Farm and Market Report and Extras

The Farm and Market Report is the Department's bi-monthly newsletter which includes a Commissioner's Column, program/grant updates, workshop/educational updates, news from USDA, along with a Calendar and Classified section. It is distributed to over 5000 emails within the agricultural community in Massachusetts. In between Reports, we also send out Farm and Market "Extras". If you have articles or notices you would like to be included, please email to Rick LeBlanc at Richard.LeBlanc@state.ma.us, 617-626-1759.

Issue / Extra	Date
Farm and Market Report Extras	12/15/11
Farm and Market Report Extras - SBA-Disaster-Loans-Available-Berkshire-County	12/9/11
December / January Farm and Market Report	12/7
Farm and Market Report Extras	10/25/11
Farm and Market Report Extras	10/13/11
October / November Farm and Market Report	10/6/11
Farm & Market Report Extras	9/21/11
Weather Effects Fairs Scheduled This Weekend	8/26/11
Emergency Preparedness and Planning Reminder	8/24/11
August / September Farm and Market Report	8/17/11
--The MA Invasive Plant Advisory Group (MIPAG) is Conducting Online Survey --August - Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Awareness Month --Farm Bill Education Session --Massachusetts Tomato Contest to be Held August 22nd --Calling for Vendors at Mass. Marketplace --USDA Invites Applications for Value Added Producer Grant	7/27/11
--Gov/Lt. Gov Summer Conversations Tour --City of Boston Seeks Proposals for Pilot Urban Agriculture Project --Energy Efficiencies for Dairy Operations Workshop at Mapleline Farm – July 21st	7/15/11
--USDA Designates Two Counties in Massachusetts as Primary Natural Disaster Areas --MDAR Annual Report is Here! --Happy June-is-Dairy-Month! - Keep Local Dairy Farms -18 Months and Going Strong--Agricultural Composting Workshop – August 5th & 6th --Two Opportunities to Exhibit or Perform at the Massachusetts Building during the Big E, W.Springfield --Bristol/Norfolk County Farm Service Agency to Relocate --USDA Notice to Women and Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers: Compensation for Claims of Discrimination --Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) 2011 Summer Conference	6/24/11
June / July Farm and Market Report	6/9/11
--USDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training Program --New Partnership Brings Local Food Distribution to Southeastern Massachusetts --Join Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture(CISA) for Two Spring Workshops --Division of Agricultural Conservation and Technical Assistance Releases Two More Grant Programs – Deadlines June 30th (check times!)	5/6/11
Farm and Market Special Report: Changes to the H-2A Final Rule	4/29/11
--USDA Rural Development has Announced the Opening of the 2011 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) --Specialty Crop Block Grant Announcement	4/26/11
--Informal Meeting to Discuss “Farmers' Markets” and Sale of Shellfish Directly to Consumers --Graduates from the Agricultural Business Training Program --2011 Application and Guidelines for Exhibiting in the MA State Building --USDA Announces Opportunity for Massachusetts Organic Farmers to Implement Conservation Practices --MA Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Local Vendor Fair Looking for Exhibitors	4/15/11
April / May Farm and Market Report	4/5/11
Volunteers Wanted!! Asian Longhorned Beetle Tree Surveys Being Held Throughout the State	3/30/11
Farmers' Market Coupon Program Training for Growers and Market Managers	3/21/11
--Making Your Compost Product Work for You! Compost Marketing Workshop/Tour --MEMA Announces Applicant Briefings for Federal Assistance --Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB): New Science Curriculum from USDA Just in Time for Spring! --Asparagus Revenue Market Loss Assistance Payment Program (ALAP) --Massachusetts Flowers Growers Association(MFGA) Announces Annual Scholarship	3/14/11
--Highlights from the Public Meetings About the Proposed Public Market in Downtown Boston --USDA, MDAR Representatives Visit Somerville Farmers’ Market --Massachusetts Association of Agricultural Commissions First Annual Meeting	3/9/11
--Last Opportunity to Give Vendor Feedback by March 7th --Employment and Labor Considerations for Farm and Food Businesses --The Annual Massachusetts Poultry Enhancement Meeting --New England FarmWays Agritourism Activities for Destination Farm Operators in MA --2010 County Stats Now Available on MDAR Website --JUST IN: Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard Sullivan is now on Twitter!	3/4/11
--MDAR has Invited Agricultural Domain Experts to Speak at Salem State University Enterprise Center on 'The Business of Farming' --Important Upcoming Dates for Public Market in Downtown Boston --It’s Not too Late, but Time is Running out to Register for the Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show, Sturbridge Host Hotel,  March 1-3	2/22/11
--Thursday, February 17th! FSA Meeting for Dairy Farmers on Dairy Gross Margins Insurance --2011 Directory of Farms Interested in Institutional Sales: Call for Submissions --Farm Visit Sites Needed For Spring! --State Law Allows School Districts to Buy Direct from Mass. Farms Without Bids and Requires Public Colleges to "Buy Local First" --Sign Up Period Opens for Domestic Asparagus Producers Affected by Marketing Losses --The Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Program Offering a FREE Speed Coaching and Networking Event	2/15/11
Upcoming Community and Vendor Meetings for the Boston Public Market	2/11/11
Reap More from What You Sow at the Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show, Sturbridge, MA, March 1-3	2/10/11
February / March Farm and Market Report	2/8/11
Farmers / Residents Urged to Clear Snow From Roofs	2/2/11