Agriculture

The farm of the future is in a nondescript greenhouse down a wooded residential road next to a site where the military once trained for the Vietnam War.

Manufacturers and distributors gathered at the State House Monday to highlight their economic impact and ask lawmakers for relief from the Toxic Use Reduction Act.

Following a dreadful 2016, local farms hope a better a better apple crop leads to increased business.

After pouring cider for two years, Natick's Lookout Farm is now trying its hand at beer.

Locally produced food finds its way from farms to restaurants and homes thanks to two small delivery companies.

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), whose district includes Central Massachusetts, began a two-day tour of 13 Massachusetts farms on Tuesday.

Binh An International Market, a grocery store on Green Street in Worcester, allegedly sold meat, poultry and egg products that had not gone through a health inspection, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said Tuesday.

Urban farming in Worcester is growing, and city council is proposing zoning changes that could help cultivate the industry.

Decrying budget cuts and staff reductions at environmental agencies, the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Tuesday renewed its call for greater environmental funding in order to maintain public health initiatives, outdoor recreation, wetland and river restoration, land preservation, and the state's tourism industry.

Raw milk is back on the legislative menu this session, with a majority of the House signing onto a farm bill that Westport Rep. Paul Schmid said would benefit legislative districts from the urban cores to the rolling pastures and forests far from Boston.