-10
www.wdevradio.com
Resource Management, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
www.rmirecycles.com
Rouse Tire Sales, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250-51
www.rousetires.com
SECCO International, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236-39
www.seccointernational.com
Select Sire Power, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
www.selectsirepower.com
St Albans Co-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147-48
www.stalbanscoopstore.com
Lely Center Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192-99
Lucky’s Trailer Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-36
www.luckystrailers.com
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Booth
Stephenson AgriSales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256-63
Exhibitor
Booth
VT DHIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
www.stephensonagrisales.com
www.vtdhia.org
Stubbe’s Precast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
VT Dept of Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
www.stubbes.org
www.tax.vermont.gov
Taylor Rental/Mahindra Tractors . . . . . . 102-4, 141-3
VT Dept of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
www.taylorrentalny.com
www.firesafety.vermont.gov
Timberwolf Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
VT Fish and Wildlife Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
www.timberwolfcorp.com
www.vtfishandwidlfe.com
Tunbridge/Union Ag Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
VT Farm Bureau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268-69
www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com
www.vtfb.org
USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
VT Grass Farmers Association . . . . . . . . . . UVM block
USDA Farm Service Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
VT Green Energy/EcoloEnergy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
USDA NASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
www.ecoloenergy.ca
www.nass.usda.gov/vt
VT Health Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
USDA NRCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
VHCB/Farm Viability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
UVM Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UVM block
www.vhcb.org/viability
www.uvm.edu/extension
VT Holstein Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
UVM Farm Viability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UVM block
VT Land Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
UVM VT Agrability Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . UVM block
UVM NW Crops and Soils Prog . . . . . . . . . UVM block
Van Wyck Bros Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
www.vwbdrainaage.com
VACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
www.veda.org
VACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #48
www.vacd.org
VT Agency of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #11-13
VT Agricultural Mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
www.vtamp.org
VT Beef Industry Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
www.vtbic.org
VT Beef Producers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
www.vermontbeefproducers.org
VT Beekeepers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
www.vermontbeekeepers.org
VT Beekeeping Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
www.vtbee.com
VT Biofuels and Boivin Farm Supply . . . . . . . . . . . 231
www.vermontbiofuels.net
VT Creamery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
www.vlt.org
VT Maple Sugar Makers Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
www.vermontmaple.org
VT Morgan Horse Association . . . . . . . . . 160 and 161
www.vtmorganhorse.com
VT/NH Chap Amer Chestnut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
VT SARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UVM block
www.uvm.edu/vtsare
VT State Grange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
VT State NFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
VT Technical College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
www.vtc.edu
VT Woodlands Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
www.vermontwoodlands.org
Wellscroft Fence Systems LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180-1
www.wellscroft.com
Wood Heating Systems LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173-4
www.vtwoodheatingsystems.com
Wood-Mizer LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
www.woodmizer.com
Yankee Farm Credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
www.yankeeaca.com
www.vermontcreamery.com
WCAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
VT Coverts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
WOKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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Essex
Equip
61
59
Essex
Equip
60
CCR
DeLaval
97
DeLaval
64
Cargill
55
Dimmick
22
Agency
of Ag
13
DeLaval
96
DeLaval
65
Bascom
54
High
Mowing
Seeds
23
Agency
of Ag
12
DeLaval
95
Delaval
66
Bascom
53
Vt Maple
Sugar
Makers
24
Agency
of Ag
11
Taylor
Rental
Taylor
Rental
Hakmet
Hakmet
Leader
Leader
Taylor
Rental
CoOp
Insurance
Leader
Leader
Hay, Silage & Wool
Products Display
CoOp
Insurance
St.
Alban
St. Albans
Farm
Family
Farm
Family.
147 148 149 150
Luckys
Trailers
Double
Doors
Luckys
Trailers
Select
Sirey
UVM
Block
91
Vt Beekeeping
UVM
Block
88
UVM
Block
73
Farm
Family
Ins.
Farm
Family
Ins.
