Complete VAAFM's Loss & Damage Survey | Vermont Business Magazine

Submitted by tim on Sun, 07/30/2023 - 17:30

Statewide Survey for Affected Businesses, Organizations, & Individuals

From July 7-18, 2023, Vermont experienced historic and catastrophic severe weather and flooding.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is requesting information from farms, agricultural businesses, and service and non-profit organizations to understand the overall impact of this natural disaster.

The purpose of this survey is to, as accurately as possible, capture the type and scale of the damage agricultural producers suffered throughout the state. Survey data will be used to inform response efforts, effectively allocate resources, and advocate for future relief and recovery programs.

If you are a business, organization, or individual that raises animals and/or grows feed or crops for anyone beyond your immediate family, we kindly request that you fill out this survey. It should only take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete. The survey will remain open until August 28th.

Reporting any damage that you have sustained will help the entire state gain access to federal aid and help for your neighbors.

More details are available on the survey page. If you have questions or need assistance with the survey, please contact Drew Watson at [email protected] or 802-636-7793.

Fill Out the Survey

Business Emergency Gap Program: $1 Million for Ag
Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development offered additional details this week about the upcoming Business Emergency Grant Assistance Program (GAP).

$1 million of GAP will be administered by the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets specifically for agricultural businesses that sustained physical damage in the flood.

More details will be available Monday, July 31st.

Check back for more details

Reminder: Report Losses to
FSA and 2-1-1

If your farm has sustained damage to crops, livestock, produce or other farm product, please contact your local Farm Service Agency office to report those losses.

If your farm has sustained equipment loss, barn or infrastructure damage, please contact FEMA. The simplest way to begin this process is to call 2-1-1 or visit vermont211.org to report.

Find your Farm Service Agency Office

Maple 100 Registration
Deadline Extended to August 8th!

This has been a historic and difficult month for Vermont. We want to make sure that all businesses who are interested in joining the Maple 100 have the opportunity to do so, so we are extending the deadline to apply by one week.

The Maple 100 runs September 15th – October 15th. This is your chance to shine and make a lasting impression on maple enthusiasts from near and far!

Participating is easy and absolutely free, and you’ll reap the benefits of a robust marketing campaign promoting your business to a captive audience of Vermont tourists during our busiest season. While you’re invited to get creative and curate something truly unique, you can also sign up to promote a maple-related product or activity that you already offer, such as a maple creemee, beer, menu item, tours of your sugarhouse, etc. It’s that easy!

Register by August 8th

FAP Fall Application
Deadline Extended!

The Farm Agronomic Practice (FAP) program funds practices that include cover cropping, no till reseeding of pastures and hayland, and the planting of annual cropland into hay as part of a crop rotation.

All of these practices can help farms recover from and be more resilient to flooding. Please note that harvest of cover crops is allowable under this program, and that no till pasture and hay reseeding includes frost seeding.

In the wake of the flooding that devastated Vermont, the application deadline for these fall practices has been extended to August 7th.

Apply here!

View the VAAFM Grants Calendar