The Vermont Governor’s annual “State of the State” address was interrupted this year by a loud group of protesters, who refused to stop screaming bizarre slogans until the Vermont State House session was closed so they could be physically escorted from the building.  Amidst their shouts of “I’m afraid I’m going to die!” and “Climate justice is migrant justice!,” were repeated condemnations of Vermont’s “dairy industry.”  This vague “industry” boogeyman is actually nonexistent in Vermont. The state’s dairy farms have steadily declined, and even its largest operations are puny in contrast to the mega-dairies elsewhere. VermontState House (Photo credit: Decumanus) The irony of attacking dairy farms by those who claim to be motivated to “save our planet” is instructional.  Approximately 40% of Vermont’s water pollution supposedly arises from agriculture, but...(Read Full Article)