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BEST OF 2023: CT farmers have a wish list, and the new Farm Bill could help

Congress was negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill. CT farmers wanted more money for programs that fit the Northeast. ....

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Will the Farm Bill help CT farmers?

Connecticut Farmer Janna Siller said she wants to see these existing federal programs geared more to the types of farms here ....

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Connecticut farmers have a wish list. New Farm Bill could help

Congress is negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill, which funds agricultural programs. Connecticut farmers want more money for programs that fit the Northeast. ....

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CT farmers have a wish list, and the new Farm Bill could help

Susan Mitchell hopped onto her tractor on an overcast day in early May to start the early stages of planting summer squash and zucchini for the third growing season on her farm in Columbia.

She laid three rows of black plastic mulch to help with moisture retention and weed control as two of her workers, Naomi Ford and Sarah Medeiros, assisted from the field. Mitchell said they would later punch holes into the plastic to transplant the plants. ....

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CT farmers have a wish list. The new federal Farm Bill could help

Congress is negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill, which funds agricultural programs. CT farmers want more money for programs that fit the Northeast. ....

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