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UVM Extension reports progress on hemp fiber and local grain infrastructure for Vermont markets
Summary
UVM Extension described work on hemp fiber, local grain production and infrastructure (flour mills, bins, dryers) and efforts to keep grain local for value‑added products, including partnerships with Battenkill Fiber Mills and local mills/bakeries.
Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension agronomist, told committee members that the Extension program is supporting farmers who are transitioning from dairy to grain and trying to build local grain and fiber value chains in Vermont.
Darby described efforts to connect grain growers with buyers such as brewers and distillers and to help farmers secure infrastructure through the Working Lands program (grants for bins, dryers and mills). She cited one…
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