A Livermore Falls farm had to cut strawberry season short mostly due to spoilage caused by the pests.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Pasture Lane Farm Market, an Amish farm market in Livermore Falls opened a year ago, is a wonderful place, very busy
Pasture Lane Farm Market opened 11 months ago, is a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine stocks PFAS-laden waters with fish, warns ‘do not eat’
Scientists worry that some anglers will still consume the trout tainted by forever chemicals. One environmental watchdog group calls the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife practice ‘super disturbing.’
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers
Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston to host $600 relief payment application event for farmworkers, meatpackers
Trinity Jubilee Center will hold an event Wednesday for farmworkers and meatpackers of USDA-approved facilities to apply for $600 COVID-19 relief payments.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Veggie or grain? Maine’s congressional delegation acts to defend, promote potatoes
All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato’s reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine sues Monsanto, accusing chemical manufacturer of polluting land, Androscoggin River
Maine is one of several states and jurisdictions to sue Monsanto, which has warned investors of financial fallout from the legal challenges.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine to allow more hoop houses and greenhouses for residents to grow food
A legal change removes building code provisions that made it hard to erect the structures in urban areas.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine dairy farms are dwindling. A task force is being set up to find out why.
Maine has lost one-third of its commercial dairy farms since 2020. Emergency legislation signed by the governor calls for a task force to identify ways to keep the heritage industry healthy for decades to come.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland
The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.