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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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Portland company offers customers home-gardening bounty, the easy way
February 7, 2022Fresh Food Gardens offers a vegetable gardening service for residential customers who want to reap the benefits of home-grown produce without the hassle of tending their own crops.
February 7, 2022
UMaine climbs to highest tier of national research universities
February 7, 2022Over the last five years, research and development expenditures at UMaine have grown 80.2%, helping the school achieve designation as a top-tier research university.
February 7, 2022
5 former mill towns share $120K in grant to redevelop forest-product facilities
February 4, 2022A public-private program has been supporting redevelopment projects for the next generation of forest products. With the new money, funding now totals $1.2 million.
February 4, 2022
Five Maine community groups get $2.7M from USDA for facility improvements
January 28, 2022Among the recipients, Wolfe's Neck Farm will use a $2.5 million loan to build a research, training and education center that will teach alternative farming techniques.
January 28, 2022
Four Maine companies win national 2022 Good Food Awards
Updated: January 18, 2022Maine is well-represented among this year's winners with products ranging from craft beer to white chocolate "with a twist."
Updated: January 18, 2022
10 Maine ag businesses to share $2M in USDA grants
January 13, 2022A total of $2,027,149 in funding has been awarded to 10 Maine agribusinesses and farms through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Value-Added Producer Grant Program.
January 13, 2022
Stonyfield co-founder starts effort to help organic dairy farms
January 12, 2022Stonyfield co-founder Gary Hirshberg started a partnership to help organic dairy farms that are at risk after the loss of key contracts.
January 12, 2022
Mills vetoes bill that would have allowed farm workers to unionize
January 10, 2022Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have given farm workers labor protections and the right to bargain with employers.
January 10, 2022
2022 Forecast: Startup veteran David Stone says inflation will be met by creative thinking
Updated: January 10, 2022David Stone, with a track record of successful startups, says while inflation could be a major challenge this year, business leaders may find opportunity amid chaos.
Updated: January 10, 2022
2022 Forecast: In Maine cannabis market, fears of saturation
Updated: January 10, 2022The cannabis market in Maine, and especially Portland, faces the threat of oversaturation.
Updated: January 10, 2022
2022 Forecast: Johnny’s Selected Seeds plants optimism for economic growth
Updated: January 10, 2022The CEO of this agribusiness says small and mid-sized farmers and avid home gardeners have helped the industry thrive despite the pandemic.
Updated: January 10, 2022
With financing in hand, GO Lab can start construction at former Madison mill
January 3, 2022GO Lab Inc. closed on the sale of $85 million in bond funding and completed a New Markets Tax Credit transaction that will fund construction of a wood fiber insulation manufacturing facility in a former mill in Madison.
January 3, 2022
Facing a familiar challenge, Westbrook farm turns away Christmas trees
December 29, 2021Smiling Hill Farm isn't accepting individual donations of the trees, which have been used for years to feed its goats.
December 29, 2021
2021 challenged Maine businesses, and not just because of COVID
Updated: December 30, 2021Not all news is good news. From COVID cancellations to ignominious rankings, here are some of the stories that were tough for Maine businesses in the past year.
Updated: December 30, 2021
Falmouth tree care company prunes residential business to grow utility services
December 28, 2021Lucas Tree Experts has sold its lawn care and residential tree service division to a national company based in Ohio. Terms were not disclosed.
December 28, 2021
Clean drinking water, recreation access drive 12,000-acre forest conservation in Oxford County
Updated: December 20, 2021The conserved area neighbors Sebago Lake, a critical habitat for fish and wildlife, a destination for outdoor recreationalists and a source of clean drinking water for 1 in 6 Mainers.
Updated: December 20, 2021
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