Getting help for the haying business
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August 16, 2022

Getting help for the haying business

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) recently awarded $400,000 to improve farm operations to a number of participants in its Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) program. The APR Improvement Program (AIP) provides business planning and technical assistance to commercial farms containing land already protected through the APR. AIP specifically targets applicants demonstrating a need for assistance

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