Tag: agriculture
Don’t miss out on plant-based trend
There is no shortage of tasty restaurants here in Rhode Island. From our famous calamari and clam cakes to coffee milk and doughboys, we...
R.I. farmers, tree growers part of ‘climate-smart’ projects
PROVIDENCE – Three multistate projects that will benefit Rhode Island farmers, tree growers and consumers will share $135 million in federal funding, U.S. Sen....
Too many crops aren’t used to feed people
Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people. These competing uses include...
Pandemic’s sting fails to stop beekeepers
IOLA, Wis. – They wrote it right into their business plan – an expectation that, each year, at least half the stock on which...
Maine mulls legislation mandating cage-free eggs
Maine might join a growing number of states that require cage-free facilities for chickens that lay eggs for commercial consumption, but some industry advocates...
JAYNE MERNER SENECAL, 38
40 Under Forty 2019 winner:
JAYNE MERNER SENECAL | 38
OWNER/MANAGER, EARTH CARE FARM
What is the best advice you have ever received? Do what you love...
PBN on WJAR-TV, May 14, 2018
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story and other...
DEM announces opening of state park farmers markets
PROVIDENCE – Three weekly farmers markets are now open in Rhode Island state parks, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Friday.
The three markets...
Finlays celebrates ribbon cutting at new Quonset Park facility
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA Inc. celebrated the ribbon cutting for its 28,800-square-foot global research and development, and manufacturing center at...
Gotham Greens awarded $2.2M in economic incentives for urban greenhouse development
PROVIDENCE – A company that grows and distributes pesticide-free vegetables and herbs from rooftop urban greenhouses plans to build a 95,000-square-foot facility in Providence,...
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