Senator Shaheen sees firsthand the negative effect of Canadian tariffs on Derry bakery

read more…: Senator Shaheen sees firsthand the negative effect of Canadian tariffs on Derry bakery

For Chatila, the tariffs are the last straw; he has put his company and facility up for sale.  His biggest customer stopped buying, and his costs for imported ingredients, electricity, and eggs are rapidly escalating. He received notice from his fuel supplier of tariff surcharges they will impose. The company employed more than 20 people at its peak. Today, they have reduced their staff to just two remaining employees.

Spring has sprung and the sap is flowing: New Hampshire’s sugaring season kicks off with NH Maple Weekend

read more…: Spring has sprung and the sap is flowing: New Hampshire’s sugaring season kicks off with NH Maple Weekend

Andrew Chisolm the President of NHMPA reports that this year’s Maple Sugar Weekend was a hit saying, “This maple weekend overall was a huge success. I have had maple producers reaching out to me after day one, expressing how satisfied they were with the volume of new customers, the turnout was excellent this year.”

New Hampshire farmers join Shaheen for roundtable about USDA federal funding cuts

read more…: New Hampshire farmers join Shaheen for roundtable about USDA federal funding cuts

A group of 20 farmers and agricultural producers joined the U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on March 3 for a conversation at SunnyCrest Farm in Londonderry to discuss the reality of the proposed, pending, and actual funding cuts made by the Trump Administration on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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