2012 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 6000 emails within the agricultural community in Massachusetts. If you have articles you would like to be included, please email to Rick LeBlanc at Richard.LeBlanc@state.ma.us.

Issue / Extra Date

• 12/7/12 December / January Farm and Market Report
• 10/4/12 October / November Farm and Market Report
  • 9/7/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
• 8/8/12 August / September Farm and Market Report
  • 7/14/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
• 6/7/12 June / July Farm and Market Report
  • 4/23/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
• 4/5/12 April / May Farm and Market Report
  • 3/29/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
  • 3/21/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
  • 3/7/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
  • 3/1/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
    • March is Maple Month!
    • Massachusetts Farmers’ Market Managers Professional Development Seminar - March 20
    • Creating a Quality Compost Product: Compost Operations and Marketing Training – March 26
    • CISA (Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture) has Partnered with FamilyFarmed.org to Offer Two Wholesale Readiness Workshops
    • Farmers’ Markets Seeking Vendors
    • Specialty Crop Block Grant Reminder
  • 2/22/12 Farm and Market Report Extras  - Signup Deadline Revised for Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) Following Hurricane Irene Damage
  • 2/16/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 
    • ChopChop E-Newsletter Focuses on Local Agriculture
    • Delivering Results: Implementing Performance Management in Massachusetts
    • Biomass Energy Grants for Massachusetts Facilities
    • USDA Invites Minority Producers to Join USDA Minority Farm Register
• 2/8/12 February / March Farm and Market Report
  • 1/27/12 Farm and Market Report Extras  - Confirmation of Negative Status Following Brucellosis Scare
  • 1/27/12 Farm and Market Report Extras  - Federal Disaster Assistance Funding Received for Tornado and Tropical Storm Relief
  • 1/24/12 Farm and Market Report Extras  - Energy News
  • 1/18/12 Farm and Market Report Extras  - Bring on the Best of Massachusetts! The 2012 Application and Guidelines for Exhibiting at the Massachusetts Building during the Eastern States Exposition Fair (Big E) Are Here
  • 1/13/12 Farm and Market Report Extras  - Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) Announces New Commonwealth Solar II Rebate Block Program – Now Up to 15 kW!!!
  • 1/9/12 Farm and Market Report Extras 

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