Economic Impact
For over a century and a half, Vermont’s dairy farms have helped shape our land and our way of life. Vermont’s dairy industry plays a major role in our state’s economy. Dairy accounts for 70% of all Vermont’s agricultural sales, provides thousands of jobs, and contributes to our vital working landscape. Just as the open pastures and rolling hills of our dairy farms help define Vermont’s landscape, dairy businesses are inextricably linked to our state’s economy.
In 2014, the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council commissioned an in-depth study of the economic impact of the dairy industry in the state of Vermont. Written in collaboration with the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets, the report, Milk Matters: The Role of Dairy in Vermont, assesses the total economic impact of the dairy industry, from milk sales, to specialty foods, to jobs, to tourism.
Vermont dairy farmers are working tirelessly to keep our communities, our stores, and our homes well stocked with healthy food choices. Here’s to our dairy farmers, here’s to us, here’s to Vermont. Support Vermont Dairy. Support Vermont.
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