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• 9/2/2021 CT Department of Agriculture Urges Farmers to Report Crop Damage or Loss to USDA Farm Service Agency

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers and agricultural producers who may have experienced crop damage or loss due to Storm Ida to contact their United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office.

• 11/29/2021 CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RELEASES 2022 FARM VIABILITY GRANT GUIDANCE

• 9/15/2020 Bite Into Fall with Connecticut Grown Apples

  (HARTFORD, CT) – You might not be able to bob for apples this fall, but you can visit an orchard to pick your own apples. Connecticut is home to more than 65 orchards with more than 60 apple varieties suitable for snacking, salads, sauces, desserts, and more.

• 9/15/2020 Stanley Boniewski Farm of Middletown Is Protected and Ready for a New Owner

  [HARTFORD, CT] - Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) and Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) are pleased to announce the preservation of Stanley Boniewski Farm in Middletown. This 41-acre farm was protected in concert by the Town of Middletown, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), CT DoAg, and CFT.

• 3/26/2021 Connecticut Agriculture Day Recognizes 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer and Ag Journalism Award Winners

• 11/1/2021 CT DoAg Issues Update on Status of Meriden Dogs in Dogfighting Case

• 9/15/2020 Thirteenth Generation Dairy Farm in Voluntown Begins Journey to Preservation

  [HARTFORD, CT] - Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT), in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg), is pleased to announce completion of the first phase of a multi-year project to preserve Gallup Farm, a 500-acre dairy in Voluntown. The large property is being protected in a joint effort by partners USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Services (USDA-NRCS), CT DoAg and CFT. The first portion of the farm to be protected encompasses 116 acres. ​

• 3/31/2020 COVID-19 Guidance for Horseback Riding Schools Stables and Boarding Stables

  HARTFORD, CT – In addition to implementing the Stay Home, Stay Safe protocols effective on March 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. through April 22, 2020; Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7H required the Department of Economic and Community Development to provide a guidance document to determine essential businesses.

• 10/4/2021 GOVERNOR DIRECTS ABOUT $10 MILLION COVID RELIEF FUNDS TO CT DAIRY AND AQUACULTURE

• 11/3/2021 CONNECTICUT STATE VETERINARIAN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS VACCINE

• 2/19/2021 State Secures Custody of Neglected Horses and Announces Adoption Process

• 4/9/2020 Connecticut's dairy farm families provide support to ensure access to milk and dairy products in Connecticut

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt today joined Jason Jakubowski, President and CEO of Foodshare, and Paul Shipman, spokesperson of Connecticut Food Bank, to present a donation totaling $40,000 on behalf of Connecticut’s dairy farm families to ensure that milk and dairy products are available to food insecure households. In addition to the financial support, Dairy Farmers of America, Guida’s Dairy, and Cabot Creamery Cooperative have committed to donating dairy products to be distributed through Connecticut’s food bank networks.

• 6/16/2020 Beloved Watertown Farm is Protected Forever

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) in coordination with Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) is pleased to announce the preservation of Gustafson Farm in Watertown. The farm has been a popular destination for area families since 1907. The preservation of Gustafson Farm was a complex feat of partnership and teamwork involving USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Housatonic Valley Association, CT DoAg and CFT, in the farm’s preservation. For many families, the idea of conserving their land is like a seed – it takes many years to mature. For the Gustafson family, the seed was planted over a decade ago by the past generation of Gustafsons, who knew their 301-acre orchard and beef farm was something special that they wanted to preserve. That seed has finally come to fruition with the work of their descendants: cousins Katie Barnosky, Frank Gustafson, III, and Kristie Weidemier.

• 8/3/2021 Governor Lamont Urges Residents to Shop Connecticut Grown During National Farmers Market Week

• 12/28/2021 Import Alert: HPAI Restrictions for Pet Birds from Canada