Agriculture

For the first week, the stores reported a combined 56,380 products sold and an average of just under $40. Customers are averaging 3.4 products per transaction.

Communities in South Worcester County can now apply for public works grants and economic assistance programs.

Local food from Sterling produce distributor Lettuce Be Local can now go straight to consumers.

Eight Central Mass. businesspeople were on the move this issue.

Compared to grocery store prices, fresh produce is usually less expensive when purchased directly from Massachusetts farms, according to new survey results.

For six years, Lettuce Be Local has delivered fresh produce from Central Massachusetts farms straight to area restaurants. Now, it's doing the same for residents.

The parent company of a Millis farm and Emirates airlines' catering group will partner on a $40-million vertical farming facility in Dubai.

Devens-based Little Leaf Farms has doubled the size of its hydroponic greenhouse, and the baby greens producer is planning another expansion to again double the size of the facility.

The chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission says well-founded regulations rooted in public input will help Massachusetts create a leading national marijuana industry.

Knowlton Farms in Grafton and Boston solar energy firm BlueWave Solar are using a $100,000 grant to collaborate on an agricultural solar canopy to evaluate plant and crop growth under various solar tools and operating conditions.