Monthly Meetings
December CRWFA Meeting:
Tuesday, December 10th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Live and In-Person
USDA Service Center
White River Junction, VT 05001
Online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
Meeting ID: 885 8579 3534
Passcode: 281986
Agenda to come...
November CRWFA Meeting:
Tuesday, November 12th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Live and In-Person
USDA Service Center
White River Junction, VT 05001
Online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
Meeting ID: 885 8579 3534
Passcode: 281986
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Approval of Oct 8 Minutes, Financial Report
10:10 Grant Applications
Employee Evaluation intro
11:00 UVM On-Farm Research Network letter of support. Heather Darby to join.
Annual Meeting input
Location
Keynote speaker
Workshops
11:15 CRWFA policy priorities for 2025 legislative sessions (NH & VT)
Legislators by watershed
11:40 December Meeting plan:
Employee evaluation
2025 plan and budget proposal
11:50 New Business
12:00 Close
October CRWFA Meeting:
Tuesday, October 8th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Live and In-Person
Farm Credit East
(next to the UDSA office on Farmvu Drive)
White River Junction, VT 05001
Online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
Meeting ID: 885 8579 3534
Passcode: 281986
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Approval of Sept 3 Minutes, Financial Report
10:10 Equipment Update
10:20 Young Dairy Farmer Training (Shawn Goodfellow)
10:40 EPA Letter to Vermont ANR: changes in LFO/CAFO regulations
Experience in NH under EPA inspection??
11:00 Farm Disaster meeting follow up
11:15 CRWFA policy priorities for 2025 legislative sessions (NH & VT)
11:30 Equipment Grant - due Nov 1
11:45 Annual Meeting: confirm date, recruit organizing committee
11:50 New Business
12:00 Close
September CRWFA Meeting:
Flood & Disaster Response
September 3, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Online Only: Register Here
Zoom Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88607107777?pwd=hP8hRcOup22gi1ULqQSzr1zBAbW3lH.1
Farm Disaster Response meeting
Sept 3, Tuesday: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Confused about how to get help after a flood or during a drought? Have ideas for better disaster response? Come to this farmers’ meeting about flood and disaster response on Sept 3, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (online). First we'll talk about what to do, how to document losses, and what resources are available to us in 2024. Then we'll talk about our experiences recovering from disasters like last year’s frost and floods, and how we can improve disaster response for the next time. Because there will be a next time.
For online link: visit www.crwfa.org, email crwfa.info@gmail.com, or call 802-345-9201. Hosted by Connecticut River Watershed Farmers Alliance.
6:00 pm - CRWFA business (welcome, June minutes, Financial report)
6:30 pm: Flood & Disaster Response
6:30 pm: existing programs - what to do in case of flood or other disaster in 2024
7:00 pm: discussion - is there a better system for dealing with disasters in the future?
No July 2024 Meeting. Beat the heat and get some ice cream with a loved one. Stay tuned for August meeting info.
June 2024 Board & Member Meeting
June 10, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Online Only:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
Meeting ID: 885 8579 3534
Passcode: 281986
Agenda
7:00 Welcome
7:05 Minutes:
March meeting CRWFA March 11 2024 Meeting Agenda + Minutes
May meeting CRWFA Mtg May 14 2024 Agenda and Minutes
Financial Report: 2024 CRWFA Financials
7:10 Executive Director Report
7:15 Equipment Update
7:20 Ag Plastics update
7:25 Summer Open-Farm / Social Get-Togethers
8:00 Upcoming Events, Workshops of Interest
Vermont NRCS deadline moved up to August 23
8:10 New Business
8:30 Close
May 2024 Board & Member Meeting
May 14, 10 AM - 12:00 PM
Live and In-Person at the USDA Service Center
28 Farmvu Drive
White River Junction, VT 05001
Online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
Meeting ID: 885 8579 3534
Passcode: 281986
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Approval of May 12 Minutes, Financial Report
10:10 Executive Director Report
10:15 State legislators engagement
10:50 Ag Plastics update
11:00 Dam Re-licensing - draft language for CRWFA comment
11:35
11:45 Upcoming Events, Workshops of Interest
11:50 New Business
12:00 Close
March 2024 Board & Member Meeting
March 11, 10 AM - 12:00 PM
Live and In-Person at the USDA Service Center
28 Farmvu Drive
White River Junction, VT 05001
Online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
Meeting ID: 885 8579 3534
Passcode: 281986
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Approval of Feb 12 Minutes, Financial Report
10:10 Executive Director Report
10:15 VT 30 by 30, 50 by 50 Update and discussion
10:50 Equipment proposal:
1-2 x Herd spin spreader (one PTO and one electric for UTV?)
1-2 x Soil assessment kits
11:00 Dam Re-licensing - Kathy Urffer/Kate Buckman joining us
11:35 New Member Recruitment, by sub-basin (see Map and List)
11:45 Upcoming Events, Workshops of Interest
11:50 New Business
12:00 Close
February Board and Member Meeting
Monday February 12th, 10am - 12 pm.
In person: USDA Service Center, Farmvu Drive, White River Junction
Online (Zoom): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88585793534?pwd=n2CP8QJar2099ZiPhjJNOhYzappvoV.1
10:00am Welcome
10:05am Business
10:15am proposed 2024 Budget and Plan
10:30am Equipment purchase proposal
10:50am Vermont (Young) Dairy Farmer Cohort:
11:00am Ag Plastics
11:20am VT Conservation Initiative (30x30/50x50), update and discussion
11:40am VT Neonics Bill, discussion: no neonic seed treatment? use on crops?
11:50am New Business
12:00pm Adjourn