Jessie Dowling, a Maine cheesemaker, will give a talk about the horse race Saturday at the Bowdoinham Public Library.
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Pingree, agriculture secretary discuss storm and climate impacts with Maine farmers, loggers
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held a roundtable discussion in Portland in the wake of the Dec. 18 storm.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
War plunged Israel’s agricultural heartlands into crisis, raising fears for its farming future
In an effort to fill labor gaps by those who are no longer allowed to work or have evacuated, the Agriculture Ministry has said it will extend temporary work visas and give bonuses of $500 a month.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gray weather can’t dampen autumn cheer at Pumpkin Valley Farm
Pumpkin Valley Farm in Dayton is one of many ‘agritourism’ spots in Southern Maine that offer visitors a festive taste of the farm life.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Fun on farm whole idea of fall festival in Falmouth
The Hurricane Meadows Fall Festival hopes to engage the community with agriculture, farmer and organizer Evan Putnam says.
Posted inFood
The winners and losers of Maine’s 2023 growing season
Area farmers faced unusual weather conditions this summer, from a late spring frost to persistent hard rains. Based on their reports, here are the crops that fared the best and worst in Maine (so far).
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Extreme heat is forcing America’s farmers to go nocturnal
Rising temperatures in key agricultural regions across the United States are leading more farmers to harvest in the middle of the night to safeguard the quality of their crops.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Maine’s peach crop this year is a total loss
Frigid temperatures and high winds in February doomed the fruit, which grows on trees that are sensitive to the cold.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights
We’re concerned that the stakeholders group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.
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Maine farmers still waiting on bounty of tomatoes, corn
A lack of sunshine and other weather-related factors mean late-summer crops haven’t been as plentiful.