Rell Announces Loans for Farmers with Crop Losses
Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that farmers across Connecticut are eligible to apply for low-interest federal loans to recover their losses caused by severe rainfall, hail and flooding this past spring. The Governor said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack notified her today that he was granting her request for a disaster declaration for several [...]
Dairy Farms set to Receive Financial Assistance
HARTFORD — Help could be on the way for Connecticut dairy farms struggling to make ends meet because of the costs associated with producing milk, Rep. John Rigby said at the Capitol today. Rigby this evening supported a proposal that would create an “agricultural sustainability account,” a fund the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture would rely [...]
Rigby Worried About Tax Increase Proposal, Farmers
HARTFORD—The legislature’s majority tossed aside the plight of struggling Connecticut residents and companies Thursday by ignoring public outcry for innovative bipartisan spending reductions in favor of tax increases that would further harm the finances of businesses and people who simply cannot afford it, Rep. John Rigby said.
Rigby Working to Support Dairy Farmers Across the State
Over the last few weeks Rep. John Rigby has spent time meeting with dairy farmers in his seven-town district about legislative issues important to them, and he recently attended a Capitol breakfast with farmers to again hear about challenges their businesses face. A few students from the FFA program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School [...]
Rigby Visits Northwest Corner Farmers
Rep. John Rigby visited two Northwest Corner farms today to get a closer look at their operations and talk about legislative issues important to the farming community. Rigby, a Republican from Colebrook, spent roughly spent about two hours at Freund’s Farm in East Canaan, where Matt, Theresa and Ben Freund showed them how they make CowPots, biodegradable [...]
Rigby Gets a Look at Geer
CANAAN—State Rep. John Rigby got a tour of Geer early Friday, when he spent a couple of hours going room-to-room to meet residents and staffers. Geer is an important part of this community, and the entire Northwest Corner. The company, is a family of five inter-related, non-profit, non-sectarian and community-owned corporation. It’s staffed by professionals [...]
