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• Pre-Approvals

• CT Grown Organic

• Governor's Council for Agricultural Development

• Dairy Farming Sustainability Working Group

• Agricultural Business Development & Assistance

• Contact

• Branding and Marketing Consultations

• Bureau of Agricultural Development & Resource Preservation

• Local and Municipal Regulations

• Farmland Preservation Overview

  Agriculture is one of Connecticut's most vital economic sectors, and at its heart is the state's extraordinary farmland. The Department of Agriculture preserves working lands by acquiring development rights to agricultural properties through two programs, ensuring that the land remains available only for agricultural use in perpetuity: the Farmland Preservation Program (FPP) and the Community Farms Preservation Program.

• Transitioning to Organic

• Farm Transition Grant (FTG)

  The Farm Transition Grant Program (FTG) (C.G.S. Sec. 22-26k) is a competitive matching grant program for Connecticut farmers and agricultural cooperatives to support the diversification of existing farm operations, transitioning to value-added agricultural production and sales, and other venues in which a majority of products sold are grown in the state.

• Specialty Crop Block Grant

  Geared towards specialty crops, this grant supports projects that enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of crops such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and horticultural products.

• Pet Bird or Poultry Importation Permit

• Traditional Farmland Preservation Program

  The traditional Farmland Preservation Program (FPP) is the primary preservation program administered by the Connecticut Department of Agriculture. Typically it is a good fit for preserving larger (>30 acres) farms that have a significant quantity of cropland and prime and important soils as defined by the United State Department of Agriculture.