CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS
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16 Childress Farm
by Jennifer Poff Cooper
22 Beaver Dam Farm by Aila Boyd
28 Agriculture's Best Practices by Gene Marrano
Best Bosses By Dan Smith
34 VT’s AgriBiz
by Shawn Nowlin
58 Salem Red Sox by Doug Doughty
PERSPECTIVES 20 Business Operations by Mike Leigh
21 Financial Figures
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by Michael Shelton
26 Best Job Ever by Jennifer Leake
REVIEWS & OPINIONS 36 On Tap from the Pub by Tom Field
37 There’s Something Happening Here
by Gene Marrano
38 Guest Commentary by Anne Millehan
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40 Guest Commentary by Carrie Poff
42 Reviews FRONTLINES 32 Spotlight FRONT’n About 44 FRONT’n About 50 Career FRONT 54 FRONT Notes vbFRONT.com
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FRONTcover photograph of Kimberly Bratic by Tom Field.
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