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A Connecticut farmer riding his tractor to Washington D.C. to seek state and federal changes to crop insurance met with Republican lawmakers outside the state Capitol in Hartford on Friday.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will receive federal funds to improve conservation and climate practices at its farm in North Stonington. The tribe accepted $2 million from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The $400 million federal program is being funded through the American Rescue Plan. The goal is for local food businesses to help those that are food insecure. Connecticut is the second state to strike a deal with USDA.

The Trump Administration’s Agriculture Department is giving Connecticut a $2.4 million bonus for being one of the top states in the nation in enrolling…

The U.S. Government says Connecticut leads the growth of new farms in New England. U.S. Department of Agriculture figures show that right now, one in four…

Democratic Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Louise Slaughter of New York are sponsoring legislation in the Republican-controlled House that…

Farmers and some towns on the East End of Long Island have hired federal sharpshooters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture this winter to kill…