Department of Agriculture

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Department of Agriculture closures
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture will be closed on July 3rd for the Independence Day holiday.  In addition to the regular holiday, state employees are taking a furlough day (in accordance with budget negotiations) on Monday, July 6th. As a result, our offices will be closed Friday, July 3 through Monday, July 6.  We will be back to work, serving the Agricultural community on Tuesday, July 7th.  We wish everyone a Happy Holiday!
Latest News
6/26/2009
CT Grown Sweet Corn Available This Weekend
  Despite the recent proliferation of gray, wet weather, the state’s specialists in early sweet corn production have once again beat other growers throughout the Northeast in bringing sweet corn to Connecticut consumers. Look for it as early as this weekend.
6/3/2009
Governor Rell: Budget Includes $20 Million In Aid for Connecticut Dairy Farmers Grants Would Help Preserve State’s $1 Billion Industry
  Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that she has included $20 million over the next two years in her latest budget to help preserve the state’s $1 billion dairy industry and the jobs it supports by providing assistance to Connecticut dairy farmers, who are struggling with high production costs and low milk prices in this economic downturn.
5/19/2009
Governor Rell Announces Disaster Loans Available for Agriculture Businesses in 4 Counties
  Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that federal disaster loans are available to agricultural cooperatives, small businesses and private, non-profit groups in Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties that suffered losses from the severe weather that hit the area in December 2008.
5/8/2009
Connecticut Farmers Markets’ Recipe for Success: Fresh Food, Fresh Ideas and a Dash of Celebrity Famed Chef Alice Waters to Visit Hartford Market May 14
  The buds and blooms of spring are a clear sign that the growing season for Connecticut farmers has arrived and that means that dozens of farmers markets around the state are gearing up to provide the fresh and local flavor of Connecticut Grown products.