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• ANIMAL EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS REMINDED TO FOLLOW GOOD HANDLING AND HYGIENE PRACTICES

• WARM WINTERS PRODUCING HIGHER TICK ABUNDANCE AND INFECTION WITH LYME DISEASE STATEWIDE

• 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

• FARM TRANSITION GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 14, 2019

• SATELLITE VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM ENSURES OYSTER SAFETY

• SIGNIFICANT PARCEL OF FARMLAND PRESERVED IN ROCKY HILL

• FOOD SAFETY -Violative Antibiotic Tissue Residues at Slaughter: Sorting Out Who, What and Why

• LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

• GROWING INTO THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT