The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (MDAR) announced the completion of inaugural training program for municipal Animal Control Officers (ACOs). The free Animal Control Core Competencies training was provided by MDAR’s Massachusetts Animal Fund. “By offering this free training to local Animal Control Officers, we can help municipalities better respond to local animal issues and […]
BY KAREN SCHWALBE Under a rocky ridge just off the highway in Fall River, Simply Local Wood has repurposed industrial land for a business that supports Southeastern Massachusetts working forests. Simply Local Wood manufactures and sells products from locally harvested wood. Ranging from the practical to the whimsical, cordwood is produced and packaged ecologically and
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Exploring The Small Farm Dream course The “Explorer” courses are intended for those considering farming as a (small) business. Its purpose is to help pre-venture, aspiring farmers learn what it will take to start and manage their own agricultural enterprise. Explorer makes use of four, guided group sessions and a farmer panel of those who have
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BOSTON – September 20, 2016 – Under a recent declaration made by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 11 Massachusetts counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas and three counties as contiguous natural disaster area counties due to crop losses, particularly of tree fruits like peaches, caused by frost and freeze occurring
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(Taunton, Massachusetts) – September 19, 2016 – The County Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Bristol/Norfolk/Suffolk County, CED Julie Viveiros, announced today that livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2016. According to SED Niedzielski,
