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agriculture

Published
June 2, 2024

Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy, despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers

Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
Published
May 14, 2024

Maine organic farmers to sue EPA over forever chemicals in sludge

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association claims that federal law requires the EPA to regulate toxic pollutants in sludge and take steps to prevent them from harming humans and the environment.
Published
April 16, 2024

Veggie or grain? Maine’s congressional delegation acts to defend, promote potatoes

All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato's reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.
Published
April 12, 2024

Maine sues Monsanto, accusing chemical manufacturer of polluting land, water

Maine is one of several states and jurisdictions to sue Monsanto, which has warned investors of financial fallout from the legal challenges.
Published
April 4, 2024

Maine to allow more hoop houses and greenhouses for residents to grow food

A legal change removes building code provisions that made it hard to erect the structures in urban areas.

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Published
April 3, 2024

Maine dairy farms are dwindling. A task force is being set up to find out why.

Maine has lost one-third of its commercial dairy farms since 2020. Emergency legislation signed by the governor calls for a task force to identify ways to keep the heritage industry healthy for decades to come.
Published
March 19, 2024

Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland

The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.
Published
January 29, 2024

Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

In a sweeping 2-year investigation, the Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
Published
January 24, 2024

Maine eyes rule change to make it easier to grow food in urban areas

Lawmakers consider greenlighting more low-cost hoop houses to cultivate food.
Published
January 19, 2024

Solar development in central Maine may open up greener pastures

Jefferson farmer and MSAD 11 teacher Michael Dennett is building his sheep grazing operation on agrivoltaics, the practice of using land for both agriculture and solar energy production.