John Lebeaux News Today

If you live near any trees of heaven, be on the lookout for spotted lanternflies.

I enthusiastically support Beth Casavant’s candidacy for re-election to the Shrewsbury Select Board. Beth has consistently served ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) announced today that Massachusetts has been awarded $1,410,222 to expand the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from early February sessions. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.MORE TIME TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS (H 2023): House 23-130,...

BOSTON — With a background in showing cattle at fairs and working on the family farm in South Deerfield, the state’s new agriculture commissioner has a regional flair to her.South Deerfield native Ashley Randle has been tapped by the Healey-Driscoll...

Deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Ashley Randle is blazing trails in the department by being named to succeed John Lebeaux as commissioner, the first woman named to the position.

BOSTON — With a background in showing cattle at fairs and working on the family farm in South Deerfield, the state’s new agriculture commissioner has a Franklin County flair to her.South Deerfield native Ashley Randle has been tapped by the...

The typical site visit for higher-ups at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) include muddy boots, rolling fields of wheat in the Midwest, or fruit-filled orchards in California, but this week the USDA came to Dorchester to promote the agency’s interest in an urban agriculture model underway at two sites in our neighborhood.

For the third consecutive year, Governor Charlie Baker declared October as Massachusetts Cranberry Month.

Despite inflation and higher fuel costs, the Greater Boston Food Bank still works to meet the demand of getting 7.5 million meals a month to people in need.