This report, produced at the request of the Dairy Committee of the Connecticut Farm Bureau Association, assess es the … economic and dairy farm sustainability impacts of Connecticut’s Public Act 09 - 229 . Th e Act established a dairy farm …, three supportive objectives are pursued: 1) to examine recent trends in Connecticut dairy farming and policies; 2) to assess …

The goal of this study was to ascertain and document the significance of the maritime industry to Connecticut’s economy … economic model of the Connecticut economy. This study defines the Connecticut maritime industry as including, but not limited …

2013 Connecticut Milk Cost of Production Estimates, Statistical Uniform Price, and Application of Public Act 09-229 …

The objective of this report is to provide a benchmark of the percentage of Connecticut residents’ expenditures on … produced at the request of the Connecticut Governor’s Council on Agricultural Development (GCAD). An overarching goal of GCAD … is to “increase the percentage of consumer dollars spent on Connecticut-grown fresh produce and farm products, including …

Connecticut Public Act 09-229 authorizes payments to farmers based on a monthly cost of production (COP) estimate and a … federal market order one sustainable uniform price. Since the inception of this act the Connecticut Department of Agriculture … used USDA ARMS survey data for Vermont to determine the applicable payments to dairy farmers because a Connecticut specific …

Connecticut Agricultural System Establishments and Jobs Prepared for the Connecticut Governor’s Council on Agricultural …

The Spring 2012 letter to State dairy farmers from the Commissioner of Agriculture stated: -The Connecticut Dairy …

In July 2009, Connecticut Public Act 09-229 established an agricultural sustainability account to provide financial … assistance to Connecticut milk producers during times when the federal milk pay price falls below a minimum sustainable monthly … cost of production (COP). This legislation mandates that the Commissioner of Agriculture make payments to Connecticut dairy …

Most residents in Connecticut have consistent, dependable access to enough food for active, healthy living. Yet each … and 2010, 12.7 percent of residents in Connecticut were living in food insecure households (38% of which were living in … picture of how towns in Connecticut compare to each other under three separate conditions: • What is the likelihood that a …