Storrs Regional FFA has a banner year
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Storrs Regional FFA has a banner year
Lee Newspapers 
Posted on November 8, 2013
The Storrs Regional FFA, in Storrs, CT has had a banner year with first place FFA CDE teams, State and Big E Star winners and an agriscience teacher of the year. Three teams are off to the National FFA Convention this fall in Louisville, KY. The Natural Resources Team coached by Natural Resources te...
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Massachusetts family shows Herefords at KILE
Sally Colby 
Posted on November 8, 2013
There are a lot of reasons to develop a preference for one particular breed of livestock over another. The Roberts family says that one reason they chose Herefords is simply because they like them. The Roberts’ Bofat Hill Farm in Chesterfield, MA, is home to about 25 head of Hereford cattle. Althoug...
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Growing and harvesting hops
Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on November 8, 2013
Ocean State Hops has brought hop farming back to Rhode Island. Brother-in-laws and co-owners, Matt Richardson and Joel Littlefield liked brewing hoppy homebrews and started growing their own hops in 2007. Since 2010, their ever-expanding hop yard allowed the team to offer excess hops to home brewers...
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The Northeast Highland Cattle Association Fall Show
George Looby, DVM 
Posted on November 8, 2013
The fall show of the Northeast Highland Cattle Association was held in the Mallary Arena located on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA Oct. 10-12. This show drew exhibitors from throughout the northeast, providing breeders the opportunity to compete against their pe...
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New regulations will burden farmers and small-scale food producers – raising prices and reducing availability of good food for consumers.
Lee Newspapers 
Posted on November 5, 2013
Congress passed the Food Safety Modernization Act to address the increasing problem of foodborne illnesses. But Congress left a lot of the details up to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and FDA is abusing that authority! The agency has proposed new regulations that pose significant problems for...
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Artisan cheesemaker speaks out on FSMA impacts
Sanne Kure-Jensen 
Posted on November 1, 2013
Small farmers everywhere will be impacted by Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. In a recent webinar, Lori Babcock, co-owner of Tieton Farm & Creamery in Tieton, WA described the devastating impact of large Food & Drug Administration (FDA) fees and FSMA recordkeeping burdens on her livestock...
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Andersonville Dairy opens farm as part of Cabot open farm day
Bethany M. Dunbar 
Posted on November 1, 2013
WEST GLOVER, VT — About 130 people from northern Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and as far away as Italy, took advantage of the Cabot Creamery Cooperative open farm at the Andersonville Dairy in October. This year Mark Rodgers led tours almost continually from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rodgers is on t...
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Connecticut hosts Northeast Holstein Convention
Lorraine Strenkowski 
Posted on November 1, 2013
The 2013 New England States Holstein Convention was held in Connecticut Oct. 25-27 and was hosted by the Connecticut Holstein Association. The event was geared toward the junior members and graced with superb weather for the farm tours. The Holiday Inn in Norwich, CT provided the home base for the c...
Email marketing: what are you waiting for?
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Email marketing: what are you waiting for?
Katie Navarra 
Posted on November 1, 2013
Today, email is more than email. It is a tool that can be used for a low-cost, effective marketing tool. It can be used to motivate your customers to take an action you would like them to, from visiting your farm stand, purchasing a CSA share, using the U-Pick services available or simply signing up...
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