No federal grants spells bad news...

Protesters stood outside of Hadley's Town Hall on March 23 to speak out against federal funding cuts impacting local farms. JOHN GOVE

John Gove is a family farmer and environmental journalist in Leominster.

No federal grants spells bad news for the Mass. local food ecosystem
Funding cuts are taking money out of farmers’ pockets and food out
of hungry mouths.
By John Gove Updated April 23, 2025, 3:00 a.m.

Sunny afternoons in the spring mean New England farmers are tending to their
greenhouses, working with livestock, or pruning their fruit trees in preparation for the upcoming growing season. Protesting usually doesn’t make the list of chores.

In late March, several hundred farmers, their supporters, and legislators gathered at
the Town Hall in Hadley to voice their frustration with cuts made by the Department
of Government Efficiency to federal programs that provide grants to farmers...

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