Where to Get Your Scale Tested and Licensed this Spring

Submitted by tim on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 03:44

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets The Weights & Measures Section of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will be hosting multiple scale inspection events around the state for anyone who uses a scale at farmers’ markets or farm stands to sell produce or other commodities. The testing and licensing of these scales is required by law.

Anyone interested in getting their scales tested should first fill out an application form. This will allow the Agency to perform inspections in a more efficient and less disruptive manner.

Listed below are the dates and locations for the upcoming inspection events. Most events take place at Agency of Transportation (AOT) garages. If interested in attending an event, participants should be sure to bring their legal-for-trade scale, and any accessories that they use with it for weighing items.

No appointment is necessary, just look for the yellow "Scale Check Here" signs. Each scale takes 5-10 minutes to inspect.

Full Day Locations (9am-2pm)
4/4 - AOT Garage, 1628 Route 7B, Clarendon
4/8 - AOT Garage, 870 US Route 5, Dummerston
4/9 - AOT Garage, 1640 US Route 5, North Windsor
4/11 - AOT Garage, 400 US RTE 7, Colchester
4/24 - AOT Garage, 341 Creek Road, Middlebury
4/25 - AOT Garage, 4611 Route 5, Derby
4/26 - AOT Garage, 1068 US Route 5, St. Johnsbury
5/2 - Vermont Ag and Environmental Lab, 163 Admin Drive, Randolph Center

Half Day Locations (9am-12pm)
4/5 - AOT Garage, 359 Bowen Road, Bennington
4/5 - AOT Garage, 1716 US-Route 302, Berlin
4/12 - AOT Garage, 643 Brooklyn Street, Morrisville

Please call the Weights & Measures office at (802) 828-2426 with questions.

Click Here to Fill Out the License Application Form

Public Comment Period:
Importation of Livestock and Poultry

A public comment period is open for proposed updates to Vermont's livestock (including horses) and poultry importation rules. The Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets invites you to provide comment on this proposed rule.

You may submit comments in writing by emailing [email protected]. You may also attend one or more public hearings in February and March to provide comment.

All comments received before the close of the comment period are available for viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable and/or confidential information that is included in a comment.

Public comment deadline: March 15th

Specialty Food and Beverage Tasting Vendor Registration

Join the Vermont Specialty Food Association (VSFA) on April 11th in Montpelier for a tasting event with the Vermont Legislature. VSFA Producers, Associates, and Non-member producers can participate.
This event provides producers the opportunity to highlight the importance of grants and funding for the specialty food and beverage industry.

More than 150 people will attend, including Senators, Representatives, and Agency officials.

Registration deadline: March 1st

Bedded Pack
Manure Management Workshop

Join Natural Resources Conservation Service State Engineer Bob Thompson on March 6th from 10am to noon for a free workshop on managing and maintaining a bedded pack facility.

The workshop will include the pros and cons of using bedded packs, sizing and bedding calculations, operation & maintenance costs, and more.

The workshop is free, no registration is required.

Workshop: March 6th

Food & Farmworker
Relief Program

Are you, or do you know, a Vermont farmworker or meatpacking worker? The USDA Farm and Food Workers Relief Program provides a one-time $600 payment for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is no cost to apply, and your applicant information is confidential and will not be shared with the USDA nor any other state or federal agency. The application will remain open until funds are exhausted.

A pplication deadline: rolling

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

View the VAAFM Grants Calendar