AGRICULTURE

All summer long, we'll bring you profiles of BIPOC farmers across Connecticut. Hear their stories in their own words.

Author Erik Reardon dives into the history of commitments local citizens made to gaining a greater understanding of migratory fish, and accommodations they cooperatively made to keep these fish populations healthy.

Sara Shostak is a medical sociologist who looks at the social production of health and illness. She explains the other work that happens at urban farms across Massachusetts that isn't measured like pints of tomatoes.

Undocumented farmworkers face many barriers when seeking health care. The pandemic has only widened this disparity and many farmworkers remain hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, including those in western Massachusetts.

Some organizations are trying to redress racial disparities by giving resources, land and decision-making power back to communities of color.

The egg industry in Massachusetts predicts chaos as a majority of eggs may become unavailable on January 1 — unless a new law is amended.

Prices for pre-cut trees are through the roof, and mature trees at Vermont farms are hard to come by.

Massachusetts lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on a bill proposing minimum wage and overtime protections for farm workers.Springfield State Senator Adam…

With the threat of bacon and egg shortages looming, the Massachusetts House passed a bill Wednesday aimed at avoiding any disruption to food supplies next…

Hillandale Farms, an egg producer in Turner, has closed a plant and laid off workers.The closure may have a domino effect on organic farming in Maine.…