About 600 pounds, or 272 kg, of butter used to create a sculpture at The Big E agricultural fair in the US state of Massachusetts will be sent to a dairy farm for processing through anaerobic digestion. The project is being carried out by fair organizer Eastern States Exposition, dairy cooperative Agri-Mark, and Vanguard Renewables. … Read more
By Daniel Jackson | djackson@repub.com Updated: Feb. 10, 2026, 2:19 p.m.|Published: Feb. 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m. This is just a snippet of this article, you can read the entire article on MassLive right here! Lessening the ‘carbon hoof-print’ Denise Barstow Manz, a seventh-generation family member in Hadley, said her family’s farm has been adapting for … Read more
This week we’re exploring Barstow’s Longview Farm, located at 172 Hockanum road route 47 in Hadley. This farm was established in 1806 and is still family run 7 generations later. Listen to the Give me the Business segment here!
by Gazette Staff November 21, 2025 Shannon Barstow of Hadley was “gearing up for Thanksgiving at Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery” in Hadley when she captured this visual feast. See the original post here.
By CLAIRE MORENON For the Gazette Published: 06-20-2025 10:34 AM Modified: 06-20-2025 12:26 PM The Barstow family has been producing milk in Hadley since the 1920s – and after nearly 90 years, they knew they had to make some changes if they wanted to stay in the dairy business. “In the early 2000s, the milk … Read more
On Posted on December 13, 2024 by Tina Deines to Environment, Farm, Massachusetts Environment David and Diane Barstow, daughter Denise Barstow Manz and grandson Arthur of Barstow’s Longview Farm; Photo credit: Shayna Cooley In July 2023, Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, suffered a major blow, as heavy rain and flooding from the nearby Connecticut River inundated 145 acres of hay and corn fields. “We … Read more