MA: Rural/Farming
Family farm advocates in MA rally against EATS Act
A coalition of animal-welfare and family-farm advocates say a proposed amendment to the 2023 Farm Bill jeopardizes states' ability to regulate their o…
Farmers Markets Help MA Shoppers Eat Healthier, Beat Inflation
Some low-income shoppers might assume farmers markets, with their specialty products, are out of reach. But more of these markets in the Commonwealth …
Celebrating 30 Years of Puerto Rican “Agri-Culture” in Western MA
The Holyoke area is home to many Puerto Rican families who say they will do what they can to help people there as they recover from the latest hurrica…
Volunteer Firefighter Shortage Spurs MA Departments into Action
If you dial 911, it is more than likely a volunteer firefighter will respond to your emergency, but in Massachusetts, there are not enough volunteers…
Sen. Warren 2nd in 'Tightly Bunched Field,' According to New Iowa Poll
BOSTON - Massachusetts voters still have plenty of time to make their primary-election choices, but it's "showtime" in less than two weeks in Iowa -- …
Real, Rural Job Growth from Phone Co-Op's Super-fast Broadband
BOSTON - A telephone cooperative in two depressed Kentucky counties may have found a good path to economic development in poor rural areas - through s…
A Bitter Year for MA Cranberries?
PLYMOUTH, Mass. – If Thanksgiving cranberry sales don't pick up, it could be a tough year for Massachusetts growers of the bitter fruit – …
KFC Move Called "Win" for Responsible Antibiotic Use
BOSTON -- Consumer and public health advocates are applauding the latest pledge by a fast food chain to phase out its use of chickens raised on antibi…
Cage-Free Decision on November Ballot for Bay Staters
BOSTON -- When Commonwealth voters cast their ballots in November, one box they may check will for Question 3: a measure to prohibit cruelty in the …
National Bammy Award for Massachusetts Educator
BOSTON - A Massachusetts educator won national recognition this week for a garden project that enables high school students in wheelchairs to do some …
Fall Signature Drive: MA Farm Animal Confinement Initiative
BOSTON - People who are concerned about animal cruelty are hitting the streets gathering support for a 2016 Ballot Initiative to curb farm animal conf…
Groups take FDA to court over New Drug Combos for Farm Animals
BOSTON - Pharmaceuticals....it's what's for dinner. And groups in the U.S. are suing the federal government over it. The Humane Society of the U.S (…