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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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Blueberry prices drop
December 8, 2008The price for wild blueberries has fallen about 40% this year, due to last season's good crop and the shaky economy.
December 8, 2008State's potato harvest down dramatically
December 1, 2008The state's 2008 potato harvest was the smallest in decades thanks to losses in acreage and crop yields, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
December 1, 2008Tapping the trees | To unlock its economic bounty, the Northern Forest needs investment
December 1, 2008For nearly a century, the economic landscape of Maine’s northern forest has been dominated by a few large companies with the resources to utilize the region’s vast timber resources.
December 1, 2008Marine industries watch
December 1, 2008Maine’s fishing industry these days seems to be swimming upstream. The lobster industry continues to struggle, posting big losses in the month of October, and the scallop industry could follow in its footsteps.
December 1, 2008Task force to study lobster industry
October 27, 2008Gov. John Baldacci on Friday created a task force to study the ailing lobster industry, which has seen prices fishermen receive at the dock for their catch drop drastically over the past month.
October 27, 2008
Farms of the future | Ben Dobson President, Atlantic Organics and Locally Known, Bowdoinham Daniel Corey Owner, Daniel Corey Farms, Monticello
October 20, 2008Maine’s agricultural industry contributes $1.2 billion to the state’s economy and has long been the foundation of many rural communities. But being a farmer here has never been easy.
October 20, 2008DMR proposes tighter scallop restrictions
September 30, 2008The Maine Department of Marine Resources is proposing limiting the scope and amount of scallop harvesting along Maine's coast to protect the fishery from overfishing.
September 30, 2008
Selling the blues | For more than 130 years, blueberries have been big business for Milbridge's Jasper Wyman & Son
August 25, 2008First, here are a few things the world has lately discovered about wild blueberries: They contain more antioxidants than any other fruit or vegetable, meaning they could help protect against cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and other age-related
August 25, 2008
The new crop | Using high-tech tools or cracking new markets, Maine potato farmers get innovative to get ahead
August 25, 2008If there is a stereotype that exists of the Aroostook County potato farmer, it might go something like this: An older man with a wrinkled, sun-tanned face, riding a tractor while wearing a beat-up John Deere hat and dusty overalls.
August 25, 2008Egg farm faces federal fines
August 13, 2008The successor company to DeCoster Egg Farms in Turner faces $150,000 in fines for making employees work in "hazardous" conditions.
August 13, 2008Critics: Halt seaweed harvest
August 11, 2008Activists are seeking a moratorium on the commercial harvesting of a type of seaweed in Cobscook Bay until studies can determine the practice's effects on the overall health of the bay.
August 11, 2008Clam flats safe again
August 4, 2008The state has lifted its ban on clam harvesting along the length of Maine's coast as red tide levels have declined.
August 4, 2008Down East co. fined for clearcutting
August 1, 2008A Deblois wreath and peat company recently was fined $95,000 for clear cutting several sites in Washington County.
August 1, 2008Bumper blueberry harvest predicted
July 24, 2008If the weather cooperates, Maine's wild blueberry growers are expected to produce 80 million to 100 million pounds this season, close to the most recent record-breaking harvest in 2000 of 111 million pounds.
July 24, 2008Backyard Farms to expand
July 23, 2008Backyard Farms, the tomato grower in Madison, this morning said it would begin construction on its second greenhouse this fall.
July 23, 2008Mussel farm shuts down, lays off 40
July 21, 2008Great Eastern Mussel Farms Inc. in Tenants Harbor said this morning it will immediately shut down and lay off its 40 full-time employees.
July 21, 2008
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