News & Call to Action
Struggling Massachusetts Dairy Farmers Plead for Additional Tax Relief
By Andy Metzger State House News Service STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 28, 2017—Massachusetts dairy farms are a bucolic reminder of the state’s more agricultural past and while technology and development […]
Ask the Joint Committee on Revenue to Support an Increase in the Dairy Tax Credit
Call or email members of the Joint Committee on Revenue today and ask them to support HB 2616.
Buying local at mini-mart supports local dairy farms
Massachusetts is more self-sufficient for milk and dairy than any other food product: about 20 percent of the milk consumed in Massachusetts is produced here and most of the milk consumed is produced in the Northeast.
Rockwood Farm plans to build a methane digestor
The town’s select board plans to power their municipal buildings with credits purchased from Rockwood Farm.
Help Feed a Childhood with The Great American Milk Drive
Across the country and in your local community, families are missing out on the important nutrients found in milk. This month, achieve more happiness by giving back with The Great American Milk Drive. Click […]
3 Tips to Make Your Holiday Recipes Healthier
The holiday season has arrived! And so have the cookies, desserts, and heavy meals. So how can you and your family indulge without feeling like you did? The New England […]
Meet Dairy Farmer Shayna Stevens
We are a 4th generation pasture based dairy farm in central Massachusetts. The 5th generation is coming right along with seven growing children amongst the families.
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Applauds Livestock Disaster Funding, Draws Attention to Need to Extend Assistance to Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on September 16, 2016, that 11 Massachusetts counties have become eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA’S) Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) due to the drought.
USDA Designates 11 Counties in Massachusetts as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
“Our hearts go out to those Massachusetts farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
