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Robin & Lincoln Chesmer
Graywall Farm, Lebanon

John Lyman
Lyman Orchards, MIddlefield

Wilhelm Meya
Franklin Farms, North Franklin

Matthew & Theresa Freund
Freund's Family Farm, East Canaan

Whit Davis
Stanton Davis Farm, Pawcatuck

Sam Hammer
Holcomb Farm, West Granby

Paul Bucciaglia
Fort Hill Farm, New Milford
Michael Buchanan
Auer Farm, Bloomfield
Debbie & Austin Tanner
Creamery Brook Farm, Brooklyn
Liz McAllister/Mark Gilman
Cato Corner Farm, Colchester
Rollie Hannan
Hannan's Honey, Southbury
Tim Perry
Norton Bros. Farm, Cheshire
Lou Borelli
Borelli Farm, North Haven
Sandy & Ernie Staebner
Blue Slope Farm, Franklin

Gary Crump & Gloria Priam
Priam Vineyard, Colchester

Don Tuller
Tulmeadow Farm, Simsbury
Honora & Jim Futtner
Futtner's Farm, East Hartford
Tony Norris
Urban Oaks Organic Farm, New Britain
Allyn Brown III
Maple Lane Farm, Preston
Keith Bishop
Bishop's Orchards, Guilford
The Greenbackers
Brookfield Farm, Durham
Steve Jarmoc
Jarmoc Tobacco, Enfield
Marshall Epstein
Rosedale Farms, Simsbury
Jack Tiffany
Tiffany Farm, Lyme
Joe Dondero
Dondero Orchards, Glastonbury
Mark Sellew
Prides Corner, Lebanon
Jim Markow
Markow Oysters, Noank
Terry & Jamie Jones
Jones Family Farm, Shelton
Tom Pinchbeck
Pinchbeck Rose Farm, Guilford
Allen Cockerline
Red Fox Hill Farm, Falls Village

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FROM THE AIR
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CT FARMING NEWS

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.

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.

A Slaughterhouse for CT?

LITCHFIELD - State farmers start a process to bring a mobile slaughterhouse to Connecticut.

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.

More news below

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.

Farming Underwater

HARTFORD - More than 70,000 acres of shellfish farms are being worked under the waters of the state.

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.

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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