154
WCAX
7
Classic
Stitching
Kingdom
Creamery
46
Organic
Valley
31
LuckysT AmeriAlpha
railers
can
Gamma
Chestnut Rho
VT Bee
Supplies
UVM
Block
89
UVM
Block
72
Vt
Land
Trust
47
VT
DHIA
30
151 152 153
St Albans
Coop
Luckys
Trailers
PATZ
PATZ
UVM
Block
90
UVM
Block
71
VACD
48
Orleans
County
Fairl
29
WDEV
8
136 135 134 133 132 131 130
Luckys
Trailers
VT Beef
Producers
NE
Grain
92
UVM
Block
70
USDA
NRCS
49
VT
Creamery
28
WCVT
9
Hall to Blue
Ribbon Pavilion
Hicks
Hicks
Depot
Farm
Supply
NE Ag
Sales
85
NOFA
76
Yankee
Farm
Credit
43
Mycogen
34
Morrett
155
Kuhn
Kuhn
Vt State
Grange
84
VTC
77
AJCC
42
Farming
Magazine
35
Bird Fanciers
156
Kuhn
Kuhn
Champlain
Valley
83
Champlain
Valley
78
NE
Farm
Sales
41
NE
Farm
Sales
36
Sheep
Exhibit
Kuhn
Kuhn
Champlain
Valley
81
Champlain
Valley
80
NE Farm
Sales
39
NE Farm
Sales
38
Sheep
Exhibit
N/A
3
Alpaca
Assoc
2
Vt
Morgan
Horse
Alpacas
1
Vt
Morgan
Horse
Morgan
Horse
Exhibit
157 158 159 160 161 162
Vt
Sheep &
Goat
Kuhn
Kuhn
Champlain
Valley
82
Champlain
Valley
79
NE
Farm
Sales
40
NE
Farm
Sales
37
Open Seating.
4
129 128 127 126 125 124 123
Hicks
Poulin
Grain
NE Ag
Sales
86
Kent
75
VT
Holstein
Assn
44
Artisan
Printing
33
Entry Area Doors
116 117 118 119 120 121 122
Poulin
Grain
Goodric
h Maple
87
Goodric
h Maple
74
VEDA/
VACC
45
VHCB
CVE
5
32
WCAX
6
EXPO SOUTH BUILDING
Overhead Door Entry
Taylor
Rental
VT Beef
Industry
Council
Timbertwolf
93
Cabot
AgriMark
69
68
Cabot
AgriMark
USDA
NASS
50
NEDPC
27
USDA
FSA
51
Dairy
Vision
VT
26
10
WLVB
109 110 111 112 113 114 115
Tunbridge
Fair
94
Nationwide Ins
67
USDA
APHIS
52
F2P
25
Hallway to Expo North
Building.
Company booth locations may be subject to change. Signage will be posted in the
Layoutto indicate changes.
entryway and2014
both rooms
144 145 146
Taylor
Rental
143 142 141 140 139 138 137
Taylor
Rental
102 103 104 105 106 107 108
CCR
98
CCR
CCR
101 100 99
CCR
Apld Ag
Tech
56
LCBP
21
63
Essex
Equip
57
Essex
Equip
Tax
Dept
14
62
CC
CCR
CCR
Essex
Equip
Essex
Equip
20
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18
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Fire
Safety
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Harvest
213
Harvest
210
GEA
181
Wlscrft
243
Harest
212
Harvest
211
GEA
180
Wlscrft
206
Goss
217
SECCO
238
Hoards
249
FFA
186
Mercy
205
Goss
218
SECCO
237
Rouse
250
VFB
269
Wd Heat Wd Heat
Door Space Keep Open
HudSon
187
Mercy
204
Goss
219
SECCO
236
Rouse
251
VFB
268
Gn Sup
284
CrpCare HudSon
185
173
OESCO
184
Stubbes Coverts
207
Goss
216
SECCO
239
Huestis
248
RMI
CropCare
283
270
Casella
282
271
174
OESCO
183
WdMzer
208
Goss
215
BCI
240
Huestis
Bakers
175
EasyFx
182
GEA
209
VanWyc
k
214
BCI
241
Pete’s
247
BlkRvr
246
272
Ecoloen
ergie
281
Pete’s
BlowCote
280
273
Bakers
176
Pete’s
Pete’s
GlfCrts
245
244
177
Pete’s
GlfCrts
Company booth locations may be subject to change. Signage will be posted in the
entryway and both rooms to indicate changes.
