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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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Two Maine companies team up to convert food waste into clean energy
January 11, 2016For several years now, Adam Wintle and Dan Bell have been pitching the concept that burying food garbage in landfills is a huge waste of a renewable energy source with numerous environmental benefits. That message wasn't exactly embraced, they say,
January 11, 2016
Farm-to-table trend boosts Pineland Farms sales
January 7, 2016A shift by consumers to high-quality family farm produce has yielded potential for new market opportunities — good news for producers such as New Gloucester-based Pineland Farms, which is broadening its scope to a nationwide market, MPBN reported.
January 7, 2016
Lobster-flavored butter? Maine butter company gets creative as it expands
December 14, 2015After getting its start in a church kitchen in 2012, Casco Bay Butter now has a 2,200-square-foot factory in Scarborough and supplies its flavored butters to Hannaford and Whole Foods supermarkets.
December 14, 2015
Cherryfield Foods to end its cranberry farming
December 3, 2015Maine's largest grower of cranberries is leaving the cranberry business, following a season with prices so low that some growers didn't even bother harvesting their crop.
December 3, 2015
Could a business cluster be the solution to Maine's fragmented food industry?
November 30, 2015A recent report from the Harvard Kennedy School suggests that more cooperation is needed to grow Maine's food industry, create new jobs and generate economic growth.
November 30, 2015Report: Shuttered Waterville market still owes farmers money
November 23, 2015The closing of Barrels Community Market in downtown Waterville has left some area farmers being owed thousands of dollars for their produce and products.
November 23, 2015
Low price for cranberries keeps some Maine farmers from harvesting crop
November 23, 2015Maine cranberry growers didn't harvest about an eighth of the state's total acres devoted to the crop because of unusually low prices.
November 23, 2015
Pineland Farms Potato inks deal to supply 28 Sam's Club stores
November 12, 2015Mars Hill-based Pineland Farms Potato Co. announced Thursday it has signed a contract to supply 28 Sam's Club stores in the Northeast with its refrigerated potato and cheese products.
November 12, 2015UMaine System moves toward purchasing more local food
November 6, 2015The University of Maine System will evaluate bids from dining service vendors who could meet the system's goal of purchasing 20% of its food from local sources by 2020.
November 6, 2015
Organic Valley creates opportunities for Aroostook County dairy farmers
November 2, 2015Organic Valley, the Wisconsin-based organic farmers' cooperative, has been quietly building a cluster of organic dairy farms in Maine's northernmost county.
November 2, 2015
USDA to provide $1.7M for energy upgrades to 14 Maine businesses
October 27, 2015Fourteen small businesses in Maine will receive $1.7 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to reduce energy usage and costs.
October 27, 2015Report: Maine food industry leaders need to develop growth plan
October 22, 2015A report from Harvard University looking at how Maine can grow its food industry recommends that the different parties in the industry should collaborate to develop a growth plan with clear metrics on measuring results.
October 22, 2015
Smith's Farm installs largest privately owned solar facility in Maine
October 20, 2015Maine Energy Performance Solutions says it recently installed the largest privately owned solar facility in the state for Presque Isle-based Smith's Farm.
October 20, 2015EPA cites potato processing plant in Belfast over ammonia use
October 9, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cited a Belfast potato processor last week over issues with its use of ammonia, seeking as much as $320,000 in penalties.
October 9, 2015Maine farmers market group gets federal grants to expand food stamp access
October 8, 2015The Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets will receive two U.S. Department of Agriculture grants totaling more than $348,000 to increase access to Maine farmers markets and to promote them, the Pittsfield-based organization announced Thursday.
October 8, 2015
Eastport Port Authority's Chris Gardner is looking forward in Eastport
October 5, 2015Chris Gardner might be forgiven if he thought the sun rises with his job. But, as executive director of the Eastport Port Authority, at the easternmost edge of the Eastern Time Zone, you could argue that the sun does rise on his job.
October 5, 2015
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