Tag: agriculture
R.I. Commerce awards $800K in innovation grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors has awarded $800,000 to 13 organizations through its Innovation Network Matching Grant Program.
The program provides grants...
R.I. awards $450K in 2026 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act funding
CRANSTON – A group made up of 25 local farmers, fishers and specialty food producers will share $450,000 in funding from the 2026 Local...
Food entrepreneurs fueling a demographic shift
Visit just about any downtown on a weekend and you will likely happen upon a farmers market. Or, you might grab lunch from a...
State awards $486K in 2025 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act funds
PROVIDENCE – More than 30 local farmers, fishers and specialty food producers will share $486,000 in funding from the 2025 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act, Gov....
Government funding bill advances as Senate works to beat midnight shutdown...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate is laboring to approve a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a...
State awards $59K to support green energy projects at 3 farms
PROVIDENCE – A total of $59,250 was awarded Monday from the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program to support green energy projects at three...
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...
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