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Agriculture

Published
June 8, 2022

FocusMaine appoints biotech advocacy leader as new president

The industry-funded workforce development group has chosen Dana O'Brien, a longtime biotech advocate, who will start June 15.
Published
April 29, 2022

Students, farmers to benefit from partnership that will bring state-grown broccoli into UMaine dining halls

The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.
Published
April 11, 2022

Maine lawmakers approve ban on pesticides containing PFAS by 2030

The legislation, which has divided the state's farming community, was passed by the Senate on Monday after gaining approval in the House last week.
Published
April 7, 2022

Bill to ban sludge recycling and spreading divides farmers

While some farmers support a ban on sludge spreading to protect Maine farms from forever chemicals, a group that includes farmers and wastewater treatment operators want a 'science based approach' to monitoring PFAS levels to avoid increased fertilizer and sewer costs.
Published
April 7, 2022

Bath flowers ‘pit stop’ for migrating bees

Maine Street Bath is updating its annual Downtown Flowers program to support bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Heliotrope will offer sustenance to the creatures, which play a vital role in local ecosystems and agriculture.

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Published
February 24, 2022

Relief fund created to help Maine farmers deal with forever chemicals

Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have raised $255,000 to create a short-term financial safety net for those affected by PFAS.
Published
February 23, 2022

Farmers urge passage of bill to stop agricultural use of PFAS-laden sludge

One says at a news conference Wednesday that his family is 'teetering on the edge of losing everything' because of PFAS contamination.
Published
February 7, 2022

Rep. Pingree’s bill aims to help Maine hemp growers

Maine's struggling hemp industry would benefit from relaxed rules on potency limits.
Published
November 12, 2021

Maine to expand mental health help for farmers

Farmers in Maine and beyond have had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic, droughts and supply chain difficulties in recent months and years.
Published
October 12, 2021

Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’

With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution.