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Peter Welch: “The definition of a small farm is changing. It is not 75 cows anymore. It is 500 to 800.”

On the recordMay 1, 2023
The definition of a small farm is changing. It is not 75 cows anymore. It is 500 to 800.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Senator Welch discusses the changing definition of small farms in dairy farming.

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