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Agriculture
Mars Hill potato farmer chosen for nat'l ad campaign
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.
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How sweet it is: Maine maple producers tapped into a syrup boom this year
June 14, 2022Production earlier this year was up, way up, from the totals in 2021 and 2020. Maine producers turned out syrup in the third-largest quantity of any U.S. state. And the yield for each tap increased, too.
June 14, 2022
Maine's legal cannabis industry is grabbing market share from the illegal one, state says
June 14, 2022The success of the adult-use cannabis market, which opened in October 2020, has reduced illicit use, according to results of a survey by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy.
June 14, 2022
FocusMaine appoints bioeconomy leader as new president
Updated: June 9, 2022The former leader of a biotech industry organization will succeed Kimberly Hamilton, who announced earlier this year that she would step down.
Updated: June 9, 2022
Maine business delegation pitches state exports at meeting in Cuba
May 27, 2022Delegates represented Maine exports including frozen fish products, apples, seed potatoes and vegetable seeds.
May 27, 2022
King, Collins blast fed failure to delay new lobster gear rules
May 26, 2022U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, lashed out at federal authorities for failure to give lobsterman two more months to implement the rules.
May 26, 2022
The Lost Kitchen helps raise $950K to help Maine farms deal with forever chemicals
May 13, 2022At least 13 farms in Maine have found troubling levels of "forever chemical" contamination in their water, soil or food products. The Maine DEP is currently testing more than 700 sites throughout the state.
May 13, 2022
Maine's blueberry harvest reaped big gains in 2021
May 12, 2022Doing even better than initial projections last fall, Maine’s wild blueberry harvest for 2021 came in at 105 million pounds.
May 12, 2022
Maine Coast Heritage Trust sets $3M fundraising goal to support midcoast farms
May 10, 2022In Rockport, Maine Coast Heritage Trust is raising funds to support the home of Belted Galloway cows, Aldermere Farm, and nearby Erickson Fields.
May 10, 2022
An Ellsworth flower business blooms as pitch-off’s ‘audience choice’
May 8, 2022Products include "bouquet subscriptions" and dried arrangements. The wedding business is big, and climate change has extended the season.
May 8, 2022Maine Legislature approves ban on contaminated sludge as fertilizer
April 20, 2022The Legislature passed a bill to end the use of sludge, often laden with "forever chemicals," as fertilizer. The bill is headed to Gov. Janet Mills for possible signing.
April 20, 2022
Female coffee ‘ambassadors’ gather in Portland
Updated: April 13, 2022Members of the International Women's Coffee Alliance were hosted by Coffee By Design in Portland.
Updated: April 13, 2022
Job fair in Belfast aims to help workers after devastating potato factory fire
April 8, 2022Dozens of employers will join a job fair in Belfast to help the 138 employees displaced by the fire in March at the Penobscot McCrum potato processing factory.
April 8, 2022
York County sea farmer collaborates with Ocean Spray on product using 'upcycled' seed
April 6, 2022Ocean Spray helped Atlantic Sea Farms think through its design of a new processing facility to work collaboratively on nutritional testing.
April 6, 2022
Mills announces $16M in pandemic relief for Maine seafood businesses
Updated: April 1, 2022Eligible uses for funds from the Maine Seafood Dealer and Processors COVID-19 Response and Resilience Program include payroll costs and expenses and rent or mortgage payments.
Updated: April 1, 2022
FocusMaine's inaugural president will step down
March 31, 2022FocusMaine, which seeks to spur job creation by investing in key industries, said President Kimberly Hamilton will step down July 1.
March 31, 2022
Small loans with a big impact: Microlending is fueling a macro range of businesses
Updated: April 4, 2022For fledgling businesses, loans of up to $50,000 can have a make-or-break impact, and are available through some nonprofits, community-based financial institutions and local economic development councils.
Updated: April 4, 2022
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