Activist Investigates Farm Expansion, Uncovers Potential Lax State Oversight
Michael Colby, right, of Regeneration Vermont, testifies at the Senate Natural Resources Committee about what he says is lax state oversight of large dairy farms.
Photo by John Dillon for VPR
One of the largest farm businesses in Vermont expanded its operation and constructed a manure pit in Franklin County last summer — without a permit or state oversight.
The state has now retroactively required a permit for the farm expansion.