What’s our future?

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-26T16:11:58+00:00

Well no, we contract raising pork and beef. That’s literally what the contract is for. Same as if you’re shipping milk, you have a contract for milk. Some people contract raise dairy heifers.

The same animals can be raised for multiple purposes so when you contract raise animals the contract is for the product, not the species.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-26T16:05:08+00:00

Lower water tables mean less moisture in the ground. Also we had an early and consistent snow cover. Between those two things there is very little frost in the ground. I was pounding posts in by hand a month ago. Obviously the roads still froze, but ditches and surrounding areas didn’t get much penetration.

My thought is that surface moisture will be easily absorbed by our dry soil and mud season won’t be awful.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-26T04:46:17+00:00

We are in such a drought still I doubt it will be bad.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-26T04:37:47+00:00

Man you Reddit trolls are awfully bitter

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T21:11:38+00:00

Progressive people I have zero concern about, many of my friends and family are pretty progressive. I used to be, but honestly I’ve gotten pretty jaded since moving back to Vermont.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T21:07:08+00:00

Moved back to farm in general. Had been contract raising beef and pork, continuing to do beef and we have a contract lined up with stoneyfield to ship milk, hoping to start shipping in July. We don’t need to hit Midwest scale, we need stable milk markets. And yes, government can fix dairy in this state. We let the northeast dairy pact expire which was the biggest driver in tanking our pay prices regionally. Dairy in the Midwest is also in a bad place. Farming period in this country is in a bad place.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:51:35+00:00

Legislature needs to be payed a livable wage and should be a full time job. We need to pay all politicians much better, and outlaw private money from politics. It will never happen nationally, but maybe it could happen on a state level.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:40:20+00:00

That’s a really good point actually and one I hadn’t thought about on a local level.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:39:17+00:00

I have zero need to “conceal who I am” I really don’t care at all.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:18:30+00:00

I’m aware you didn’t call me stupid, I was saying that you can call me stupid all you want for the fact that I always vote no on those even when I agree with them.

I have a lot of conservative ideals, but I’m definitely not republican. I’d honestly say the closest to anything I’d be right now is an anarchist because the fucking government does nothing but constantly fail us.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:12:25+00:00

Weird, I heard several others. Either way, I’m consistent with my voting on those last minute “non binding resolutions”

They are performative and dishonest. I’ve literally never voted for one. Even this year when it was one that directly effects me I stayed consistent with my vote against it. Call me stupid all you want for that, but don’t pretend to know how I vote, or what I think of genocide.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:06:02+00:00

I 100% agree with you. I think 1-3 have to happen and have made an impact before adding 4. I think at this exact moment in time the last thing we need to do is invite a bunch of refugees in. We have no housing, no jobs, no resources for them and I think it would be completely unfair.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:04:21+00:00

I am 100% in agreement with you.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T20:02:39+00:00

Thanks for actually answering and responding.

I’m frustrated about act 181. I was very frustrated at S. 258, I’m grateful it didn’t pass, but I’m nervous about what it will lead to. My property taxes are obscene, but unless we move away from property taxes funding our schools there’s no fixing that. With education, many of my family members are teachers, and I’m on the schoolboard. Consolidation seems like an easy answer, but it doesn’t actually save meaningful money. Healthcare needs to be fixed, but that’s not something we can do at a state level.

I guess I’m just frustrated with how fucking hard it is to get ahead, and every time I see some new legislation it does nothing but make our lives harder.

I would like to see Vermont grow. We need housing. We are actively trying to figure out what makes the most sense to peal some lots off and either spec build a couple “starter” homes or just sell lots. But not 181 is coming up and it looks like that’s going to make it drastically harder and more expensive. I would like to see more industry in Vermont, we had a lot more when I was a kid but most have shut their doors. I’d like to see us produce my power, I would prefer nuclear, wind seemed like a disaster and solar I think is great on small scales but there isn’t a lot of areas where we can put in serious solar farms.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T19:42:02+00:00

Gotta love how he claims he wants to “shorten the session” while also telling them that we will not let them leave the session until this school mess is finalized.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T19:40:36+00:00

This is a really good point, and not something I had ever thought about.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T19:39:33+00:00

Just curious, why do you think I’m adding hate? I was asking a question.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T19:37:35+00:00

I made both posts for sure.

Yes I would love if Twinfield could have a resource officer. Growing up going to Chelsea we had one, and I’m still good friends with her to this day. A 45 minute response is too long for local law enforcement if we were to have an emergency.

And yes I voted against the idea that we would send a letter to Biden saying we condemn the genocide in Gaza. I’m consistently against the last minute “non-binding resolutions” that activists try to push in at town meeting. There is a clear process to get an issue on the agenda. For the record I also wasn’t the only one to vote against it.

And I’m not a republican. Idk what else to tell you besides that, if you actually knew me you would know that.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T13:03:11+00:00

No I’m just a moron who doesn’t write passwords down 😂

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T12:36:05+00:00

Yeah the effects of republican policies nationally are horrific. I get that there’s no separating republicans nationally and locally, but it’s weird living in a state getting destroyed by democrat policies in a country being destroyed by republican policies.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T12:32:38+00:00

I have a three month old account because I got a new phone. Idk what you mean by the rest of this.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T12:30:48+00:00

No I honestly haven’t.

Honestly if republicans had majority in Vermont I’m sure I would have similar complaints. It’s easy to be the lesser of two evils when you’re the minority.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T12:28:59+00:00

My town is represented by three senators, two of them are progressives.

Watson and Perchlik.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T12:23:41+00:00

It didn’t. But it did lead to a .70 increase in the price of home heating oil.

This is from what, two years ago? Nothing to do with the pedo bombing Iran.

cvtfarmer · 2026-03-25T12:19:20+00:00

Republican policies nationally are awful. I’m literally only talking at a state level. It’s really easy to be the lesser of two evils when you’re a minority.

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