From the Office of Governor Scott: Governor Phil Scott and Administration officials holds their weekly press conference on Wednesday. Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) and Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) announced the Agriculture and Timber Disaster Assistance Program will begin accepting online applications on October 26, 2026. In this first phase, eligible applicants can receive 95% of eligible losses up to a maximum payment of $75,000. The state-administered program will provide disaster recovery assistance to eligible Vermont agricultural producers, timber landowners, and contracted loggers who experienced qualifying weather-related losses in 2023 and/or 2024. The program was established through federal block grant funding authorized under the American Relief Act of 2025. Speakers include: Governor Phil Scott Katie Mazza – Farm Manager, Paul Mazza’s Farm Anson Tebbetts – Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets Danielle Fitzko – Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Douglas Farnham – Vermont Disaster Recovery Chief Recovery Officer For more information visit: www.governor.vermont.gov