Hearing on MA Raw Milk Legislation Scheduled for June 3
A hearing will be held on Monday, June 3 at 10:00 a.m. in Spencer, MA on a bill that would allow farmers to deliver raw milk to customers. Learn about why this matters to small dairies, and how you can...
View ArticleHearings Soon on Bills Affecting Massachusetts Food and Farming
There will be 2 public hearings in June at which will be considered bills related to the future of food and farming in Massachusetts. NOFA/Mass has identified 8 of these bills as priorities and urges...
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Rebuilding Our Local Food Economy
When I moved to Maine as a teenager in 1971, big business (and big subsidies) were just beginning to define American agriculture. Instead of small, diverse farms that fed our communities for...
View ArticleState Raw Milk Regulations Proven Successful, Towns Need Not Interfere
The NOFA/Mass Raw Milk Network today said that the state of Massachusetts, through the Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), handles licensing and regulation of raw milk sales well, and the...
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Legislature passes NOFA-supported small farm Unemployment Insurance reforms
The Massachusetts Legislature has passed two important changes in the way small farms are treated under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system.policyLegislation
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