Small Vermont Farms Could Be Driven Out by New Regulations, Farmers Say

Farmers Neil and Ahn Ryan take a break on a four-wheeler at MacIsaac Highland Cattle farm in Corinth, Vt. Courtesy of Neil RyanFarmers who have worked for decades in Vermont say environmental policies are threatening to make farming impossible.Neil Ryan is a third-generation cattle farmer living in Corinth. Since 1981, his family has raised beef cattle, dairy goats, and Christmas trees, and produced maple syrup on farms in Starksboro, Roxbury, and Corinth.