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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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Pingree: $1B agriculture package will benefit local, organic farmers in Maine
June 6, 2019The full U.S. House Appropriations Committee this week approved an agriculture and rural development spending bill that reverses proposed cuts to a range of U.S.
June 6, 2019
Finding a market: Farmers find ways to grow a profit
Updated: June 10, 2019The statistics on what it takes to make a living off farming in Maine are sobering. The 2017 U.S.
Updated: June 10, 2019
Edible insect startup to raise up to $2M in farm financing
Updated: May 27, 2019Entosense, an edible insect startup in Lewiston, began farming crickets this past winter to eventually replace outsourcing. Owners plan to raise $1 million to $2 million this summer to pay for a 10,000- to 20,000-square-foot cricket farm.
Updated: May 27, 2019
Auburn agriculture zone changes spark debate over what's the best way forward
Updated: May 27, 2019As Auburn struggles to revise its 55-year-old Agricultural and Resource Protection Zoning District, there are different perspectives among those battling over how that new economy will be formed.
Updated: May 27, 2019
Updated: May 27, 2019
Mills and Legislature act quickly on a host of business-related bills
Updated: May 27, 2019Gov. Janet Mills, who took office in January, vowed to work quickly. In recent weeks, she signed the following business-related bills into law:
Updated: May 27, 2019
Maine Harvest Credit Union, with a focus on agriculture, poised to open
May 21, 2019A six-year effort to create Maine's first credit union in three decades, and the first ever focused on farmers and food producers, is poised to become a reality.
May 21, 2019
Maine Farms for the Future grant period closes June 24
May 7, 2019The state is accepting applications for grants under the Maine Farms for the Future program, a competitive grant program that provides farms with business planning assistance and investment support.
May 7, 2019
USDA: Agriculture broadband access, new technology could be economic boon
April 30, 2019Better broadband access that would allow farmers and rangers to take greater advantage of next generation precision agriculture technology could result in $47 billion to $65 billion a year in economic benefits nationally, according to a
April 30, 2019
Report: Maine's organic farms encompass less acreage, but yield higher sales
April 30, 2019Maine is in line with a national trend that shows growth in organic farming, but there are also "concerning" trends in the industry, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association said.
April 30, 2019
UMPI Teaching and Research Greenhouse groundbreaking held
April 26, 2019The University of Maine at Presque Isle celebrated the forthcoming construction of its four-season Teaching and Research Greenhouse with a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday.
April 26, 2019
Cannabis grow and dispensary operations planned in Auburn
April 24, 2019The developer of large greenhouses in Auburn for growing cannabis has purchased additional land to build a dispensary and testing lab.
April 24, 2019
Maine’s marijuana dilemma: ‘Cannabiz’ poised to grow, but in a holding pattern
Updated: April 29, 2019Twenty-five years ago, Maine’s marijuana proprietors were more likely to be named in a local police blotter than the pages of Mainebiz. But today, Patricia Rosi, CEO of Wellness Connection of Maine, proudly talks about her company’s business in
Updated: April 29, 2019ImmuCell closes $9M stock offering to fund product expansion
April 1, 2019Portland-based animal health group ImmuCell Corp. (Nasdaq: ICCC) said Friday that it sold $9 million in shares of common stock, which it plans to use towards product expansion.
April 1, 2019
Portland nonprofit calls for action on PFAS-contaminated sludge spread on farmland
March 28, 2019The Portland-based Environmental Health Strategy Center is asking the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to examine the federal response to risks associated with toxic PFAS chemicals in sewage sludge that for decades has been
March 28, 2019
It's maple syrup time: Maine Maple Sunday this weekend
March 19, 2019Nearly 100 maple sugar producers will open their doors to visitors this weekend for the 36th annual Maine Maple Sunday, which celebrates Maine's short but sweet $48.7 million maple sugaring industry.
March 19, 2019
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