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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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Libra Foundation buys potato company
September 3, 2010A group of Maine investors, including Portland-based nonprofit The Libra Foundation and a former Bath Iron Works president, has bought a struggling potato processor in Mars Hill to preserve its 100 jobs.
September 3, 2010Cash flow problems derail MOOMilk
September 2, 2010A shortage of funding has led MOOMilk, a company that sells organic milk from six Maine dairy farmers, to suspend production as of Sunday.
September 2, 2010Apple season to start early
August 16, 2010An easy winter and warm spring have pushed Maine's apple season two weeks ahead of schedule, the state's apple growers say.
August 16, 2010Port of Eastport earns rare livestock license
July 19, 2010The port of Eastport is now the only port in New England licensed to export livestock, a move Maine agriculture officials say could help the state's farmers.
July 19, 2010Micmacs launch farmers' market, hatchery
July 14, 2010The Aroostook Band of Micmacs is using more than $500,000 in federal grants to launch a farmers' market and fish hatchery on tribal land in Caribou.
July 14, 2010
Wyman & Son scouts China markets
June 28, 2010Ed Flanagan didn’t know what to expect when he traveled to a trade show in Shanghai, China, in May.
June 28, 2010Mainers irate over spud snub
June 17, 2010The Maine Potato Board in Presque Isle has taken issue with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its exclusion of potatoes in the federal government's Women, Infants and Children program.
June 17, 2010Maple syrup production slows
June 11, 2010Maine's maple syrup production is down 22% compared to 2009 because of mild spring temperatures that prevented trees from producing as much maple sugar in March as they did a year ago.
June 11, 2010Turner egg farm to pay $125K in cruelty case
June 8, 2010Maine Contract Farming, which operates the Quality Egg of New England farm in Turner, has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle an animal cruelty case that began last year.
June 8, 2010Pilot program plugs fresh produce subsidies
June 7, 2010A pilot program is connecting a handful of Maine's farmers markets with low-income residents to show the benefit of subsidizing the purchase of fresh produce.
June 7, 2010Cow genetics firm takes Maine co. to court
June 1, 2010A New York-based cattle genetics company is trying to prevent a former employee from using its trade secrets to launch a competing company in Maine.
June 1, 2010Gone to seed | Harvesting a garden in Maine can be dirty work
April 12, 2010With the warm weather we've been having, it's not surprising that people around here have started thinking about putting in their gardens.
April 12, 2010
Maine brands hard to find at seafood show
April 5, 2010The first year Charlie Langston attended the International Boston Seafood Show as COO of the new startup Shucks Maine Lobster, he found himself walking the floor with CEO John Hathaway and a cooler full of raw lobster meat, which they would show
April 5, 2010Apple growers object to new worker rule
February 22, 2010A new federal rule on hiring foreign workers adopted last week is expected to adversely affect the state's apple industry.
February 22, 2010
Spud specialist | A Blaine farmer takes the state's top potato award in stride
February 22, 2010At 43, Gregg Garrison is amused that he’s been targeted as a young and up-and-coming potato farmer. “The new young is 40,” he says, after giving a small chuckle when asked his age. “I probably don’t look the part.”
February 22, 2010
Fishing for a future, part 2 | Facing mounting costs and restricted access, Maine fishermen find new opportunities in a growing aquaculture industry
February 8, 2010Read part one of this series, which appeared in the Jan. 25 issue.
February 8, 2010
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