agriculture

Published
January 17, 2023

Maine’s agriculture harvest grew in size last year, while national production fell

New USDA data also show that 2022 was another strong year for Maine potato production, with 1.81 billion pounds harvested.
Published
October 14, 2022

Sweeping changes proposed for poultry processing

Some 250,000 Americans are sickened every year from turkey and chicken meat.
Published
August 7, 2022

Black farmers feeling left out of Florida’s medical marijuana system

None of the state's 22 licenses issued so far have gone to Black farmers.
Published
July 31, 2022

Drought persists as Maine has another month of well below average rainfall

Quick-hitting storms do little to change conditions on the ground, and more heat is in the forecast.
Published
July 10, 2022

Latest impact of PFAS contamination: Rising sewer rates

The looming cost to homeowners in public sewer districts is the latest impact of an expanding crisis that has contaminated agricultural fields and drinking wells, closed farms and left some fish and game unsafe to eat.
Published
June 8, 2022

FocusMaine appoints biotech advocacy leader as new president

The industry-funded workforce development group has chosen Dana O'Brien, a longtime biotech advocate, who will start June 15.
Published
April 29, 2022

Students, farmers to benefit from partnership that will bring state-grown broccoli into UMaine dining halls

The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.
Published
April 11, 2022

Maine lawmakers approve ban on pesticides containing PFAS by 2030

The legislation, which has divided the state's farming community, was passed by the Senate on Monday after gaining approval in the House last week.
Published
April 7, 2022

Bill to ban sludge recycling and spreading divides farmers

While some farmers support a ban on sludge spreading to protect Maine farms from forever chemicals, a group that includes farmers and wastewater treatment operators want a 'science based approach' to monitoring PFAS levels to avoid increased fertilizer and sewer costs.
Published
April 7, 2022

Bath flowers ‘pit stop’ for migrating bees

Maine Street Bath is updating its annual Downtown Flowers program to support bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Heliotrope will offer sustenance to the creatures, which play a vital role in local ecosystems and agriculture.