The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) held its 31st annual Winter Conference on February 16-17, 2013 at UVM. Yankee Farm Credit was a sponsor and an exhibitor. Pictured above at our exhibit in the Davis Center are Loan Officer April Smith from the White River Jct. office and SVP/Chief Credit Officer John Peters from the Williston office. Also participating were Ryan Scelza, Loren Petzoldt, Ken Button and George Putnam. Yankee was a sponsor at the “Sustainer” level this year ($1,500).
The Saturday lunch included comments from U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, U.S. Representative Peter Welch, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, and Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross. The conference was a huge success, with 1,200 attendees and many workshops—several of which Yankee Farm Credit employees attended. It is the largest agricultural gathering of its type in Vermont. For more information see NOFA-VT's excellent website.