178
274
Pete’s
G Heating
Gifford
275
279
278
202
JSWdhs
221
JSWdhs
234
MtnVie
253
MtnVie
266
Daedls
287
223
VtWood
232
MtnVie
255
MtnVie
264
CDL
289
171
Frazers
188
Ag Med
170
BLC
189
262
D&G
291
261
D&G
292
201
200
168
Booth
191
Cnty Flk Hlth Fm
169
Kimball
190
260
DRcher
293
257
258
259
224
Boivin
231
225
Horizon
230
226
Bailey
229
Lely
Lely
Hlth Fm
Lely
Hlth Fm
Lely
195
Lely
196
Hlth Fm
165
194
Lely
197
166
193
Lely
198
167
192
Lely
199
WOKO
227
Bailey
228
DeRchr
294
Hallway to Miller Building
Stphnsn Stphnsn Stphnsn Stphnsn
256
Stphnsn Stphnsn Stphnsn Stphnsn
263
BobWte
290
Bourdea Bourdea Bourdea Bourdea Ctmnt
222
DpValy
233
MtnVie
254
MtnVie
265
CDL
288
HmFnce NewTec B.Diesel AerWay
203
JSWdhs
220
JSWdhs
235
AgPlstc
252
AgPlstc
267
Manosh
286
Hlth Cnt NFO
172
Harison
285
EXPO NORTH BUILDING
179
N/a
276
N/A
Entry Way
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The New Hampshire-Vermont
Christmas Tree Association
The New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association (NHVTCTA) was founded in 1956,
and since that time has continually provided its membership with educational, marketing, and
technical support. With approximately 200 members, NHVTCTA counts among its membership
the majority of those engaged in the production and sale of trees, wreaths, brush and ancillary products in the two state area. We host three meetings a year, held in January, June and September. The
January meeting is held each year in conjunction with the Vermont Farm Show, while the June and
September meetings are held at member farms.
For further information visit our website at www.nh-vtchristmastree.org or call 802-447-0660.
Vermont FFA
Vermont FFA has been very busy this past year. We
have hosted two National officers who had the opportunity to meet and get to know our members. We are
working on building a great partnership with Shelburne Farms as the host of our annual state convention. Over 200 members and guests attended our state
convention last year. They were given an opportunity to
work the land with staff from Shelburne Farms, attend
workshops, career and education fairs as well as a bonfire with s’mores completed their time. The state officer
team although small in numbers has done extensive
travel—from Canaan to White River Junction, Vermont
to Camp Oswegatchie, NY, DC and to Louisville, Kentucky for National Convention. Speaking of National
Convention we added to our roles of American Degree
winners and a Honorary American Degree. Other recipient; which means an individual that has given of
themselves on the local, state and national level.
Vermont FFA is on the move and looking forward to
new friends, members and leaders of tomorrow.
The FFA day at the Farm Show will highlight only
some of the learning that the students participate in
over the course of their time in agricultural education.
First, many will compete in Winter Forestry where they
are asked to identify trees, bushes, grade syrup, and
many other indoor aspects of Forestry. The second
contest is our Milk Products—here members are looking to identify a variety of cheeses, milk issues, understand somatic cell counts, etc. Only the Milk contest
winners continue onto National competitions.
Come visit us during the show at our FFA Foundation table and find out how you can continue to be a
part of a young persons FFA career in “Giving Back the
Blue.” See you at the show!
The Vermont Beef Producers’ Association
The Vermont Beef Producers’ Association (VBPA) will be having their Annual Meeting
on Wednesday, January 28 at the Vermont Farm Show in Essex Junction. The meeting, to
be held in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion of the Champlain Valley Expo Center, will commence
at 1 p.m. Arion Thibourney of Vermont Packing House will speak about “Marketing Beef
for Small-Scale Producers.” This program will address the marketing options for producers
of less than 100 beef a year. Direct marketing in halves, quarters and bundles is a profitable
and efficient method and Arion will discuss how to sell, educate customers and grow your
business. This will be a perfect opportunity to enjoy the popular Farm Show on Consumer
Day and meet old friends and gain new ones. The VBPA welcomes all beef producers and
those curious about the industry whether a member or not. The programs alone will be
worth the visit. Lunch is available in the Expo Center. For further information contact Bill
Emmons at 802-457-1520.
