Seeing the snow outside make's one think the April deadline is far off, but I know better. I have been staring at it for two weeks wondering what I have gotten myself into! The holidays haven't given me a chance to get the studio supplies into Babu's temporary living quarters. Table 3.3.The cow is in the dining room.Table 3.3.9: Results of Three Proposed Milk Stabilization Programs jpg 413K.Table 3.3.8: Dairy Price Stabilization Programs jpg 309K.Figure 3.3.12: Northeast Net Earnings per Cow (adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars using the fresh processed milk producer price index) jpg 343K.Figure 3.3.11: Class I-IV Prices per CWT for Northeast Milk Marketing Order, 2000-2010 jpg 211K.Figure 3.3.10: Vermont All-Milk Price per CWT, 1960-2012 (adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars using the fresh processed milk producer price index) jpg 140K.Table 3.3.7: Value of Production by Farm Typology jpg 1011K.Table 3.3.6: Vermont Dairy Farm Gains and Losses, 2007 jpg 864K.Figure 3.3.9: Total Sales of Vermont's Agricultural Products by Commodity Group, 2007 jpg 394K.Figure 3.3.8: U.S Per Capita Availability of Dairy Products, 1970-2010 jpg 347K.Table 3.3.5: Vermont Dairy Production Classes, 2007 jpg 213K.Figure 3.3.6: Number of Vermont Dairy Cows and Milk Production, 1927-2012 jpg 184K.Table 3.3.4: Vermont Dairy Farms by Number of Milk Cows, 1997-2007 jpg 452K.Table 3.3.3: Vermont Dairy Farms by Herd Size, 1997-2007 jpg 402K.Table 3.3.2: Vermont Dairy Farm Size, 2007 jpg 323K.Table 3.3.1: Number of Dairy Farms by Production System and Size of Farm, 2011 jpg 438K.Figure 3.3.3: Density of Vermont Dairy Cattle and Milk Production Locations jpg 684K.Figure 3.3.2: Dairy Farms and Non-Dairy Farms by County, 2007 jpg 238K.Figure 3.3.1: Net Earnings per Hundredweight (CWT) of Milk, 1977-2012 jpg 111K.Senator Patrick Leahy has described dairyman-turned-actor-turned-Senate candidate Fred Tuttle as “the distilled essence of Vermonthood.” For over 100 years, dairy farming has had significant economic, ecological, and cultural impacts in Vermont. These visitors spent over $1.42 billion, generated about $200 million in tax and fee revenues, and contributed to the employment of 33,530 people.ĭairy cows and dairy farms are recurring motifs in Vermont branding, artwork, and culture, from Ben & Jerry’s packaging to Woody Jackson’s and Warren Kimble’s folk art, from county fairs to the Burlington Cow Parade. The Vermont Tourism Data Center estimates that at least 10 million people visited the Green Mountain State in 2009, many of whom were attracted by the beauty of the landscape. Vermont’s dairy-centric landscape also contributes to the desirability of Vermont as a tourist destination. Gross sales of Vermont’s processed dairy products total about $1.2 billion per year. Value added dairy products including ice cream, cheese, butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, powdered milk, and other products also provide profitable opportunities for Vermont dairy farmers. Even though the number of dairy cows has declined, the average amount of milk produced per cow has increased, and total milk production has consistently exceeded 2 billion pounds of milk per year for the past 50 years. Vermont is the largest dairy producing state in New England, and dairy products (milk, dairy beef, and forage crops grown for livestock) account for upwards of 83% (≈ $584 million, adjusted for inflation to 2010 dollars) of the state’s agricultural products’ sales, and as much as 90% depending on market prices.