Agriculture
SunBug Solar Announces Solar Tech Meets Tradition on A Monson Family Farm
MONSON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- SunBug Solar, a Massachusetts-based solar solutions provider, has completed the construction of a dual-use solar-terra photovoltaic system in Monson, Massachusetts. The design of the system allows the local landowner to harvest both sun from above and crops from below on land which has been in the family for three generations.
Mass. Governor Patrick Launches 'Plant Something' Initiative – Celebrates May as Flower and Nursery Month
BOSTON, Mass. /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan and Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Greg Watson today joined students, school officials and members of the state's horticulture industry at the Mather Elementary School in Dorchester to launch the 'Plant Something' campaign to spotlight local flower and nursery growers and encourage residents to shop at local garden centers.
Patrick-Murray Administration Secures Federal Relief For Massachusetts Farmers
BOSTON /Massachusetts Newswire/ -- Governor Deval Patrick today announced that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has granted the Commonwealth’s request...