Issue Position: On Supporting Our Farms and Farmers

Issue Position

There are local farms and farmers in every city and town in the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district, where we have some of the richest soil in the nation. Farming is intrinsic to who we are.

And yet--as much as our region values local produce, meat, and dairy--we know that our farmers often struggle financially. It is nearly impossible for them to compete with the big agribusinesses that benefit from larger scale, lower pay, and notoriously lower environmental standards. And yet our farmers and farms persist, season after season.

I firmly believe "No farms, No food." It's as simple (and as profound) as that. That's why the state legislature must support our local farms.

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