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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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Greenhouse operation pitched in Windham
January 10, 2012Arundel business owner John der Kinderen has proposed building 37 acres of greenhouse space in Windham to grow vegetables, as well as raise fish, and employ 170 people.
January 10, 2012Funds boost land preservation projects
January 4, 2012Tom Chappell, the namesake behind natural products company Tom's of Maine, and his wife, Kate, have donated agricultural easements protecting 154 acres in Kennebunk to the Maine Farmland Trust.
January 4, 2012Land O' Lakes division to run egg farms
November 9, 2011A subsidiary of Land O' Lakes Inc. will operate three Maine egg producers formerly run by DeCoster Egg Farms -- Quality Egg of New England in Turner, Dorothy Egg Farm in Leeds and Mountain Hollow Farms in Winthrop.
November 9, 2011Eastport to continue shipping cows
November 4, 2011The federal government has extended the Port of Eastport's license to continue exporting livestock overseas.
November 4, 2011
Homegrown fun | Harvest Hill Farms expands its 'agritainment' venue
October 31, 2011By the end of the season, as many as 50,000 people will have turned off of Route 26 in Mechanic Falls to visit Harvest Hill Farms, lured by the giant hay-filled letters that spell out PUMPKINLAND.
October 31, 2011Rancher cited for land-clearing violations
October 20, 2011In what it's calling its largest violation, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has cited a cattle rancher in Milbridge for bulldozing more than eight acres of wildlife habitat.
October 20, 2011Potatoes spared from school lunch ban
October 20, 2011The U.S. Senate has shot down a contentious proposal to limit the amount of potatoes schools can serve to students.
October 20, 2011Funds to help ME food producers
October 7, 2011The U.S. Department of Agriculture is doling out nearly $400,000 to its Maine equivalent for seven projects in the state.
October 7, 2011Border commission awards $250,000
October 5, 2011Two projects in northern Maine have received a total of $250,000 from the Northern Border Regional Commission, a multi-state organization charged with boosting development along the rural border regions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New Yor
October 5, 2011FOIA request related to hiring of illegal immigrants | Mainebiz seeks info on ICE's release of news on Jasper Wyman & Son
October 5, 2011In July, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent out a press release announcing a $118,000 fine levied against blueberry grower Jasper Wyman & Son for hiring violations.
October 5, 2011
Blueberry growers adopt innovations to stay in step with increasing demand
October 3, 2011When you think antioxidants, you probably think blueberries. That association stems in large part from the efforts of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, says its executive director, David Bell.
October 3, 2011
A forward-looking computer project led by Axiom Technologies holds promise for Washington County farmers and fishermen
October 3, 2011After pulling up lobster traps or scallop nets in salty gusts, beating sun or ice-cold fog all day, Mitchell Beal has to return home and fill out paperwork.
October 3, 2011LePage pitches merging conservation, ag departments
September 30, 2011Gov. Paul LePage says he wants to merge the state agriculture and conservation departments into one to "strengthen the natural resource economy."
September 30, 2011
Apple growers anticipate good crop, minimal damage from Irene
September 19, 2011Despite some damage from Tropical Storm Irene, experts predict that Maine orchards will produce apples at an average or tad-above-average volume of approximately 1 million bushels this year.
September 19, 2011Good potato crop expected
September 12, 2011The bulk of this year's potato harvesting is not yet under way, but potato board officials said the season's crop will likely be good.
September 12, 2011
Looking to improve, Brazilian dairy producers tour Maine
September 5, 2011A Westbrook biotech company hoping to capitalize on Brazil's burgeoning dairy industry hosted a delegation of the country's milk producers, professors and students for a week-long summit.
September 5, 2011
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