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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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Feds deliver $1.36M to spur innovation at Maine agricultural producers
October 28, 2016Nine agricultural producers in Maine are on the receiving end of $1,363,118 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Value-Added Producer Grant program.
October 28, 2016Cranberry growers weather the drought; prices could rise
October 24, 2016Some cranberry growers in the state are reporting their largest yields ever, with large fruit size and weight, quelling the fears about the potential impact Maine's ongoing drought could have had on the harvest.
October 24, 2016Drought spurs USDA aid to Maine's farmers
October 21, 2016With the U.S. Drought Monitor reporting that nearly 70% of Maine is experiencing moderate drought conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting the word out about federal programs to assist Maine's farmers and livestock producers.
October 21, 2016
#MBNext16: Emily Smith proudly expands a sixth generational Aroostook legacy
October 3, 2016Growing fresh produce is a legacy six generations strong at Smith's Farm, and the future is bright looking toward the seventh. That legacy is on Smith's Farm President Emily Smith's mind, even as she navigates the seemingly endless tasks involved in
October 3, 2016Feds declare five Maine counties disaster areas
September 30, 2016Disaster areas have been declared in Cumberland, Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc and York counties by the USDA due to the ongoing drought.
September 30, 2016
High supply and weak Canadian dollar worry Maine blueberry growers
September 21, 2016Although wild blueberry lovers might welcome the news that this year's crop wasn't affected by the recent drought, growers of the berry are facing another season of high supply and the low prices that come along with it.
September 21, 2016Ahead of Election Day, coalition pushes for new marijuana regulations
September 20, 2016Maine Professionals for Regulating Marijuana, a group of Maine business leaders and professionals, is pushing for better regulations of the state's marijuana industry in anticipation of Question 1 on November's ballot that could legalize
September 20, 2016Impact of drought minimal for central Maine’s apple crop
September 19, 2016Although the drought that has afflicted Maine farmers for much of the summer has been bad news for crops like lettuce and broccoli, the state's upcoming apple season appears to have weathered the storm, or lack thereof.
September 19, 2016Maine growers urged to produce clean medical cannabis
September 15, 2016Maine's trend toward organic fruits and vegetables has stoked an interest from medical marijuana caregivers to know more about the quality and standards of the cannabis they sell to patients.
September 15, 2016Maine’s Tempest in a Teapot in national contest to divine the best tea
September 14, 2016Instead of reading tea leaves, Tempest in a Teapot's co-owners Tammy Smith and Rebecca Emerson will wait until later this month to find out whether their Holy Cranberry Tea wins at the North American Tea Championship in Henderson, Nev.
September 14, 2016
Good Shepherd Food Bank gets $3M to buy food locally
September 13, 2016The Good Shepherd Food Bank was awarded $3 million by the Finance Authority of Maine to purchase locally sourced produce and seafood to be distributed to hunger relief programs across the state through its Mainers Feeding Mainers program.
September 13, 2016Morning Dew Farm turns to crowdfunding in hopes of 68-acre purchase
August 30, 2016Brendan McQuillen and Brady Hatch, the husband-and-wife owners of the Newcastle-based Morning Dew Farm, have launched a crowdfunding campaign with hopes of purchasing an expansive plot of land in Damariscotta that was once slated to be a Walmart.
August 30, 2016
On the Record with Carlos Quijano, founder of Coast of Maine Organic Products
August 22, 2016An avid gardener and composter, Quijano found himself more and more intrigued with how Maine handled (or didn't handle) waste from various industries — the fisheries, saw mills and blueberry fields.
August 22, 2016$573K fed grant expands Wolfe's Neck Farm training program
August 18, 2016Wolfe's Neck Farm snags a $573,256 grant to help other organic dairy farmers via its training program.
August 18, 2016Weeds got your goat? Fight back with a herd
August 12, 2016We all have food preferences that bring out the eww factor from others. Take weeds. That's something even a churlish child wouldn't gnaw on.
August 12, 2016
Drought hard on crops like broccoli
August 10, 2016The sustained drought that has hit the Northeast is helping some crops in southern Maine, like tomatoes, but harming others like broccoli.
August 10, 2016
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