Billy Beaumont, beloved Connecticut farmer unknowingly splashed gasoline on his pants, and when he started up a tractor engine, a spark ignited the flame.
Connecticut-based poultry data company Ancera marked a milestone this month by monitoring its 50 millionth broiler chicken since the company’s launch in 2012.
It’s the season to give back, and FFA members across the country are embracing the idea of “Living to Serve” within their local communities.
Farm Aid’s annual music and food festival will return to Hartford, Connecticut, this year live and in-person on Saturday, Sept. 25, at Xfinity Theatre.
Through hardwork and dedication, Storrs Regional FFA members are working towards a better future with their community members.
Growing is part of being sustainable. Farmers are learning and adopting new agricultural sustainability practices to improve our farms.
A farm worker at Connecticut’s largest dairy in the state is nursing a broken jaw after a freak accident Thursday morning. According to the WFSB, the 23-year-old was working in the maternity pen at Oakridge Dairy near Ellington when he was headbutted by a cow. The owner told the Journal Inquirer they are unsure at […]
Willie Nelson’s annual music and food festival Farm Aid is coming to Connecticut for the first time this September and picked up a few new acts, including Chris Stapleton. Farm Aid 2018, set for Saturday, Sept. 22, at XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, will feature performances by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil […]
Last week U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced on the Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act – legislation to increase federal support and resources for small cheesemakers across the United States. The legislation will strengthen local dairy supply chains by creating a new $5 million grant program to […]
Nanotechnology may have the potential to transform agriculture broadly — and to do it cost-effectively, possibly even saving money.