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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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Next 2017: The Bucks, a farming family with deep roots in The County, diversify with a malting business
October 2, 2017In 2015, brothers Jared, Joshua, Jacob and Caleb Buck, along with their father Bruce and uncles Barry and Brent, started the Maine Malt House — Maine's first large-scale malt production company — to cater to the state's growing microbrewery sector
October 2, 2017Invasive fruit flies threaten berry crops
September 29, 2017A strain of fruit fly from Asia is threatening late-season berry crops like strawberries and blackberries.
September 29, 2017
Maine Food Insider: b.good unveils 'Food With Roots' campaign
September 27, 2017Boston-based restaurant chain b.good, which has locations in Portland and South Portland, has been focusing on locally sourced food for a decade, but last week it launched a new campaign to be sure customers are aware of the connection.
September 27, 2017
Saint Joseph's College launches Institute for Local Food Systems Innovation
September 25, 2017Saint Joseph's College of Maine has launched the Institute for Local Food Systems Innovation, an initiative with both private and public partners to develop the state's food and beverage industries and meet the region's food security goals.
September 25, 2017Farm-to-hospital initiative offers new outlet to local farmers
September 25, 2017Farmers in the Wells and York area are getting a boost from a new farm-to-hospital initiative at York Hospital.
September 25, 2017State moves to protect Maine’s largest sugar maple plantation
September 22, 2017The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is seeking to acquire a $1.2 million conservation easement, through its Land for Maine's Future program, to protect the Big Six sugar maple plantation in Somerset County.
September 22, 2017
Maine Food Insider: Rosemont Market plans sixth store and consolidated operations
September 20, 2017Rosemont Market will open a sixth store and the Portland-based grocer plans to double its local food processing and sales and consolidate most processing and production operations under one much-larger roof.
September 20, 2017
Backyard Farms tomatoes due back in stores in October
September 19, 2017Backyard Farms tomatoes will be back in stores from Maine to New Jersey in October, after the Madison grower shut down for a month to accommodate upgrades by new owner Mastronardi Produce.
September 19, 2017
Blueberry growers ramp up 'wild' marketing
September 11, 2017Marie and Dell Emerson, who manage Wild Blueberry Land in Columbia Falls and sell wild blueberries out of a blueberry-shaped retail shop on Route 1, are developing a marketing push to differentiate Maine's wild blueberries from cultivated berries
September 11, 2017
It's shaping up to be a banner year for Maine apple growers
September 6, 2017Maine's 2017 apple crop is expected to rebound significantly over last year's small harvest, which was hurt by poor pollination conditions during spring and a summer-long drought in most areas of the state.
September 6, 2017
LePage calls for emergency special session of Legislature over new 'food sovereignty' law
August 31, 2017Gov. Paul LePage is calling for an emergency special session of the Legislature to amend the “food sovereignty” law set to go into effect Nov. 1, saying if the new law isn't changed it would allow federal regulators to step in and oversee hundreds
August 31, 2017
Maine Food Insider: Forbes names Forager as startup 'likely to make a splash'
August 30, 2017Portland-based digital food sourcing platform Forager was named by the Forbes Technology Council this month as one of eight startups across the country that are going to transform their industry.
August 30, 2017
Wild blueberry harvest: Smaller yields, but quality is 'quite good'
August 29, 2017Variable weather throughout the growing season is expected to result in a much-smaller yield for this year's Maine's wild blueberry crop.
August 29, 2017Growers compete for Oxford's final medical marijuana permit
August 23, 2017The Oxford Planning Board has received two site plan applications for the cultivation of medical marijuana in the town. Only one of them will be allowed to proceed under current town regulations.
August 23, 2017
Maine Food Insider: Agtech expected to top $10B by 2025
August 23, 2017Tracking crop yields, disease and weather are only a few of the ways farmers can improve their businesses and, increasingly, technology is playing a role in helping them.
August 23, 2017Initiative launched to bring Somali immigrants to Aroostook County
August 21, 2017Northern Maine Community College and Maine Community Foundation are partnering to bring Somali immigrants to Aroostook County to explore agricultural opportunities.
August 21, 2017
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