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State-level programs and policies have an enormous impact on farming. State actions can help save land or fuel its loss; they can encourage profitable farming, or inhibit it. That is why we can be found each year in state legislatures around New England, advocating for measures and funding that help improve farm profitability and retain Continue reading Spreading the No Farms No Food® Message State by State in New England Massachusetts dairy farmers don’t have the land base to expand into 1,000 or 2,000 cow herds, according to Peter Melnik, a fourth-generation dairyman from Deerfield. Instead, he believes diversity is the key to preserving his family’s 250-cow farm. In search of that diversity, Melnik and four other dairies are embarking on a methane digester project with Continue reading Massachusetts Dairyman Turns Manure into Energy and Fertilizer |
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