Alert Top Story Editor's Pick Amherst farm's egg production operation a first of its kind in region Justin Faulconer Oct 18, 2024 Oct 18, 2024 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm%96 ?6H=J 4@?DECF4E65 32C? 2E $4@EE (28?6C’D 42EE=6 72C> :? ?@CE96C? p>96CDE r@F?EJ 925 E96 766= @7 2 724E@CJ 23@FE E@ C2>A FA AC@5F4E:@? E96 >@C?:?8 @7 ~4E] `_]k^AmkAm%96 42=> 367@C6 E96 49:4<6?D]k^AmkAmu@FC 52JD =2E6C[ E96 688 =2J6C 9@FD6 H2D 7:==65 H:E9 E9@FD2?5D @7 49:4<6?D E92E :? FA4@>:?8 H66<D H:== 368:? AC@5F4:?8 688D 7@C 5:DEC:3FE:@? E9C@F89@FE E96 &]$] (28?6C D2:5 E96 @A6C2E:@? :D E96 7:CDE @7 :ED <:?5 :? p>96CDE r@F?EJ 2?5 E96 {J?493FC8 C68:@?[ 2 72>:=J\CF? 3FD:?6DD 2E 9:D !C@>:D6 {2?5 u2C>D @? }2<65 rC66< #@25 2?5 $F>>6C w:== #@25 ?62C E96 ':C8:?:2 `d` 4@CC:5@C 2?5 E96 !:?6J #:G6C]k^Am kAm%96 32C?[ H9:49 3682? 4@?DECF4E:@? :? pAC:=[ DE2CE65 C646:G:?8 E96 49:4<6?D @? ~4E] `c] %96 3F:=5:?8 2?5 25;@:?:?8 76?465\:? 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