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Darrell McCrum, co-owner of the largest potato farm in Maine, was in New York City this week as part of a national Frito Lay ad campaign.
From "Fitbit for cows" to food-delivery robots, here are 10 stories about innovation and technology published in 2023.
“It’s been a roller coaster on the price we receive,” ranging from 25 cents to 75 cents per pound in recent years, said one producer. Expenses include labor, field inputs and honeybee hives.
Five Pillars Butchery, founded in 2014, provides halal meat to markets, co-ops, restaurants, delicatessens, community-support agriculture programs, hospitals, schools and online customers.
All covers are designed by Mainebiz Art Director Matt Selva, who racked up four more design awards this year. They include two from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers and two from the New England Newspaper and Press Association.
Herbal Revolution Farm & Apothecary, which is based in Union and recently started selling in 400 Sprouts Farmers Markets stores nationwide, is "undergoing reviews" with several other retailers, according to the company's owner and founder.
Balfour Farm, Fields Fields Blueberries, Herbal Revolution Farm & Apothecary, Ledgeway Farm and the William H. Jordan Farm will each receive USDA Rural Development funding.
As in past years, the majority of students who completed the five-month training program have had jobs waiting for them after graduation.
The newly enacted law is being called one of the country’s broadest and most generous paid family and medical leave programs.
Blue Ox Malthouse produces malt for brewers, spirit makers and bakers. Construction is underway to triple the operation’s malting floor space and quadruple its processing capacity.
Crooked Face Creamery has won a Bronze Award at the 2023 World Cheese Awards in Norway.
The Trust for Public Land acquired the property in Maine's Katahdin region for $30 million last December. Now the parcel will be returned to the tribe from whom it was taken, the trust says.
Passion is what many family farms are about, especially those that have done business over the course of generations. And that love appears to be sustaining Maine's farms in the face of modern challenges.
Maine has been designated a federal Forest Bioproducts Tech Hub and could receive $50 million to $70 million to develop the state's forest bioproducts sector.
Mostly focused around agriculture and farming, Maine's fairs also showcase arts and crafts and outdoor recreation activities from axe-throwing to tractor rides. The season wrapped up this month with the Fryeburg Fair.
The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine is opening eligibility to loggers in Vermont, and the group's name has been updated accordingly.
The America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 aims to restore ecosystems, boost carbon sequestering through tree planting, reduce fire risks and expand the development of forest products and wood innovation.