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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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Poland Spring, UMaine to explore bio-based alternatives for packaging material
Updated: October 1, 2020The project leverages the capabilities of the Maine forest products industry, which sees forest-based biomass in areas such as packaging, infrastructure, equipment and biofuels as a key objective.
Updated: October 1, 2020
Portland’s Lio Restaurant closing for good as owners press on with other ventures
Updated: September 28, 2020Owners Cara and Cecile Stadler will focus their other restaurant in Portland, as well as a restaurant, cafe and year-round aquaponics operation in Brunswick.
Updated: September 28, 2020
Farmers in 5 Maine counties eligible for federal drought assistance
September 22, 2020The Drought Disaster Declaration means that farmers in Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington counties are eligible for emergency assistance through the USDA's Farm Service Agency.
September 22, 2020
Portland Water District, nonprofits get $8M in federal funding for Sebago Lake conservation
September 21, 2020The money will support forest conservation, land stewardship and other natural resource preservation in the Sebago Lake watershed, which supplies drinking water to over 200,000 Mainers.
September 21, 2020
Maine delegation makes new plea for protecting blueberry growers
Updated: September 18, 2020"Maine has lost an estimated 20% of its wild blueberry farms as prices continue their downward trajectory as they struggle to compete with imports of cheap frozen cultivated blueberries from overseas," says a letter to U.S. Trade Representative
Updated: September 18, 2020
LUPC to consider narrowed rezoning request for Pickett Mountain mining project
Updated: September 16, 2020The Land Use Planning Commission is scheduled to take up a request to narrow the scope of a rezoning review necessary before plans proceed on a metal mine in northern Penobscot County.
Updated: September 16, 2020
Cellardoor Winery to close Portland tasting room, focus on Lincolnville vineyard
September 14, 2020Citing restrictions on large gatherings, Cellardoor Winery said it will close its tasting room at Thompson's Point, which will host a reservation-only final tasting on Saturday. The winery will continue vineyard operations in Lincolnville.
September 14, 2020
Reality TV stars from Millinocket make national appeal for logging industry
Updated: September 11, 2020The stars of a former Discovery Channel reality series are back onscreen, seeking federal pandemic aid for loggers and logging companies in Maine and nationwide.
Updated: September 11, 2020
Maine issues first licenses for retail cannabis sales
Updated: September 9, 2020A total of six establishments have received the licenses from the state Office of Marijuana Policy. Retail sales to the public are permitted to begin Oct. 9.
Updated: September 9, 2020
Maine receives federal OK for licensed hemp production market
September 8, 2020Over the past year, Maine agriculture regulators have tweaked the state's rules to bring them in line with new U.S. ones. The federal approval means the state will have primary responsibility for oversight of the market.
September 8, 2020
Maine entrepreneur harvests a new idea for startup
Updated: September 7, 2020At 22 years old, he's already been working for years to figure out a way of converting hemp stalks into an efficient-energy product. Now he's on the verge of succeeding at his quest.
Updated: September 7, 2020
Common Ground virtual edition to extend marketplace to January
September 4, 2020The fair, put on by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, will still take place later this month, though online. It will also offer an online marketplace into January to support the farmers and businesses that usually are part of the
September 4, 2020
MTI awards $2.16M to 10 innovation projects, funding 1,600 jobs across Maine
Updated: September 1, 2020Recipients include Brunswick-based STARC Systems, which was awarded $307,500 towards a $4.57 million project to invest in automated equipment for infection isolation solutions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 within hospitals.
Updated: September 1, 2020
New Mainers group raises $367K to purchase Androscoggin County farm
August 31, 2020The crowdfunding campaign met its goal ahead of schedule, and will allow members of Lewiston's Somali Bantu community to expand farming in the nearby town of Wales.
August 31, 2020Maine dairy, grain business share $206K in USDA funds
Updated: August 31, 2020The grain recipients, Waterville-based Atlantic Corp. and Yarmouth-based Northern Spent Grains, focus on value-add products.
Updated: August 31, 2020
New study: Maine can recover from economic crisis by addressing climate change
Updated: August 31, 2020From a Bar Harbor farmer to a Portland tool maker, climate change is an issue affecting businesses. A new study argues that addressing the issue head on would help Maine tackle climate change and jump start an economy hurt by the pandemic.
Updated: August 31, 2020
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