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We also encourage proposals related to forestry
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Farm Show in Essex, VT.
Organic dairy producers or conventional dairy producers considering transitioning to an organic milk
market are invited to attend this meeting from 10 a.m. to
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Miller building at the expo grounds. They will introduce
everyone in attendance to our program and the unique
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Dairy Farmers’
Appreciation Banquet
Hosted by Vermont Dairy Industry Association
(VDIA) in cooperation with the Vermont Farm Show
and Vermont Agency of Agriculture, 2015 Dairy Farmers’
Appreciation Banquet will be held on noon, Thursday,
January 29 at the Champlain Valley Exposition during
the Vermont Farm Show. This annual mid-day celebration recognizes Vermont’s Highest-Quality-Milk award
winners, Finley Award recipient and Vermont Dairy Farm
of the Year. Governor Peter Shumlin and Secretary Chuck
Ross will be the special guests.
Presented annually by VDIA, the 2014 John C. Finley
Award recognizes that person whose character, whose dedication to Vermont agriculture and education, and whose
accomplishments most closely resemble those goals, ideals
and achievements that were so important to John Finley.
Presented each year by UVM Extension and VDIA, the
Vermont Dairy Farmer of the Year Award is part of the
New England Green Pastures Program. All aspects of farm
management are evaluated in selecting the winner.
Also sponsored by VDIA, the Highest-Quality-Milk
award is given to the cow and goat dairy farmers who
have been documented to produce Vermont’s best quality milk. Runners-up are also recognized.
Tickets to the banquet are $10 in advance or at
the door (cash/check). Seating is limited. Contact Alan
Curler at 802-828-0325 or [email protected] to reserve
tickets in advance.
The Vermont Dairy Industry Association also sponsors the FFA Dairy Foods Career Development Event
that is held during the Farm Show. For more information about the Vermont Dairy Industry Association,
its events, or the Vermont Dairy Industry Association
Memorial Scholarship please visit www.vdia.org.
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The Vermont Sheep and Goat Association
The Vermont Sheep and Goat Association is a
non-profit agricultural membership organization and
has been in existence for more than 100 years. We are
incorporated in the State of Vermont, have a Board of
Directors and a written set of by-laws. In addition to
soliciting our membership on an annual basis for dues
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2015 Vermont Farm Show
Contest Information
All Entries must have been produced in Vermont by
resident farmers or homemakers, except for members
in the VT-NH associations.
Categories and Classes
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Christmas Trees
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2015 Farm Show Judging Criteria
This year’s Farm Show entries will be judged according to the following criteria in all contest categories.
The judging criteria will be as follows:
• Rejected - Any entry that does not meet the entry
rules, or is judged to be below acceptable standards.
• Honorable Mention - Any entry that meets the
entry rules and is judged to meet acceptable standards.
• Excellent - Any entry that is an outstanding representative of the class entered, and would be considered
for Class Winner.
• Class Winner - Best of Class.
• Best of Show - Best entry in the entire category.
This criteria was used in 2012 and 2013, a change
from previous years, and is seen as a more fair method
of judging and giving credit to those entries considered
for Class Winner.
For more information go to www.vtfarmshow.com or
Teresa Doyle: 802-454-7328
www.vtfarmshow.com
History of
the Vermont
Farm Show
The Vermont Farm Show was formed by the old Vermont Dairymen’s Association and Maple Sugar Makers’
Association meeting.
In 1930, the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington
was only a few years old, and the Dairymen’s and Maple
Sugar Makers’ winter meetings were held there.
Orlando Martin of Plainfield had served as secretary
of the Dairymen’s Association for several years. He
published a small program booklet containing a few
advertisements and sold exhibit space to a half dozen
or more dairy and farm equipment people along the
outside walls of the basement of the auditorium. The
income was used to cover program speaker expenses,
printing the booklet, and sharing in program expense
for the sister organization known as Wives and Daughters of Vermont Dairymen, who met with them in the
three- or four-day event.
