Agriculture

StrattComm has been named Massachusetts' Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Educating agriculture students forms a pillar of support for the farming industry in Massachusetts.

Highly potent edible forms of marijuana make up nearly half the legalized market in Colorado and have had dangerous consequences for adults and children, according to a Massachusetts senator who returned last week from a research trip.

Roy Nascimento took over as leader of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce one year ago, succeeding David L. McKeehan, the North Central chamber's only chief executive since its founding 32 years ago.

Worcester State University will be the first higher education campus in New England to make use of a freight farm with a 40-foot shipping container set to yield an acre's worth of fresh produce for the campus' dining hall.

Springfield-based Big Y Foods says this is its biggest year yet for featuring locally grown fruits and...

Now supported by more than three-quarters of state lawmakers, legislation that would require all genetically engineered food to be labeled won praise from proponents Tuesday as a consumer protection that would help people make informed choices about what to eat.

Two young farmers in Berlin have purchased a farm in Holden where they plan to raise a variety of livestock.

A ballot initiative seeking to eliminate the "extreme confinement" and "lifelong immobilization" of farm animals is unnecessary and would lead to a sharp rise in food prices for Massachusetts residents, the head of a state farmers association said.

Worcester has been ranked number one in the nation for bringing nutritious food to the local community through farmer's markets, according to a recent study.