Connecticut farmers have their hands full considering population density, environmental concerns and the price of land, but the state’s agriculture commissioner says there are advantages. Bryan Hurlburt tells Brownfield the proximity of agriculture to consumers interested in buying local is fertile ground for direct marketing via greenhouses, farmers markets and farm stands.
“So they can put the value on it and find the premium in a very difficult industry in a very difficult state,” Hurlburt told Brownfield Ag News in an interview during the National Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Congress at Westbrook, Connecticut.
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