Agriculture Law involves farmers, landowners, and others in regards to crop-growing, farming processes, dairy production, livestock, farmland use, government subsidization of farming, and seasonal and migrant farm workers. There are numerous federal statutes that subsidize, regulate or otherwise directly affect agricultural activity. Some focusing on protecting migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, some for financial assistance to farmers and others for the construction or improvement of farm housing and other agriculturally related purposes.
Linwood is the name of a post office and village in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The zip code is 01525. Linwood is a village of both Uxbridge, Massachusetts, and Northbridge Massachusetts. The village of Linwood straddles the border of both towns. The village also borders, North Uxbridge. The village of Linwood was predominantly settled by French Canadians, who historically worked in the local textile industry. The Whitin Cotton Mills at Linwood were the principal Industry and are a good example of the Industrial architecture of the 19th century.