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• FUTURE OF POMFRET FARM SECURE THANKS IN PART TO STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP

• FARM TAXES

• CULTIVATION OF KELP IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

• 2018 FARM BILL

• HOLIDAY/WINTER FARMERS’ MARKETS

• CONNECTICUT HOSTS NATIONAL DAIRY REGULATORY CONFERENCE

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture proudly hosted this year’s annual meeting of the National Association of Dairy Regulatory Officials (NADRO).

• SENIOR FMNP 2 MILLION SERIES CHECKS NOT VALID

• MEET CONNECTICUT’S DAIRY FARM FAMILIES

• FARM TRANSITION GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 14, 2018

• REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES

• ANIMAL HEAT ADVISORY

• “WE HAD A CHOICE OF EITHER GETTING OUT OF FARMING OR MAKING SOME HARD DECISIONS ON WHERE WE WERE HEADED”

• WOODBURY FFA FLORICULTURE TEAM HEADING TO EUROPE, SEEKS DONATIONS TO FUND “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” TRIP

• CONNECTICUT FARMLINK PROGRAM CONNECTS FARMERS WITH FARMLAND

  The Connecticut FarmLink Program was established by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture in 2007.

• CELEBRATE CONNECTICUT GROWN PRODUCTS DURING NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK