Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation-The Voice of Agriculture

Cornell-New Online Courses for Beginning Farmers Debut This Fall! - Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Need some guidance on the development or expansion of a farm enterprise? Can’t find any trainings near you? If you’re comfortable enough with a computer to consider learning online, you’ll be glad to know that the Cornell Small Farms Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension are expanding offerings of their popular online courses for beginning farmers with two new online courses this Fall, in addition to our usual beginners Fall course, BF 101 read more ...

Douglas Gillespie Named Blue Ribbon Award Recipient - Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Douglas P. Gillespie, Executive Director of the Mass. Farm Bureau, has been named as the Blue Ribbon Award winner this year and will be feted at a local foods luncheon and award ceremony at noon at the Brigham Hill Community Farm Barn in No. Grafton on September 30. read more ...

Advocate for Agriculture With College Aggies Online! - Tuesday, August 31, 2010

You are cordially invited to participate in the 2010-2011 College Aggies Online Animal Agriculture Alliance and the American National CattleWomen, Inc. scholarship competition, hosted by the

College Aggies Online is designed to help you connect with other young agriculture advocates from across the country. Now, more than ever before, it is crucial that farmers and ranchers educate consumers about how their food is produced. CAO will help you use social media tools such as Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter to share agriculture’s story. From time to time, we will provide special challenges to help you learn how to share your story with the public.