Farming Connecticut

Connecticut Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $0
Rice: $0
Grains: $0
Soybeans: $0
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $36,457,866
Fruits & Juice: $1,467,611
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $721,137
Livestock: $941,875
Hides & Skins: $0
Poultry: $2,625,489
Fats & Oils: $0
Dairy: $3,136,700
Feeds: $659,449
Seeds: $2,593,424
Other: $39,956,015
TOTAL: $88,559,565

Connecticut Agriculture - Google News

Agriculture commissioner announces new farmland restoration program - Stamford Plus Magazine

Agriculture commissioner announces new farmland restoration program Stamford Plus Magazine By Connecticut Department of Agriculture HARTFORD, CT - Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky announced today that the State Bond Commission approved $5000000 in funding on Monday for the Connecticut Department of Agriculture's new Farmland ... and more »

Scholar in Residence Fred Kirschenmann Speaks at Green Mountain College - MarketWatch (press release)

Scholar in Residence Fred Kirschenmann Speaks at Green Mountain College MarketWatch (press release) Ever since the 1970s, when he converted the farm to a certified organic operation, he began thinking deeply about sustainability of agriculture as it is practiced today. His inquiry led to several decades of research, study and experimentation, ... and more »

Legislators Call For Creation Of Agricultural Committee - Hartford Courant

Legislators Call For Creation Of Agricultural Committee Hartford Courant By KIM VELSEY, kvelsey@courant.com The Hartford Courant Two north central Connecticut legislators are pushing for the creation of a select committee that would focus solely on agricultural issues — an area that they say deserves heightened awareness ... Dems: GOP Call For Select Agriculture Committee DOACT Newsjunkie 2 GOP Conn. lawmakers want new legislative panel to focus solely on ...The Republic Mild Weather Continues, Legislators Propose Agriculture CommitteePatch.com Journal Inquirer -Ct Post all 22 news articles »

As Farm Insurance Claims Add Up, Tobacco Is Connecticut's Big Crop - Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant

As Farm Insurance Claims Add Up, Tobacco Is Connecticut's Big Crop Hartford Courant That's not to say Irene wasn't devastating to Connecticut agriculture. It was. It's just that Connecticut broadleaf and shade tobacco is far and away more expensive than any other crop, and the world famous cigar-wrapper leaves were mostly harvested by ... and more »

Farmers markets spring up in New London County - Norwich Bulletin

Farmers markets spring up in New London County Norwich Bulletin By ALISON SHEA All over southeastern Connecticut, towns without farmers markets are looking at them as ways to engage the community, support local farmers and bring in outsiders. During the past year, nearly every town in New London County without a ...

Mexico Drought Chokes Cattle, Crops - Wall Street Journal

Mexico Drought Chokes Cattle, Crops Wall Street Journal More than 3.7 million acres of agriculture have been lost, an area larger than Connecticut. "I've never seen a drought so intense," said Sergio Ruiz, a livestock producer in Coahuila who has spent most of the year dragging his cattle's carcasses into ... and more »

Ken Dixon: Stop saying no to state's future workers - Ct Post

Ken Dixon: Stop saying no to state's future workers Ct Post He seems to forget the fact that there are 3200 students in those programs now and educators such as Davenport believe that the size could double, with enough graduates to help fill the 5800 agriculture-related jobs that open up in Connecticut each ...

Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms - Fox News

Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms Fox News In Massachusetts' fertile Pioneer Valley, 6300 acres on a dozen farms around the confluence of the Deerfield and Connecticut rivers were damaged during the storms Irene and Lee, said Scott Soares, the state's agriculture commissioner. and more »

Agriculture's star rises in Malloy administration - The Connecticut Mirror

Agriculture's star rises in Malloy administration The Connecticut Mirror The legislation also specifically tasks the group with providing recommendations to increase the percentage of Connecticut consumer dollars spent on locally produced farm products from the 1 percent of all money spent on food now to 5 percent by 2020.

Staehly Farms and Simply Connecticut Form CSA - Patch.com

Staehly Farms and Simply Connecticut Form CSA Patch.com Each week, the box can be picked up from the farm, or delivered through Simply Connecticut, an East Haddam-based produce delivery service. One week the box may contain lettuce and carrots, the next strawberries and after that perhaps cucumbers, ... and more »