Lamont pledges $22.5 million in aid for struggling CT dairy farmers

Lamont pledges $22.5 million in aid for struggling CT dairy farmers

Gov. Ned Lamont announced plans to deliver $22.5 million in aid for Connecticut dairy farmers on Wednesday, saying that state support is necessary to help farmers cope with rising costs and falling commodity prices. The money, which officials said would be spread out over two years, comes from a larger pot of $500 million that was set aside last year for the purpose of filling in funding gaps created by Congress and President Donald Trump’s cuts…