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Agriculture
Mars Hill potato farmer chosen for nat'l ad campaign
May 15, 2009Darrell 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.
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Cross-laminated timber demonstration project aims to expand forest market
Updated: September 19, 2022Projects include steam energy from wood biomass and pyrolysis units to produce wood biomass, with the goal of expanding markets for Maine’s forest products.
Updated: September 19, 2022
Appalachian Mountain Club buys 27,000-acre Piscataquis County forest for $18.5M
September 15, 2022Acquisition of the 27,000-acre forest Pleasant River Headwaters Forest in Piscataquis County is expected to preserve outdoor recreation and forestry industry opportunities as well as habitat.
September 15, 2022
Oakhurst Dairy gifts USM $250,000 for student center and to address food insecurity
Updated: September 15, 2022The gift will include $125,000 to support the new Career & Student Success Center on the Portland campus, which is under construction and is slated to open in 2023.
Updated: September 15, 2022
Maine’s seaweed industry, grown 20-fold in five years, featured in new report
September 13, 2022Maine grew more than 85% of the cultivated seaweed in the U.S. in 2021. Entrepreneurs are using seaweed in products from sugar kelp vodka to body cream.
September 13, 2022
Inmate program in Machias seeks to grow food and job skills
September 9, 2022Goals include advancing healthy food in jails and prisons and providing inmates with skill-building to support future employment.
September 9, 2022
Pingree announces funds to strengthen meat processing supply chains in Maine
September 1, 2022Facilities in Chelsea, Portland and Kennebunk received USDA grants. The funding will help strengthen and develop new market opportunities for meat and poultry processors.
September 1, 2022
Rural Maine to get $28M in federal funds for renewable energy projects
August 26, 2022Benefits are expected to extend beyond cost savings realized by small business owners and farmers, from solar panels on barn roofs to projects that support multiple households and business subscribers.
August 26, 2022
State buys new $2.8M helicopter to fight forest fires
Updated: August 24, 2022In 2021, the Maine Forest Service dropped more than 91,000 gallons of water on fires and carried 269 firefighters. Its fleet also assists other agencies.
Updated: August 24, 2022
State awards $20M to farmers, food processors for infrastructure improvements
Updated: August 22, 2022The state says that without substantial increases in processing facilities and capacity, the number of farms in Maine will continue to decline, and more food will be imported.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Years in the making, a $55M cold-storage facility breaks ground in Portland
Updated: August 22, 2022The long-awaited waterfront facility is due to be completed in February 2024. A previous plan failed after a member of the consortium behind it pulled out in 2018.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Poultry in motion at Bangor ‘Blitz’ entrepreneurship conference
Updated: August 22, 2022Startup momentum is strong in Bangor, which hosts an annual entrepreneurship conference called Blitz taking place this year on Sept. 28 at the Bangor Arts Exchange.
Updated: August 22, 2022
Eliot landscaping business continues to grow with purchase of retiring competitor
August 17, 2022The acquisition means that Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree Service now has three locations, after also making a business last year.
August 17, 2022
Towns can get reimbursement for opting into Maine’s recreational marijuana market
Updated: August 15, 2022The reimbursement is intended to incentivize municipalities to participate in the regulated adult-use market. Legal sales have soared since the market went live in 2020, but still a relatively small number of cities and towns permit them.
Updated: August 15, 2022
Far from Falmouth roots, Lucas Tree Experts expands with North Carolina acquisition
August 4, 2022The Maine company sold its residential business last year to focus on clearing vegetation on behalf of utility companies. Now Lucas is growing that commercial business with its second out-of-state acquisition.
August 4, 2022
Expanding access to Maine's harvest, Good Shepherd creates food-freezing for-profit
August 4, 2022The venture is Good Shepherd Food Bank's latest effort to make local produce more accessible in Maine.
August 4, 2022
Two Maine agricultural fairs open their gates this weekend
August 3, 2022This weekend’s festivals are two of the state’s 24 licensed agricultural fairs.
August 3, 2022
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