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Farmers and regional planners urge state fund for climate resilience after 2023 flooding wiped out crops
Summary
Witnesses backing H119/S60 said Massachusetts should establish targeted funding and technical assistance to help farms and fisheries adapt to climate stressors, citing multi‑million‑dollar crop losses and evaporated federal grant funding.
Farmers, regional planners and nonprofit agricultural organizations told the Joint Committee on Agriculture that House Bill 119 and Senate Bill 60 — bills to address the impact of climate change on farms and fisheries — should be reported favorably because farms face immediate, recurring losses and need direct funding and technical assistance.
Speakers described severe flood and inundation losses during 2023 and ongoing climate‑driven pressures such as pests, soil contamination and increased storm damage. Steven Taranto,…
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