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Congress was negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill. CT farmers wanted more money for programs that fit the Northeast.

When the Connecticut Department of Agriculture offered to purchase the development rights for Cheshire Land Trusts Ives Farm property earlier this year, it seemed like a clear win-win.

Connecticut Farmer Janna Siller said she wants to see these existing federal programs geared more to the types of farms here

Congress is negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill, which funds agricultural programs. Connecticut farmers want more money for programs that fit the Northeast.

Susan Mitchell hopped onto her tractor on an overcast day in early May to start the early stages of planting summer squash and zucchini for the third growing season on her farm in Columbia. She laid three rows of black plastic mulch to help with moisture retention and weed control as two of her workers, Naomi Ford and Sarah Medeiros, assisted from the field. Mitchell said they would later punch holes into the plastic to transplant the plants.

Congress is negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill, which funds agricultural programs. CT farmers want more money for programs that fit the Northeast.

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