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Vermont Business Magazine Teucrium Trading, LLC, the Sponsor of commodity futures-based ETFs, announced that the Teucrium AiLA Long-Short Base Metals Strategy ETF began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday under the ticker OAIB. The Fund seeks to track the AiLA-S022 index, a strategy holding both long and short positions in base metals futures contracts listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the London Metals Exchange (LME). OAIB allows investors to access a sophisticated, long-short strategy through a passively managed, liquid, and tax efficient fund. The Fund will hold both long and short positions in aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin, and zinc, according to the AiLA-S022 index. The Index is powered by OPALai’s AI-driven technology and data analytics. Teucrium has historically focused exclusively on agricultural markets. OAIB is Teucrium’s first non-agricultural offering.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted on April 5 to have 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting permits available this year for a hunt limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state. The science-based hunt will result in an estimated harvest of about 100 moose, or 10 percent of the more than 1,000 moose currently estimated to live in WMU E. Permit applications are now available on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s website. The goal of the department’s 2023 moose harvest recommendation is to improve the health of moose in WMU-E by reducing the number of moose and thereby reducing the abundance and impact of winter ticks.

Vermont Business Magazine Hiking Vermont’s hillsides is a great way to enjoy a spring day, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and Audubon Vermont recommend people check to see if the area they are planning to hike or climb is open. In addition to the many trails that are currently closed to reduce impacts during mud season, several cliff areas are closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons. Biologists and community scientists are just now identifying which cliffs are occupied by peregrines this year, and not all sites have been visited to-date. Once closed, these sites will remain closed until August 1 or until Fish and Wildlife determines the risk to nesting falcons has passed.

Vermont Business Magazine Despite the late arrival of winter to Vermont, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) wants to remind the public that mud season is here and many trails around the state are closed. During mud season, which can run until Memorial Day in upper elevations, hiking and biking trails are extremely wet and muddy due to the combined effects of snow melt, thawing ground, and seasonal rain. We ask the public to avoid muddy, soft trails to protect sensitive vegetation and ensure trails are in good shape for the upcoming hiking and biking season.

Vermont Business Magazine The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Vermont released three notices of of funding opportunities (NFO) for Farm Bill conservation planning and implementation support and fulfillment of the NRCS Vermont Strategic Plan. NRCS Vermont is seeking support from and opportunities to partner with like-minded natural resource conservation partners. The overall intent of this solicitation is to seek conservation partners to provide technical services for activities related to conservation delivery assistance identified in Section A of this announcement.

Vermont Business Magazine The Arlington Common, a hub for community, wellness and creativity, will host the second annual Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival, April 27 – 30th. The event will take place at its two-acre community campus located in Arlington’s downtown and less than half a mile from the Battenkill River, the heart of the fly fishing community and one of the United States’ premier fly fishing destinations for wild brown and brook trout. Attendees from as far as Canada and North Carolina will again be traveling to Arlington to join the celebrated history of fly fishing on the legendary Battenkill River, with event proceeds earmarked for the nonprofit Arlington Common and Battenkill River conservation projects while showcasing the Arlington area’s local inns, restaurants, small businesses and nonprofits.

Vermont Business Magazine The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s reclassification of the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered status came into effect Friday, March 31, 2023. In Vermont, the northern-long eared bat received a state endangered status in 2011 due to rapid and drastic declines caused by the deadly fungal disease white-nose syndrome. It received federal threatened status in 2015 after the disease had spread throughout the Northeast, but not the entire range of the species. Following white-nose syndrome’s expansion across the United States and Canada, the northern long-eared bat has experienced similarly dramatic population declines throughout most of its range. In Vermont, this once-common species of mature forest habitats has declined by 98% in the underground hibernation sites where it overwinters.

Vermont Business Magazine After more than three years of all of us dealing with this global pandemic, VermontBiz, is proud to announce the 2023 Best of Business Awards (BOB Awards) winners. This awards program celebrates the best Vermont companies in more than 100 business-to-business categories. Vermont businesses are very resilient and deserve to be recognized for their commitment to Vermont consumers. VermontBiz readers chose the winners! Starting on January 1, 2023, and closing on March 1st, VermontBiz surveyed its magazine and digital subscribers. We asked our readers – the business leaders of Vermont – who they trust to provide their services in over 100 different categories. After over 81,000 votes, up more than 20% over 2022, we compiled the go-to list in the state for everything from Best Hotel and Best Engineering Firm to Best Vermont Made Product. Some of the questions and answers were based on a regional perspective while most of the categories were looking for statewide winners.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today joined the First Lady of the United States, Dr Jill Biden, and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona at BETA Technologies in South Burlington as part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America Tour. The event included a walkthrough of the BETA Technologies, a growing Vermont electric aerospace company, where BETA employees showcased their work on the control mechanisms for ALIA aircraft. The visit also highlighted the importance of investing in Career and Technical Education. Students from North Country Technical Center in Newport, Vermont, gave a tabletop presentation to test the voltage, and tension components of electric vehicles.

Vermont Business Magazine 1% for the Planet, a global organization that exists to ensure our planet and future generations thrive, announced record philanthropic giving in 2022, rapid growth of its global network of businesses and environmental partners, and an ambitious agenda in 2023 to catalyze critical action to address the global environmental crisis. 1% for the Planet certified a record $66 million in giving to 3,000 approved environmental partners in 2022—growing the organization’s lifetime certified giving to $450 million since its founding in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies. 1% for the Planet also added more than 1,800 new members in 2022, bringing total membership to 5,300 businesses.

Vermont Business Magazine Olympia Hotel Management has announced that it has been selected to operate Sun & Ski Inn and Suites on the Mountain Road in Stowe, the state’s premier four-season destination. The 39-room hotel, which features Stowe Bowl and Stowe Golf Park, caters to families and guests with an active lifestyle. Bordering the West Branch Little River, it has an enviable location midway between historic Stowe Village and Stowe Mountain Resort. The property is co-owned by Mark and Rachel Vandenberg, as well as Michael and Debi Diender, Rachel’s parents. The Dienders have a lengthy history in Stowe. They previously owned Grey Fox Inn and the Dutch Pancake Café and assumed ownership of Sun & Ski Inn and Suites in 1996. The Vandenbergs took over hotel operations from the Dienders in 2012.