Maine agriculture
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Maine launches $20 million grant program for food infrastructure
The new Agricultural Infrastructure Investment Program relies on federal funds and will be administered through the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Truck hauling 50 beehives crashes in Gardiner, police say
Authorities charged a Farmingdale man with operating under the influence after his car crossed the centerline and hit the commercial vehicle carrying bees.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2021
Goat a hankering for cheese? Open Creamery Day is Sunday
Sunflower Farm in Cumberland is on the tour, with goat yoga, goat visits, live music and a farmers market.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2021
The globe-trotting tomato
The simple pleasure of eating a tomato knows no geographic boundaries. 'We feel like without tomatoes, the food doesn’t make any sense,' says one Portland resident who came here from Angola.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades
Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2021
At solar farms, sheep come back for mower
Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
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PublishedMay 30, 2021
New Cape Elizabeth nonprofit feeds the hungry while helping farmers
Farms for Food Equity buys surplus produce from Maine farms and distributes it to local food banks.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2021
Condensation education: A panel at the Ag show talks rain
Make that lack of rain. So how to plan for the coming gardening season?
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
What size turkey will your family gobble?
Turkey farmers and retailers predict more customers will want a smaller bird on their Thanksgiving table this year as a result of the pandemic. But for others, it's go big or go home.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2020
Maine blueberry industry reels from drought, frost, virus
A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year.
