State may toughen stance on Connecticut Grown rules

HARTFORD — State agricultural officials are considering whether to begin fining farmers next year who repeatedly fail to comply with the labeling requirements for the Connecticut Grown program.
Inspections conducted this season by the Department of Agriculture at farmers markets across the state found compliance is lacking. Of the 72 growers inspected by the state, 45 were properly posting signs bearing the Connecticut Grown label and the name and address of the farm where the fruit o