farming
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PublishedJune 2, 2024
Do urban farms make a difference when it comes to feeding city dwellers?
We lack the data to answer the question. But urban gardens and farms have educational and cultural value.
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PublishedMay 29, 2024
Climate change likely to bring rewards – and risks – for Maine farmers
Warming temperatures and a longer growing season will benefit agriculture in the state, but pathogens, pests and extreme weather also are likely to accompany the milder winters, according to the Maine Climate Council.
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PublishedMay 28, 2024
Angus King impressed by Wales farm operated by Somali farmers
'I like this on every level,' Maine's junior senator said during his tour of Liberation Farms.
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PublishedMay 28, 2024
From ballet to beets: Former dancer running new farm in South Portland
For Daniela Aldrich, dancing and farming have certain similarities: performance and connection.
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PublishedMay 9, 2024
Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and the country's biggest farmworker union over how a group of workers organized under a recently enacted labor law.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
With over 60% of the world’s uncultivated land, Africa should be able to feed itself, some experts say. And yet three in four people across the continent cannot afford a healthy diet.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Indoor farm in Westbrook secures nearly $60 million in financing, with 2025 opening in view
The Westbrook vertical farm business obtained financing backed by federal loan guarantees and from state agencies.
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Proposed minimum wage for Maine farmworkers heads toward passage
The bill received overwhelming support in the Senate on Wednesday, one day after narrowly winning support in the House of Representatives.
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PublishedApril 8, 2024
Hooking a Maine fish is one thing, but is it safe to eat?
Maine has issued warnings not to eat fish in some waterways because of contamination from 'forever chemicals,' but most lakes, ponds and streams remain untested.
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PublishedApril 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.
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