When Earl Ransom was growing up, milking cows at his family's Rockbottom Farm in Strafford, there were 24 dairy farms in town. Now his second-generation.
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By Brian MacQuarrie Globe Staff,Updated April 10, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Earl Ransom, right, and his son, Jackson, pulled rocks from the bucket of their tractor as they work to repair ruts in the driveway brought on by the advent of mud season on the family s organic dairy farm called Rock Bottom Farm in Strafford, Vt.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
STRAFFORD, Vt. â Earl Ransom stooped beside a feeding trough at Rockbottom Farm and filled his hands with long strands of lush grass, straightening up beside two rows of hungry Guernsey dairy cows who couldnât get enough of the stuff.
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White River Valley s Dominic Craven drives into the defense of West Rutland s Patrick Smith, left, and Timothy Blanchard as Levi Petit pursues during their playoff game in South Royalton, Vt., on March 20, 2021. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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