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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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Hannaford expands sourcing from fast-growing Lisbon aquaponics farm
Updated: October 22, 2021The exclusive lettuce contract with Springworks Farm will save up to six days of trucking and nearly 3,500 food miles. Springworks is the largest and first certified organic aquaponics farming operation in New England.
Updated: October 22, 20215 Maine workforce training programs may get $4.6M in federal funds
October 20, 2021The training and workforce development projects in Maine may share $4.6 million in funding, if approved by Congress.
October 20, 2021
UMaine plans $75M ‘factory of the future’ for high-tech bio-manufacturing
October 20, 2021The new laboratory, as large as 92,000 square feet, would advance research into large-scale, bio-based additive manufacturing using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and large 3D printers.
October 20, 2021
Maine’s potato harvest 'one of the best' in recent years
October 14, 2021The state's farmers are seeing a larger-than-average crop of high-quality potatoes, and the harvested area is up 8,000 acres from last year.
October 14, 2021
NH yogurt company may buy from Maine, Northeast dairies hurt by Danone pullout
October 13, 2021Stonyfield Organic Yogurt is expanding its supplier network to include an unspecified number of family farms that recently lost major contracts with Danone S.A.’s Horizon Organic brand.
October 13, 2021
Calif. cannabis 'disruptor' new to Maine plans further expansion
Updated: October 12, 2021Rose Mary Jane, an Oakland, Calif.-based cannabis retailer with a mission of social equity, recently opened its first East Coast dispensary in Portland.
Updated: October 12, 2021
Maine lab gets $10M to find ways to decrease, um, gas output from cows
Updated: October 8, 2021The grant will bolster research into algae-based feed supplements as a way to increase environmental sustainability in the dairy industry while improving milk production. The product must benefit both the industry and environment, said researchers.
Updated: October 8, 2021
Family Business Awards honor broad mix of Maine companies
October 7, 2021From a roofer to a restaurant and from farms to a packaging firm, recipients of Wednesday's awards for the best family-owned Maine businesses are a diverse bunch.
October 7, 2021
UMaine launches initiative to advance Maine’s forest-based economy
Updated: October 5, 2021The Forest Economy, Sustainability and Technology, or FOREST, initiative brings together academic, industry, government and community collaborators on economic and ecological sustainability issues.
Updated: October 5, 2021
How your company can incorporate the 'ESG' benchmark into daily business
October 4, 2021Guest author Tony Paradiso says while corporate responsibility benchmarks like Environmental, Social and Governance are evolving, more companies are working to define them.
October 4, 2021
Next: Trevor Kenkel, aquaponics farmer, grows produce, fish and a business
Updated: October 4, 2021Since Kenkel started Springworks Farm in 2014, it's sprung to employ nearly 40 Mainers, and now sells organic lettuce and herbs throughout New England. A third greenhouse, representing a $4 million investment, is on the way.
Updated: October 4, 2021
Maine’s wild blueberry harvest rebounds from 2020's disastrous crop
September 27, 2021Revived by ample rainfall, the 2021 harvest bounced back from last season's, in which frost and dry weather ruined crops.
September 27, 2021
Maine lawmakers seek USDA help for dairy farmers shut out of Danone contracts
September 23, 2021A letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, lawmakers including all four members of Maine's congressional delegation demand "urgent action" to support New England dairy producers facing market loss.
September 23, 2021
Downeast conservation project expected to have economic benefits
September 17, 2021A new conservation protection project in Hancock County is expected to provide both environmental and economic benefits to the region on 13,500 acres west of Cherryfield. The acquisition provides recreational opportunities and wildlife passage.
September 17, 2021
Yarmouth firm gets fed funding for project to turn dairy farm waste into biogas
September 13, 2021Summit Natural Gas of Maine Inc. was awarded close to $5 million for a project to turn naturally organic waste from six dairy farms in Clinton and other areas in Maine into biogas.
September 13, 2021
Small Maine agricultural, seafood businesses eligible for pandemic relief
September 12, 2021New grant programs announced include $650 million in Pandemic Response and Safety Grants and $50 million in Seafood Pandemic Response Safety block Grants.
September 12, 2021
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