Agriculture

Neonicotinoid insecticides will soon be banned from being used on Connecticut lawns and golf courses.

Vermont saw a wetter and cooler than average spring this year. That had some local businesses bemoaning the weather, but was good news for strawberry growers.

Nearly 20,000 Granite Staters are in 4-H, a program they say teaches them to manage their time and money and provides them a chance to tackle challenges on their own.

The storms this past month worried farmers who still remember the losses of 2023 caused by intense flooding and rainfall. While this season is looking up in comparison, farmers still face challenges to plant and harvest crops.

Environmental stressors in 2023 like flooding and air pollution have negatively impacted this year's strawberry crop in Connecticut.

Some farms are facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost income.

Maine farmers, food banks and rural economies could be harmed by a 20-30% cut to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP under a bill being considered by Congress.

Red Fire Farm in Granby and Montague, Massachusetts, is among the small farms suing the Trump administration for unlawfully withholding grant funds for agricultural conservation, renewable energy projects for rural communities and farmers, forestry restoration and fuel reduction.

The proposal has gathered the support of a broad coalition of farmers and academics, who say drones could make their jobs cheaper and more environmentally-friendly.

Eliminating the CT Grown for CT Kids program would save the state $1 million a year, the governor’s office says.