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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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Farmers forge ahead with new winter market
February 1, 2010No longer will people in Portland have to forego Maine food during the dark, cold days of winter.
February 1, 2010Lawmakers oppose natural resources plan
January 26, 2010Legislators in three committees are opposing Gov. John Baldacci's proposal to merge some operations of the state's four natural resource agencies to help balance the budget.
January 26, 2010Pineland to lose executive director
January 26, 2010Pineland Farms Inc. in New Gloucester is phasing out its executive director position and preparing to lose the man who's led the campus since its beginnings.
January 26, 2010
Fishing for a future | A Searsmont entrepreneur's aquaculture innovation is welcomed in foreign waters while the U.S. plays catch up
January 25, 2010In the dingy shipyard of Guaymas, Mexico, several men gather around a black, geodesic cage large enough to encapsulate a Hummer.
January 25, 2010Hannaford launches program to boost dairy farmers
January 11, 2010Citing a commitment to local dairy farmers, Scarborough-based Hannaford Bros. Co. announced today that it is the first major supermarket chain to back a program designed to sustain New England's troubled dairy farmers.
January 11, 2010
Growing interest | An elderberry-based syrup could stoke the immune system and give organic berry growers a boost
December 28, 2009Edie Johnston was charmed and intrigued when she heard neighbors tell of receiving a teaspoon of elderberry wine when they were ailing as kids. Two generations ago, it was a favorite tonic among Mainers who knew of its medicinal qualities.
December 28, 2009Federal aid coming to dairy farmers
December 17, 2009Maine dairy farmers are now eligible for $1.5 million in federal aid from the Department of Agriculture.
December 17, 2009Senator says dairy report kills debate
December 6, 2009A state senator is accusing Augusta of misrepresenting a task force's recommendations on dairy subsidies.
December 6, 2009
King of the range | Thanksgiving arrives at Maine's largest turkey farm
November 30, 2009Bob Neal has a fiscal barometer this time of year like no other. Just call it drumstick economics. And like so many of the more conventional indicators, news is mixed. Orders are down — yet size is up.
November 30, 2009National coop open to Maine milk farmers
November 9, 2009Maine organic dairy farmers struggling to stay afloat after being let go by HP Hood earlier this year have a shot at regaining some of that business through a national cooperative.
November 9, 2009UMaine nets $1.3M ag grant
November 1, 2009The University of Maine has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to boost organic bread wheat production in the state.
November 1, 2009
Ag research grant on tap for UMaine
October 28, 2009Officials from the University of Maine will join entrepreneur Jim Amaral and dignitaries from the U.S.
October 28, 2009
All eyes on Darrell
October 26, 2009Have you noticed the new TV ads from Frito-Lay, touting its U.S. growers?
October 26, 2009Farmers launch ME's first organic dairy co.
October 8, 2009A group of organic dairy farmers in Maine affected by low milk prices and changes at large milk companies have banded together to launch a new brand.
October 8, 2009USDA awards 7 grants to ME orgs
September 22, 2009The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded seven grants to Maine organizations to strengthen rural economies and help farmers.
September 22, 2009
Portland aquaculture co. gets first-of-kind lease to farm kelp
September 14, 2009Pretty soon you could be getting more of your daily recommended intake of vegetables from the ocean. At least that's the plan, according to Paul Dobbins and Tollef Olson of Ocean Approved in Portland.
September 14, 2009
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