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CT FarmLink Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals (RFP) released for Technical Assistance for CT FarmLink Program The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (DoAg) is in search of qualified entities to support the agency with administering the Connecticut FarmLink program (FarmLink). FarmLink provides outreach and assistance to farmland owners and farmland seekers in Connecticut to aid in the successful transfer of land between current and future farmers. The program hosts a website that allows farmland owners and farmland seekers to create profiles and communicate with one another with the goal of matching farmland seekers with available parcels of farmland for lease, standard sale, or partnerships. The RFP can be found on the State Contracting Portal by searching for the term “farmlink” or Solicitation #24DAG0101AA. Proposals must be received no later than Tuesday, July 23, 2024 by 4:00p.m.
Date Posted: 7/3/2024
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Date Posted: 11/7/2022
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Focused on connecting local agriculture with school nutrition programs, this initiative aims to promote healthy eating habits among children while supporting local farmers.
Date Posted: 9/8/2022
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CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program
Date Posted: 7/6/2023
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Date Posted: 7/6/2023
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CT Grown Joint Venture Grant Program
Date Posted: 4/10/2019
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Date Posted: 8/11/2025
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Current Owners of Preserved Farms
Date Posted: 2/4/2020
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Desantis Farm Promotes Pig and Poultry Production
Desantis Farm of Watertown was established by Mike Desantis in 2012. Mike founded the farm with little to no equipment--just some pigs and a love of farming. By 2019, Mike and his wife, Joann, and three daughters, raised over 100 pigs a year, meat birds and turkeys, sold eggs, grew ten acres of produce, 5,000 bales of hay, and over 40 acres of corn for the pigs and poultry.
Date Posted: 11/9/2022
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From floodwaters to severe drought conditions and mild winters to late Spring freezes, many of Connecticut’s farmers have felt the impacts firsthand of weather-related natural disasters. As these events become a more frequent occurrence, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture has compiled the following resources to assist agricultural producers as they navigate these challenges.
Date Posted: 7/16/2023
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Date Posted: 7/16/2023
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The United States Drought Monitor publishes weekly map updates based on analysis of data. Maps show the intensity and impacts on a broad-scale conditions for Connecticut.
Date Posted: 10/28/2020
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Date Posted: 6/9/2022
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Dzen Farm and Pell Strawberries Enhance Strawberry Production
The Farm Transition Grant Infrastructure Investment category provides matching funds to CT Farmers in need of critical infrastructure to increase farm production. Two strawberry producers, Dzen Farms and Pell Strawberries in recently completed projects to increase their production of CT Grown strawberries.
Date Posted: 12/4/2023
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Date Posted: 2/1/2023
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