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Monadnock Agriculture: A Year of Highs and Lows

Monadnock Agriculture: A Year of Highs and Lows

While it’s too soon to tell what the hard figures for 2020 will be for agriculture, trends emerging from the area tell a complicated story. One that Beth Hodge of Echo Farms and current Cheshire County Farm Bureau president says is “a year of highs and lows.”

With consumers looking for safe alternatives to grocery stores, the clear winners this year were produce-based businesses.