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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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Agriculture watch | Rainy weather has affected more than one Maine industry: tourism, fisheries and, most recently, agriculture are the prime examples
September 7, 2009This summer’s cool, rainy weather has affected more than one Maine industry: tourism, fisheries and, most recently, agriculture are the prime examples.
September 7, 2009Crops do well despite rain
August 31, 2009Potatoes and blueberries thrived this summer, despite the odd summer weather that brought gray skies, rain and fungal disease scares.
August 31, 2009Developer eyes Milo for greenhouses
August 24, 2009A vacant mill complex in Milo is being eyed by a Boston-area developer as a potential site for a greenhouse operation that would grow organic vegetables and nursery plants for wholesalers.
August 24, 2009
Mobile market: Jordan's Farm is one of many seeking new ways to get their goods to buyers
August 10, 2009The school bus parked at Jordan’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth is big, blue and round, gleaming in the sun like a plump berry.
August 10, 2009Fungus threatens blueberry yield
July 28, 2009Several Maine blueberry fields will be burned in response to a potentially devastating fungus that has appeared in Jonesport, Township 24 and Sumner.
July 28, 2009Wolfe's Neck losing organic beef operation
July 15, 2009Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport is losing its well-known organic beef herd and is looking for a new business partner to fill the void.
July 15, 2009Agriculture bill includes $5M for research at UMaine
July 13, 2009The House last week passed an appropriations bill that includes $4.5 million in funding for wood utilization research at the University of Maine.
July 13, 2009Eyeing the shore | A thick Down East fog prompts a lesson in navigation by spud
June 29, 2009Some say it has to do with the way our barometric pressure changes so fast in the summer, others claim it has to do with our being at the 45th parallel.
June 29, 2009Grower ready to market blueberry rival
June 23, 2009Is it possible for a new "berry of the prairie" to take the place of Maine's beloved blueberry? Rodney Voisine suggests the answer is yes, and that a potential candidate is the little-known Saskatoon berry.
June 23, 2009Turner apple grower bankrupt
June 19, 2009Cooper Brothers LLC, an apple grower and wholesale apple distributor in Turner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week.
June 19, 2009Backyard Farms to hire 75
May 11, 2009Backyard Farms, the company that operates a year-round greenhouse in Madison, said this morning it will begin hiring 75 additional employees this month to accommodate an expansion that began last October.
May 11, 2009
Pressing matters | Maine Natural Oils makes seed-based oils right at the farm
April 20, 2009Four business partners in northern Maine have launched a new mobile business that, ensconced in an 18-wheel trailer truck, is four times as large as a milk van or ice-cream truck, and certainly doesn’t announce itself with a cute jingle.
April 20, 2009OSHA looks at Turner egg farm
April 14, 2009The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating working conditions at an egg farm in Turner, after a tip from the state.
April 14, 2009Hood drops two more organic farms
April 9, 2009H.P. Hood has let go of two more organic dairy producers after notifying eight farmers in February that their milk contracts would not be renewed.
April 9, 2009Companies cut ties with egg producer
April 7, 2009Allegations of animal cruelty at New England's largest egg producer have led a major egg distributor and franchisee to cease business with the company.
April 7, 2009
Wasting away | A composter's regulatory fight could leave businesses scrambling
April 6, 2009On a sunny, brisk February morning at his farm in Lyman, Bob St. Onge recalls the rain that changed everything. Sitting in a chair in Winterwood Farm’s office, thumbs tucked under his Dickies coveralls, St.
April 6, 2009
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