News and Announcements

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State Agricultural Leaders Host 2026 NEASDA Annual Meeting in Massachusetts

6/10/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares June “Massachusetts Dairy Month"

6/03/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces May 29 as “Growing Wild Day” as Native Planting Movement Returns for 6th Year

5/27/2026 Department of Conservation & Recreation

 Expanded Growing Wild Starter Kit Program Will Provide Free Native Plants to Support Pollinators and Encourage Statewide Planting

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Milestone of Permanently Preserving More Than 1,000 Farm Properties in Massachusetts

5/15/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Tour Women-Owned Flower Grower Businesses in Middlesex and Worcester Counties

5/01/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Massachusetts Agriculture Day with $3.3 Million in Funding to Support Farmers and Buy Local Efforts

3/11/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $250,000 in Grants to Strengthen Local Food Access and Support Community Food Systems

3/05/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares March “Massachusetts Maple Month”

2/27/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Domestic Flock

2/26/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration’s New Farm Transfer Program Secures Future for Massachusetts Family Farms

1/29/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

Press Statement

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Domestic Flock

1/06/2026 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Energy and Environmental Agency Releases Yearly Report

12/30/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Report highlights progress made in energy affordability, protecting nature and climate resilience efforts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $1.8 Million in Grants to Protect Farmland in Massachusetts

12/18/2025 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $750,000 in Grants to Support Greater Food Access in Massachusetts

12/11/2025 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares Friday, November 28, 2025, as “Green Friday”

11/24/2025 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources