AGRICULTURE

Organic dairy farmers are in crisis. Costs are way up for fuel, feed and fertilizer. And without matching increases in the pay price for milk, advocates, officials and farmers themselves are worried they might leave the industry altogether.A lot of those same people are trying to crack this problem, including one organization that wants to use consumer power to get more local organic dairy on supermarket shelves.

According to a recent study, more than half of Vermont’s farmworker housing units are in need of repairs, including for health and safety issues.

Massachusetts got a quick mention before the nation's highest court on Tuesday when a Biden administration attorney pointed to the Bay State as an outlier in seeking to regulate the sale of pork based on how it was produced in other states.

Organic dairy farmers are sounding the alarm: They need help. They're also trying to build a new, regional organic dairy cooperative.

Federal data show that more farmers died from occupational injuries than did police officers, logging workers or roofers. But access to health insurance remains a challenge.

The severe drought in the nation has affected farm crops, including many in Western Massachusetts.

Congressman Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, went on his annual agricultural tour to learn how farmers in Massachusetts are faring and how government can help.

A new lawsuit filed in Vermont’s federal court alleges that the Northeast’s largest dairy cooperative has artificially lowered milk prices for the region’s farmers.

A subcommittee on research and design is offering preliminary designs for a new state seal and motto.