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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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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
8 Maine energy projects to get $7.5M in USDA rural development funding
September 10, 2021The money will go to rural communities, agricultural producers and businesses for renewable energy infrastructure. The awards come in the midst of Maine’s renewable energy push, with a 2040 target for 100% clean energy.
September 10, 2021
SCORE Maine names 2021 business award winners
September 9, 2021Nancy Strojny, assistant director of SCORE Maine and a longtime mentor to businesses from Flowfold to the Holy Donut, said the awards "are a testament to the innovation, diligence and dedication of small business's owners."
September 9, 2021
Two of Maine's big autumn fairs cancel plans due to rising COVID-19 risks
September 2, 2021The Common Ground Country Fair in Unity and the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival in Dover-Foxcroft both announced the cancellation of their in-person events, which typically draw thousands.
September 2, 2021
$593K in federal grants will support businesses and jobs across rural Maine
September 2, 2021A meat processing facility, assistance for indigenous business owners and replacement of outdated trail-grooming equipment are among the projects receiving grants, which are expected to create or save over 100 jobs in rural Maine.
September 2, 2021
Biddeford startup may provide farms with unusual field hands — robots
Updated: August 31, 2021The founder started in filmmaking, invented Wi-Fi monitors for beehives and helped develop computer-vision technology for greenhouse monitoring. Now he and his team have a labor-saving prototype robot that can weed farm fields.
Updated: August 31, 2021
In a major blow to Maine's dairy farms, global food producer will end contracts
August 30, 2021Danone S.A., based in France, will end its buying arrangements with 79 organic dairies in the Northeast — including 14 contracted farms in Maine.
August 30, 2021Maine agribusinesses may find relief from drought with new disaster relief loans
August 25, 2021Small Business Administration funds could help farm-related business in nine Maine counties that have suffered financial losses as a result of the drought, which has been in effect for two months despite July's rainy weather.
August 25, 2021
New farmland trust chief brings fundraising experience
August 24, 2021The new president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust took the reins Monday, at a time when the state's farmland is changing due to a new state climate action plan, new federal legislation and a generational farmland transfer underway.
August 24, 2021
Foster Holdings in Hampden receives federal funds to increase biofuel capacity
August 23, 2021The company, perhaps best known for its R.H. Foster fueling stations and fuel trucks, will install two 6,500-gallon biodiesel storage tanks in Hampden to allow more biofuel sales.
August 23, 2021
Harvesting history: Millennial couple breathes new life into heritage farm in Holden
August 20, 2021After 20 fallow years and then help from the Holden Land Trust and Maine Farmland Trust, a mid-19th-century farm in Holden has new owners who are rapidly bringing the operation back to life.
August 20, 2021
Hands-on program helps fill workforce pipeline in Maine's $600M logging industry
Updated: August 23, 2021A joint initiative of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, several of the state's community colleges and industry partners, the certificate program is training dozens of students at a time — and saving logging businesses money.
Updated: August 23, 2021
Mill milestone: Market growth drives LP Houlton expansion, benefits supply chain
Updated: August 23, 2021The $150 million overhaul of a Louisiana-Pacific mill near Houlton will mean more wood materials for home builders. The project, which broke ground in June, will also mean jobs and business for the region's forest products industry.
Updated: August 23, 2021
Innovators of farming robots and renewable power win clean energy competition
Updated: August 17, 2021The competition identifies promising technologies to help address the climate and Maine’s clean energy goals. Companies in Biddeford and Wiscasset were each awarded $250,000.
Updated: August 17, 2021
Building Business: Wyoming company ‘grows’ its presence with Westbrook site
Updated: August 9, 2021In Westbrook, the Vertical Harvest indoor agriculture site now under construction may mirror the company's original site in Jackson, Wyo. At Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, work is beginning on that resort's Mid-Mountain Lodge.
Updated: August 9, 2021
Maine forest industry group rolls out strategies to grow workforce
Updated: July 30, 2021If Maine’s forest industry is to continue its growth, thousands of new workers will be needed over the next 15 years to replace retiring ones. Recommendations include marketing the jobs to more high school students and out-of-state workers.
Updated: July 30, 2021
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