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Agriculture
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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Mills to USDA: Add maple syrup to Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Updated: June 24, 2020Gov. Janet Mills called for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to include maple syrup as a specialty crop that can receive federal economic support. Maine is the third-largest producer of maple syrup in the United States.
Updated: June 24, 2020Portland biotech firm gets $500K loan from MTI
June 17, 2020ImmuCell, which make preventive health products for beef and dairy cattle, said its plans include completing development of a treatment for a cow disease that costs the dairy industry $2 billion annually.
June 17, 2020
Conservation Fund acquires 15,000 acres of western Maine timberland
June 15, 2020The Conservation Fund, an environmental nonprofit, acquired 15,408 acres of western Maine timberland from Chadbourne Tree Farms LLC, and plans to conserve the forest for purposes including the region's outdoor recreation economy.
June 15, 2020
Hunger in Maine expected to soar 40%; nonprofits, businesses respond
Updated: June 15, 2020Hunger across Maine is climbing due to the economic effects of COVID-19. Good Shepherd Food Bank, based in Auburn, and Portland nonprofit Full Plates Full Potential are among the organizations assessing and addressing the needs.
Updated: June 15, 2020
Ashland area launches economic development corp. to foster job growth
June 10, 2020The nonprofit will work to expand jobs, recreation and economic opportunities for the region, and is led by seven business and civic leaders with longstanding ties to the Aroostook County town.
June 10, 2020
Anticipating farm labor shortages, Maine ad campaign targets newly unemployed
Updated: June 8, 2020State agencies and farm associations have joined forces to fill agricultural labor voids in response to the pandemic.
Updated: June 8, 2020
Maine custom meat processors are easing bottleneck
Updated: June 1, 2020The state has eased authorizations for three custom meat-processing plants in northern and eastern Maine, in response to a bottleneck in the food supply chain.
Updated: June 1, 2020
Amid pandemic, Maine farmers markets are busier than ever
May 20, 2020While the spread of COVID-19 affects Maine's food industry, farmers markets are busier than they’ve ever been. The information is anecdotal, but most markets are reporting that, for this time of year, they’re seeing an increase in shopper traffic.
May 20, 2020King renews pitch for state-inspected meat and poultry, as shortages continue
May 13, 2020The legislation, which King jointly introduced two years ago, would allow states whose standards meet federal ones to sell meat and poultry across state lines.
May 13, 2020
Pandemic may mean bleak season for Maine's longstanding agricultural fairs
May 6, 2020This year's Common Ground Country Fair will be a virtual one. The spread of COVID-19 alters plans for many of Maine's agricultural fairs, some of which date to the early 1800s.
May 6, 2020
CEI teams up with Mass. foundation to provide $100K in debt relief for Maine farms
Updated: May 6, 2020Maine farms with loans from Coastal Enterprises Inc. will receive debt relief covering principal and interest payments for three months.
Updated: May 6, 2020
Luke’s Lobster, fishermen's co-ops launch partnership for front-line workers
Updated: May 6, 2020Luke’s Lobster has teamed with four fishermen's cooperatives and Cabot Creamery to make and deliver over 500 servings of lobster lasagna this week to front-line workers in the coronavirus crisis.
Updated: May 6, 2020
Tyson Portland employees tested for COVID-19 as plant remains closed
May 5, 2020The Portland chicken processing plant, formerly Barber Foods, has more than 400 employees and is the first business in the state that isn't a care facility to report an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
May 5, 2020
Maine Grain Alliance launches emergency relief fund
April 28, 2020The Maine Grain Alliance in Skowhegan aims to help grain-based business owners navigate the pandemic through a newly launched emergency relief fund.
April 28, 2020
Maine farmers' markets reopen, but with social distancing and other precautions
April 28, 2020Farmers' markets in Maine are opening for the summer season, but with new restrictions designed to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. Vendors and shoppers are adapting to the changes.
April 28, 2020
Emergency grants created for Maine farmers, food producers affected by COVID-19
April 23, 2020Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have partnered on an emergency grant program for farmers and food producers, who can get up to $2,000 for support and adapting their business model.
April 23, 2020
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