In late 1930, Martin asked Harold Dwinell, director
of the Department of Agriculture, Division of Markets, if he would put on an educational exhibit in the
basement of the auditorium. Then Commissioner of
Agriculture Edward H. Jones considered it an excellent
opportunity to publicize the department and the newly
created Division of Markets.
During that time sugar makers were just beginning
to use glass for packing syrup, potato growers were
just beginning to experiment with packing potatoes in
15-pound bags for sale in stores, and poultry farmers
were starting to use cartons for packing eggs for sale
in stores. So Dwinell made a display of syrup in glass
bottles, potatoes in burlap peck bags, a dozen eggs in
both 3x4 and 2x6 fancily colored and marked cartons,
and McIntosh apples in colored peck-size baskets. The
display was placed on a table against a section of wall
with Division of Market identification.
Dwinell soon started discussing the idea of a products competition with Commissioner Jones and other
prominent Vermont agriculturists. The resulting consensus was “Let’s go.”
The Vermont Farm Products Contest was launched
in 1932, three years prior to the first Vermont Farm
Show. About 50 entries were displayed just outside
the ropes of the fighting ring in the center of the
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Burlington Memorial Auditorium basement. Extension
Service, Experiment Station and Department of Agriculture personnel served as judges.
The general attendance at the meetings of the dairyman and sugar makers was the largest ever. Potato
growers asked, “Why can’t we have a program?” Poultry growers asked if in another year they could have
a program also. And the apple growers, although the
Horticulture Society usually held a meeting later in the
spring, said they would like to have a program. Discussions led to the belief that there should be a new overall
organization to operate the whole affair in which all
of the Vermont farm enterprise organizations could
participate.
UVM Agricultural College Dean Joseph Carrigan and
Commissioner Jones had discussed the possibility of
drawing the various agricultural enterprise organizations in Vermont into a council through which a large
mid-winter show could be held, and Ed Jones was the
guiding spirit in bringing it about.
Carrigan, Jones and Dwinell can rightfully be called
the founders of the Vermont Farm Show. Their efforts
led to the formation of the Vermont Union Agricultural
Council. Its chief objective was to foster the Farm Products Show and conduct a commercial and educational
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The Council established itself in the first Union
Agricultural Program held in Burlington in January
1935. The Council membership included the Vermont
Dairymen’s Association, Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association, Vermont Poultry and Egg Producers’
Association, Vermont Certified Seed Potato Growers’
Association and the Vermont Horticultural Society.
The active executive delegates were the president and
secretary of each organization, the Commissioner of
Agriculture and the Director of the Extension Service.
The Director of the Bureau of Markets was made general manager. The 1935 meetings were an outstanding
success in every respect, with every member organization participating both in the program and with an
educational exhibit. Every available space for exhibits
was used by commercial concerns.
In 1938, The Vermont Agricultural Extension Service
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the state in stimulating the production of quality hay.
During 1937, hay instruction had been added to the
agricultural curriculums statewide. Approximately 65
hay samples were judged at the show. In conjunction
with the show, the 5th Annual Rural Electrification
Institute was held in Burlington under the supervision
of the extension engineer, with the theme “Electric
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The Union Agricultural Meetings and Farm Products Show
continued to grow and prosper in
Burlington through 1946. They
were held every year except 1943
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By 1947, the Vermont Department of Agriculture reported
11,206 dairy farms in the state, but
The Memorial Auditorium in Burlington had been leased to the Veterans Administration. So the Union
Agricultural Meetings and Farm
Products Contest were moved to
the Barre Municipal Auditorium,
where they were held until 2012.
In November 1957, Vermont
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organized and incorporated. The
official bylaws of the organization
were revised and adopted at a meeting held May 15, 1979. For many
years, Barre’s location in central
Vermont, with easy access to the
newly created interstate highway
system, brought visitors from the
south and north to the midwinter
show. For several years after moving to Barre, the four-day show and
meetings were held in February,
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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
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Essex Junction, Vermont, for the
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