| Latest News |
| 1/8/2009 |
| Connecticut Grown Tents Available Soon |
| | After many requests, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture has ordered 150 CT Grown tents. These eye-catching canopies are commonly seen at the 114 farmers’ markets and several roadside stands throughout the state.
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| 1/7/2009 |
| Farmland Preservation Up-Date |
| | The Farmland Preservation Program continues its important work in preserving Connecticut’s farmland. On December 12, 2008, the State Bond Commission approved $5,000,000 in funds for the purchase of development rights to qualified farms throughout Connecticut.
Combined with $10,000,000 from bonding last December 2007 and February 2008, the Program can confidently and aggressively work through its list of farmers ready and willing to preserve Connecticut’s agricultural heritage.
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| 1/2/2009 |
| Governor Rell Announces $907,055 in Grants for Farms, Non-Profit Ag Groups and Municipalities Agriculture Viability Grants to Fund Wide Range of Projects Statewide |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state Department of Agriculture has awarded nearly $1 million in matching funds to more than two dozen farms, non-profit agricultural organizations and municipalities for a variety of projects ranging from a new farmers’ market to greenhouse expansion.
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| 12/11/2008 |
| Governor Rell Announces Meriden Tree Farm to Receive $40,000 Grant for Capital Improvements |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that a grant of nearly $40,000 has been awarded to Kogut’s Hemlock Hill Tree Farm in Meriden for new construction as part of the state’s farm reinvestment program.
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| 12/11/2008 |
| Governor Rell Announces Purchase of Development Rights to Five CT Farms |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that the state is buying the development rights to five Connecticut farms as part of the state’s Farmland Preservation Program.
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| 12/9/2008 |
| Governor Rell Announces Low-Interest Loans for Farm-related Businesses Affected by Spring Storms |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that federal disaster loans are available to agricultural cooperatives, small businesses and most private non-profit groups in Fairfield County that suffered losses from the severe rainstorms this past spring.
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| 12/9/2008 |
| Governor Rell Announces Low Interest Loans for Farm-related Businesses Affected by Summer Storms |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes in the entire State of Connecticut as a result of extreme storms with abnormally high rainfall, high winds, hail, lightning and flooding that occurred that occurred July 27, 2008 through August 12, 2008.
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| 12/4/2008 |
| Governor Rell Says State Will Bond $5 Million for Farmland Preservation Funds Expected to Buy Development Rights for 10 More Farms in 2009 |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that $5 million for farmland preservation is expected to be approved by the State Bond Commission at its meeting on December 12.
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| 11/24/2008 |
| Governor Rell Announces Emergency Loans Available to Farmers for Crop Losses |
| | Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer has granted her request to issue a natural disaster designation for several counties hit by severe storms this summer, allowing farmers across the state to apply for emergency aid to cover crop losses.
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| 11/10/2008 |
| 2009 Harvest New England Conference Announced |
| | Harvest New England has announced that its 2009 Agricultural Marketing and Trade Show will be held February 24 -26 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA.
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