[2] Dairy farming in Vermont, like in much of the US, is increasingly scaling upwards due to market and governmental pressures.
[1] Family farms with small herds of dairy cows historically defined Vermont agriculture and the cultural landscape of the state.
[4] Vermont produces cheese, butter, and yogurt that are consumed across the United States.
In the second half of the 20th century, developers had plans to build condos and houses on what was relatively inexpensive, open land.
[11] In 2007 dairy farmers received a record $23.60 for 100 pounds (45 kg) (11.63 gallons at $2.03/gallon) of milk.
[12] The average dairy farm produced 1.3 million pounds of milk annually in 2008.
The Vermont Barn Census, organized by a collaboration of educational and nonprofit state and local historic preservation programs, has developed educational and administrative systems for recording the number, condition, and features of barns throughout Vermont.