§ 4961. Purpose
The purposes of this subchapter are to:
(1) enhance the economic viability of farms in Vermont;
(2) improve the health and productivity of the soils of Vermont;
(3) encourage farmers to implement regenerative farming practices;
(4) reduce the amount of agricultural waste entering the waters of Vermont;
(5) enhance crop resilience to rainfall fluctuations and mitigate water damage to crops, land, and surrounding infrastructure;
(6) promote cost-effective farming practices;
(7) reinvigorate the rural economy; and
(8) help the next generation of Vermont farmers learn regenerative farming practices so that farming remains integral to the economy, landscape, and culture of Vermont. (Added 2019, No. 64, § 11.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 215 - Agricultural Water Quality
§ 4803. Agricultural Water Quality Special Fund
§ 4810. Authority; cooperation; coordination
§ 4810a. Required Agricultural Practices; revision
§ 4813. Basin management; appeals to the Environmental Division
§ 4814. Education and technical assistance
§ 4815. Waste storage facility
§ 4816. Seasonal application of manure
§ 4817. Management of non-sewage waste
§ 4818. Farming; scope of activities
§ 4821. Assistance program created; administration
§ 4822. Eligibility for State assistance
§ 4823. Priorities; State financial assistance awards
§ 4824. State financial assistance awards
§ 4826. Cost assistance for waste storage facilities
§ 4828. Capital Equipment Assistance Program
§ 4829. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
§ 4830. Agricultural Environmental Management Program
§ 4831. Vermont Seeding and Filter Strip Program
§ 4832. Farm Agronomic Practices Program
§ 4849. Recycling animal waste nutrients
§ 4851. Permit requirements for large farm operations
§ 4858. Medium farm operation permits
§ 4859. Public notice and hearing
§ 4871. Small farm certification
§ 4927. Report of surface water withdrawals for irrigation, livestock watering, or other farming use
§ 4963. Regenerative farming; Vermont Environmental Stewardship Program
§ 4964. Agricultural Innovation Board
§ 4981. Agricultural Water Quality Training
§ 4988. Certification of custom applicator
§ 4989. Certification of nutrient management plan technical service providers
§ 4992. Corrective actions; administrative enforcement
§ 4993. Administrative enforcement; cease and desist orders; emergency orders