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About 4,900 farms in Connecticut support 20,000 jobs and produce $3.5 billion in annual revenue, according to a new study by the University of Connecticut”™s department of agricultural and resource economics.
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro indicated it was the first-ever comprehensive attempt to evaluate the impact of Connecticut agriculture on the state economy.
“As Congress begins working on the next farm bill, it will be important to ”¦ focus even more of our policies on specialty crops, such as Connecticut”™s horticulture industry, and locally-grown foods,” DeLauro said, in a prepared statement. “It is time we let everyone know just how much of an impact the agriculture industry makes on our state”™s economic health.”
