Processing Your Payment
Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.
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.
-
Ed Meadows leads the Land for Maine's Future program on broader mission
March 24, 2014In one way or another, Ed Meadows has been involved with land management his entire professional career — including for the last 25 years working in the public sector at a variety of posts in Maine and Michigan.
March 24, 2014Cavendish suspends Presque Isle potato planting
March 21, 2014Cavendish Farms has suspended potato planting at its Presque Isle farmland, cutting 13 jobs and delaying a $2.7 million potato storage investment in a move the J.D. Irving Ltd. subsidiary attributed to unfavorable market conditions.
March 21, 2014
Food co-ops on the rise as Mainers seek local foods, buying power
March 10, 2014The number of member-owned food co-operatives in Maine is on a course to almost double to 11 this year, leavened by a taste for locally produced food that is safe and healthy.
March 10, 2014Crowdfunding, revenue sharing and farm bill reactions
February 24, 2014While debate over expanding Medicaid in Maine continues to simmer, lawmakers have started sending bills to Gov.
February 24, 2014Number of Maine farms, crop value rise
February 21, 2014Preliminary figures show the market value of crops from Maine farms rose 24% from 2007 to 2012, a period in which the number of Maine farms bucked a national decline and increased by 38 farms and more than 100,000 acres.
February 21, 2014Farm bill gets mixed reviews in Maine
February 10, 2014The $956 billion farm bill signed by President Obama Friday could potentially benefit the growth of organic farming and community-supported agriculture in Maine, but also might reduce food stamp benefits for up to 10,000 households.
February 10, 2014Oakhurst Dairy sold to 8,000-farm co-op
January 30, 2014Oakhurst Dairy, which generates more than $100 million in annual revenue, has been sold to a farmer-owned dairy marketing cooperative for an undisclosed price.
January 30, 2014- January 14, 2014
Maine Farmland Trust approaching 2015 fundraising goal
January 8, 2014The Maine Farmland Trust has raised $18 million of a $50 million goal that the organization would use to protect farmland and bolster the state’s agricultural sector.
January 8, 2014Farmers win $1.1M verdict against prominent Portland lawyer
December 31, 2013A jury in Cumberland County Superior Court issued a $1.1 million verdict in favor of an Aroostook County couple, who alleged prominent Portland attorney Daniel Lilley and his firm failed to adequately represent them in a case against New Yor
December 31, 2013Wyman’s files lawsuit over blueberry claim
December 26, 2013Jasper Wyman & Son has filed a federal lawsuit against its insurance company, claiming the insurer failed to cover all related costs from accidental contamination of blueberry shipments.
December 26, 2013Backyard Farms on track for Jan. production
December 18, 2013The Madison-based Backyard Farms is on track to have its tomatoes back on shelves in January after nearly six months of crop problems.
December 18, 2013Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc. to receive $5.9M federal loan
October 25, 2013Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc., a nonprofit consumer-owned electric utility serving parts of Aroostook, Penobscot and Washington counties, will receive a $5.9 million federal Electric Guaranteed Loan.
October 25, 2013Shutdown impacts Maine science and technology programs
October 4, 2013In addition to the widely reported impact the federal shutdown is having on fall tourism at the closed Acadia National Park, the National Marine Fisheries Service has close
October 4, 201310 cos. get federal renewable energy grants
September 9, 2013Ten Maine companies will share $341,423 in federal funds to support renewable energy or energy efficient upgrades.
September 9, 2013Backyard Farms to rehire furloughed workers
September 3, 2013The Madison-based Backyard Farms will begin hiring back its full staff in phases, starting in October, after furloughs that began Tuesday.
September 3, 2013
Most Recent
