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By SCOTT MERZBACH

A federal disaster area declaration for the region is being sought by the U.S. senators from Massachusetts and the U.S. representatives for the state’s four westernmost counties following the floods that have destroyed crops at area farms and the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As more rain pounded the region on Sunday, Gov. Maura Healey and other state officials visited Deerfield on Monday afternoon to hear firsthand accounts of the damage — including disease-related impacts that could be seen in the future —...

By BELLA LEVAVI

DEERFIELD — As farmers assess the impact of last week’s flooding on their livelihoods and the future of the season’s crops, federal lawmakers visited the area on Saturday to see the damage firsthand.U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Jim...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — With Natural Roots anticipating a total loss of its main fields following Monday’s flooding, the farmers have started a GoFundMe to help recoup their losses.After assessing the damage left in the wake of the storm, alongside visits from...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As they continue to assess the damage caused by Monday’s torrential downpours, local farmers were joined on Wednesday by legislators and state officials who got a first-hand view of the devastation across the Pioneer Valley.In Deerfield,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As some of the worst flooding since Hurricane Irene battered parts of Franklin County on Monday, area farms spent Tuesday morning assessing the damage left by the deluge.Rain fell across western Massachusetts from Sunday evening through Monday...

By DOMENIC POLI

LEYDEN — The Facey family had about 30 guests over for milk and cookies on Wednesday afternoon. How else would you want to usher in National Dairy Month? Warren, Randy and Angie Facey, who own and operate Bree-Z-Knoll Farm on North County Road,...

By DOMENIC POLI

LEYDEN — The Our Family Farms dairy cooperative has opened a $1.8 million plant to process its milk and stay competitive in a notoriously difficult industry.Construction on the 4,500-square-foot facility started in November 2021 but completion was...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – The Orange Farmers’ Market begins its 2023 season this week when it will be open Thursday afternoons from May 18 to Oct. 19.“It’s been a long winter. We’re ready for the market,” said Rachel Gonzalez, now in her ninth year as the market’s...

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — Chang Farm on River Road has voluntarily recalled mung bean sprouts due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the state Department of Public Health.The farm recently recalled all 10-pound bulk bags, as well as...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — For the first year since the start of the pandemic, the South Deerfield-based Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will host its annual storytelling event, Field Notes, in person at the Academy of Music Theatre.The event,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Since the Clark family helped Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) get on its feet decades ago, the experience has come full circle, with Clarkdale Fruit Farms receiving an award from the nonprofit on April 11.The...

By JACOB NELSON

Spring is springing up at Everyday Farm in Gill. Actually, it’s bouncing all over the place.“We’ve had about 100 lambs born so far this year,” said farmer Hannah Sol. Once all their mother ewes give birth, the number of bleating babies will more than...

By DOMENIC POLI

The 2023 season isn’t looking too peachy for New England farmers waiting to see if any of their buds survived mid-February’s subzero temperatures.It appears that month’s cold snap crippled the growth of the beloved stone fruit typically harvested from...

By LIESEL NYGARD

Food safety and infrastructure upgrades are in store for a handful of Franklin County farms thanks to state and federal grant awards.Of the $1 million in grants awarded to 23 farms through the Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program and nearly...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Red Fire Farm’s Ryan and Sarah Voiland joined hundreds of farmers from across the U.S. for a climate rally in Washington D.C. last week, marching to the Capitol before meeting with legislators to ask for climate change policy to be a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BOSTON — With a background in showing cattle at fairs and working on the family farm in South Deerfield, the state’s new agriculture commissioner has a Franklin County flair to her.South Deerfield native Ashley Randle has been tapped by the...

By DOMENIC POLI

The United States is experiencing the deadliest bird flu outbreak in its history, labor costs continue to increase and the national average price of gas hovers around $3.40 per gallon.But what’s that got to do with the price of eggs? It turns out,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With farms and other locally grown produce generating large amounts of revenue for the region, an $87,000 state grant awarded to Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will ensure local producers can compete with larger...