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Connecticut's Farmers on the Farming Life |
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Connecticut Historians
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Founder,
City Seed |
Agri-science Teacher,
Nonnewaug High School |
Marketing Specialist,
CT Dept. of Agriculture |
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Soil Scientist,
Natural Resources Conservation |
President Pro Tempore,
CT Senate |
Extension Educator,
UConn Sea Grant |
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Former Director,
CT Farm to School Program |
Specialist Emeritus,
CT Poultry Association |
Director,
CT Agricultural Experiment Station |
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Former First Selectman,
Town of Ellington |
President,
Friends of Town Farm Dairy |
Farmland Preservation Program,
CT Dept. of Agriculture |
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Dean,
UConn College of Natural Resources |
Chef,
Elms Inn |
Professor of Animal Science,
UConn College of Natural Resources |
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SimonPure Productions and
Connecticut
Humanities Council
P.O. Box 459, Moodus, CT 06469 ● 860-873-3328 ●
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CT FARMING NEWS |
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Matchmaking for Farmers
STATEWIDE - Farmers and would-be farmers looking for working land have a new resource
compliments of the state Dept. of Agriculture.
Connecticut FarmLink lists both property owners with farmland
for sale or rent and people who are searching for land to farm. |
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Farm Map Goes
Digital
STATEWIDE - The Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture has introduced
an interactive website guide to more than 200 destination farms
in the state. |
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A Slaughterhouse for
CT?
LITCHFIELD - State farmers start a process to bring a mobile
slaughterhouse to Connecticut. |
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Disappearing Dairies
SHELTON - The
state's remaining dairy farms are struggling to survive despite
daunting odds. Farmer Terry Jones knows why it's important to
help state dairies persevere. |
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More
news below |
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The
Promise of Biofuels
STORRS
- Locally raised crops like rapeseed processed into heating oil
and diesel fuel might help make Connecticut a bit more
energy-independent. |
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Farming Underwater
HARTFORD - More than 70,000 acres of shellfish farms are being
worked under the waters of the state. |
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The
State's Changing Face
STATEWIDE - More folks are signing up to combat sprawl, vowing
to cure its ugly effect on our state's economy, sense of place,
ag sector and culture. |
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State Funds for CT
Farms
HARTFORD - Eighteen state farms are the recipients of $710,000
in state grants for fixed asset building and diversification
projects. The goal is increased economic viability. |
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