News and Announcements

For Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

Funding will support improvements in agricultural composting practices and facilitate on-farm compost use.

The Baker-Polito Administration has declared Friday, November 27, 2020 as “Green Friday” to encourage people across the Commonwealth to visit their local farms and nurseries for Christmas trees, holiday plants, and holiday decorating needs.

Grants will support agricultural industries in western, central, northeastern, and southeastern Massachusetts.

Governor Charlie Baker declared October as “Massachusetts Cranberry Month."

MDAR is urging residents to report any sign of the invasive pest.

Funding will support infrastructure upgrades, including the design, construction, retrofitting and outfitting of enhanced laboratory space.

MassGrown Exchange Will Assist Farmers, Fisheries, and Food Businesses Across the Commonwealth

Spraying is expected to begin on Monday, August 10, and continue over several evenings.

Residents that receive or have received an unsolicited package of seeds should not plant the seeds and contact state plant regulatory officials.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced today the acquisition of 165 acres at Springstube Farm in West Stockbridge.

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is reminding horse owners to vaccinate their horses against the mosquito-borne viral diseases Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV).

Proposal would authorize statewide approach to mitigate risk of diseases like Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus

Governor Charlie Baker today declared March as “Massachusetts Maple Month,.”

Declaration Made to Recognize Massachusetts’ Christmas Tree Farms and Nurseries