WAMC: In Hadley, farmers gather to protest cuts and freezes to programs under Trump administration
First aired March 27, 2025 on WAMC Listen to the story here (or read below) Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern of the 2nd district was among[...]
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Greenfield Recorder: Local Hero Member Op-Ed
My Turn: Slashing of farming, food support senseless By RYAN VOILAND Published: 03-27-2025 12:40 PM The following speech was delivered by Ryan Voiland at a[...]
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Farm Aid: Cut Hay, Not USDA!
March 26, 2025 Farmers Rally Against USDA Cuts in Western Massachusetts by Jennifer Fahy On Sunday, an energetic crowd of farmers and farm supporters estimated to[...]
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Photos from Farmer Rally at Hadley Town Hall on March 23, 2025
All photos courtesy of Rene Theberge Photography
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NEPM: Little Light Farm
🌱 🌸 Claire, Kaliis, and Monte talk with Emmy Smela, founder of the newly-minted Little Light Farm in Amherst about: Their pick-your-own flower and veggie[...]
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“Attack on Small Farms”: Valley Farmers Gather to Protest USDA Cuts
3/23/25 Farmer Press Release Clad in muck boots and dirt-flecked Carhartts and arriving on tractors and leading goats, over 300 farmers, farmworkers, and their family[...]
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Gazette: Irate Valley farmers sound off over ag cuts at ‘Attack on Small Farms’ rally
Published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette: 03-24-2025 4:49 PM Modified: 03-24-2025 5:42 PM by Samuel Gelinas HADLEY — Irate farmers, waving signs and pitchforks, gathered[...]
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Republican: WMass farmers protest federal funding cuts they say jeopardize food supplies
Farmers and their allies crowded the lawn of the Hadley Town Hall Sunday afternoon, backed by a line of farm machinery decked[...]
CommonWealth Beacon: ‘Cut hay, not USDA’: Mass. farmers rally in Hadley against agriculture program cuts
Western Mass News: Hadley Farmer Rally for USDA
“Congressman Jim McGovern joined local farmers at a rally in Hadley on Sunday to oppose President Trump’s federal cuts.” See the short news clip here.
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NEPM: Gardener’s Supply in Hadley
🌸 Kaliis, Monte, and Jacob visit Gardener’s Supply in Hadley to talk with manager Eric Tiedeman-Mau about: This well-known garden center on Rt 9, which[...]
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Recorder: MDAR commissioner pens letter to USDA over uncertain funding and impact on farmers
Published: 03-14-2025 4:59 PM By Chris Larabee, Staff Writer BOSTON — As farmers prepare to head out to the fields for the season, Massachusetts Department[...]
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