The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will have their own Nick Rowley team up with Senator Russell Black to host a workshop on rejuvenating old apple trees in Wilton on March 4.
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Maine’s agriculture harvest grew in size last year, while national production fell
New USDA data also show that 2022 was another strong year for Maine potato production, with 1.81 billion pounds harvested.
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High temperatures, no rain are taking a toll on farmers
Pastures are drying up, second crop hay isn’t growing, and yields may be lower due to weather conditions this summer.
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Drought persists as Maine has another month of well below average rainfall
Quick-hitting storms do little to change conditions on the ground, and more heat is in the forecast.
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Latest impact of PFAS contamination: Rising sewer rates
The looming cost to homeowners in public sewer districts is the latest impact of an expanding crisis that has contaminated agricultural fields and drinking wells, closed farms and left some fish and game unsafe to eat.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.