Growers tell Welch: Labor, consolidation big challenges

Ken Albert, of Shelburne Vineyard, holds a 200 milliliter bottle of dessert wine Monday at an agriculture forum. He said federal regulations prohibit him from shipping that size bottle out of state. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerMIDDLEBURY — Farmers in Vermont who grow specialty crops like apples, grapes and vegetables say there is a lot the federal government can do to make their job easier.
More than a dozen growers, as well as many others who work with and support them, turned out Mond