World 08-07-19

PROUD TO SELL
VP RACING
FUELS
PRODUCTS!
Rt. 14, Williamstown • 802-433-1038
NOW
HIRING!
Shurfine English Muffins, Hotdog/Hamburger
Rolls & White Bread 14-oz .......................................2/$3.00
Shurfine Skim $2.99gal. Shurfine 1% $3.19gal.
Shurfine 2% $3.39gal. Shurfine Whole Milk $3.99gal.
Premium 91 octane Non-ethanol Gasoline at the pumps
Great for your small engine lawn tools, motorcycles, classic cars, &
more! We stock many high performance fuels in 5 gallon cans!
Need fuel for the track? Ask about ordering by the 54 gallon drum.
Remember VP Racing Fuel is the Official Fuel of Barre’s Thunder Road!”
NOW CARRYING THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS 7 DAYS A WEEK
Monday-Thursday 5:00am-10:00pm, Friday 5:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday 6:00am until 10:00pm, Sunday 6:00 am until 10:00pm
Check out our DIETZ & WATSON Deli Meats, Sandwich
Condiments, Beef Jerky, and meat snacks including Dietz Nuts!
THREE DAY MEAT SALE FRIDAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY!
Fresh Ground
Chuck
Family Pk.
$
3 99 /lb
Sirloin Steak
$
6 99 /lb
SPECIALS GOOD THROUGH
HSUNDAY, AUG. 11H
Not responsible for
typographical errors.
NEW!
McKenzie
Natural Casing
Franks
2.5 l.b box
Hickory Smoked or
Thick Cut Bacon
1 lb. pkg.
Sugardale
$
14 99 $
3 99
Pork Chops
or Spareribs
Boneless
Family Pkg.
$
2 99 /lb
NEW!
Hillshire Farms
Cheddurwurst or
Polska Kielbasa
13.5 oz.
$
3 49
2/ $ 5
Fresh
Chicken Thighs
Boneless
Family Pkg.
$
1 49 /lb
Fresh Chicken
Drumsticks
Family Pkg.
99 ¢ /lb
OPEN
EVERYDAY!
Rt. 14, Williamstown • 802-433-1038
DEBIT EBT/SNAP Cards Welcome
Jennifer and Morgan Churchill and their children Nora and Samuel are all smiles after Wonder Why
OPEN AT 5:00AM WEEKDAYS & 6:00AM SAT. & SUN.
Farm, their 235-head certified organic dairy farm in Cabot, Vermont, was named the Vermont Dairy
Farm of the Year for 2019. (photo: Peggy Manahan/UVM Extension)
OPEN UNTIL 10PM
NIGHT & WEEKEND HELP!
EVERY NIGHT THIS SUMMER!
Stop by for an application! 2019 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
NOW CARRYING HEADY TOPPER AND OTHER GREAT VT CRAFT BEERS IN OUR ICE COLD CAVE! Wonder Why Farm, a 235-head
certified organic dairy operation in
Cabot, Vermont, has been named
FRESH & LOCAL - MADE IN VERMONT SALE
the 2019 Vermont Dairy Farm of the
Year.
Morgan and Jennifer Churchill
VT
were selected for this award for their
Maple
overall excellence in dairying as well
Syrup
as their innovative ways to improve
Butternut
Butternut Farm
Farm Bove’s Maple Cream Ben & Jerry’s Cabot herd management and produce
12 oz. Squeeze Pasta Sauce Cookies Ice Cream Cheese high-quality milk, including installing
robotic milkers in a Bottle
24 oz.
$
2 99 14 oz.
$
4 49 Pint
$
3 99 8 oz. Bars
$
6 99 state-of-theart
freestall barn.
The Churchills currently milk 120
cows in a Galaxy Astrea 20.20 automatic
milking system, shipping their
milk to Stonyfield Organics in
Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Daily milk production averages 70
pounds per cow--or 21,350 pounds
per year--with 3.9 percent butterfat
and 3 percent protein, numbers
attributable to good management
practices, not only for cow comfort
and health, but also for selective
breeding for year-round calving.
The couple bought the farm in
2012 from Morgan’s uncle, Walter Churchill,
after leasing it for several years, transitioning
the older, low-input farm into a high-level
operation able to support a profitable, sustainable
dairy. Two years prior to purchasing
the farm, they remodeled the existing tie-stall
barn to milk more cows. Although it was the
right solution at that time, retrofitting the
barn was not a viable option to accommodate
the new milking system, which they installed
in 2015.
They also wanted to be able to house all
their animals under one roof, so they made
the decision to construct a brand-new facility.
With funding through a Dairy
Improvement Grant from the Vermont Farm
and Forest Viability Program and the
Vermont Economic Development Authority,
they built a new 24,000-sq.-ft. freestall barn
for about $400,000, doing all but the steel
framework themselves.
Each 4 x 8-ft. stall in the well-ventilated
barn has sand bedding for cow comfort with
bedded pack in the maternity area. To avoid
overcrowding, 10 stalls are always left empty.
The facility also houses the robotic milking
system, providing easy access for the milkers.
The cows are fed round bales and 18
pounds of grain and two pounds of molasses
a day in addition to free-choice sodium bicarbonate,
minerals, salt and kelp for better hair
condition. The farmers have 295 acres of hay,
which provides about 60 percent of their
herd’s needs, and 120 acres of pasture.
The Churchills also have a maple sugaring
operation, producing an average of 700 gallons
of syrup a year from their 400 buckets
and 2,300 taps on pipeline. This year they
planted four acres of hemp, which they will
sell to a local buyer for oil.
University of Vermont Extension and the
Vermont Dairy Industry Association present
the award annually to an exemplary dairy
farm. The winner is honored at an awards
banquet at Eastern States Exposition in West
Springfield, Massachusetts, in September,
and at the VDIA banquet at the Vermont
Farm Show in Essex Junction in January.
Other finalists for the award, listed alphabetically,
were the Choiniere Family Farm,
Highgate (Guy, Beth and Matt Choiniere);
Savage View Farm (Dwight, Ryan and Travis
Bullis); and Strafford Creamery, Strafford
(Amy Huyffer and Earl Ransom).
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