MDAR’s Apiary team encourages honey beekeepers to check hives weekly and feed bees larger quantities and more frequently this season than in years past. As a result of drought conditions, poor bloom is expected to provide a dearth of nectar available for foraging bees resulting in minimal honey flow this fall. It’s important for beekeepers to check hives to ensure […]
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BOSTON – September 12, 2016 – Governor Charlie Baker today declared September as “Massachusetts Apple Month” to support Massachusetts apple growers, especially during the current drought conditions. The declaration was followed by a visit to Wojick Orchard in Blackstone by Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
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Monitoring of Water Resources to Continue, Water Conservation by Public Necessary With rainfall amounts remaining below average and warm weather continuing for a sixth straight month, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton yesterday declared the following drought levels throughout the Commonwealth: a Drought Warning for Central, Northeast, and Southeast Massachusetts, unchanged for the Central and Northeast
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BOSTON, MA – August 8, 2016 – To help Massachusetts farmers and food processors access financing to start or grow their businesses, The Carrot Project has joined forces with the Franklin County Community Development Corporation to create the Massachusetts Farm & Food Loan Fund with financial backing provided by the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
BY KENDRA MURRAY After working at a desk job as a graphic and product designer for almost twenty years and a stay at home mom for six years, Pam Salisbury was ready for a change. That life change was to become a farmer. Although this was a drastic career shift, there were several factors that made the
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