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Message: [QUOTE="OldAlum, post: 2119204, member: 4533"] On the "no agriculture in CT" thing: My credentials are that I have a degree from UConn school of Ag and worked for both CT Ag Dept and USDA in CT. :) There is a good bit of agriculture still in the state. No, CT is not an agricultural power, but it is not all suburbs and cities. Certainly it does not have large acreages you can find in other areas. Dairy farming has declined greatly but is still to be found, helped in part by the Farmland Preservation Act which allowed some farmers to sell development rights to the State, guaranteeing the land would stay in agricultural use. (Greenbackers Dairy in Durham is one such farm) The fastest growing segment is the small, sustainable farm-to-table operations. These include organic meats and "truck farming" to grow various vegetables. Of course orchards are agriculture and are still part of our landscape. As was mentioned shade tobacco is still important as are greenhouse operations for retail/landscaping . Another growing segment are the wineries - I been making my way across CT's wine trail :cool: And there are still large egg and chicken farms which do not require much acreage. I still enjoy visiting my college roommate's dairy farm in NW CT where local farmers have an interesting relationship with rich NY weekenders. Much of the hay land is rented from those folks who mostly want to preserve the views. But some farms have nearby McMansions with residents complaining about farm smells, etc. (Why must they make noise early on the [I]weekend[/I]? The cows are mooing too loud!) It is very difficult to get started if you don't inherit land (not new but even more difficult - I used to work on loans for this purpose) And it is tough when unprotected farms are sold for development. But there are still working farms in CT and new and different opportunities. [/QUOTE]

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