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The $1.8 million plant means Bree-Z-Knoll Farm in Leyden can sell milk, half-and-half, heavy cream and soon flavored milks like strawberry and chocolate to local retailers and make more money.

LEYDEN — The Our Family Farms dairy cooperative has opened a $1.8 million plant to process its milk and stay competitive in a notoriously difficult industry.Construction on the 4,500-square-foot facility started in November 2021 but completion was...

GREENFIELD — After clearing its chairwoman Shannon O’Brien of any stake in ownership, the state Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) approved the final license for Greenfield Greenery LLC, an outdoor cultivation site planned on Leyden Road. “Having done...

GREENFIELD — In favor of allowing its staff time to gather information pertaining to a change of ownership application, the state Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted Thursday to remand the application for final licensing for the proposed outdoor...

Seven Franklin County farms will benefit from $257,500 of the more than $2.9 million that the state Department of Agricultural Resources is distributing to help farms implement climate change mitigation strategies and solutions.The grants will fund...

The Baker-Polito Administration announced over $2.9 million in grants distributed by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to help farms across the state implement climate change mitigation strategies and solutions.The grants will...