May’s scant rain leaves Maine’s coast, northwest abnormally dry

Farmers and gardeners are hoping for rain at the start of the growing season.

Biden sees bigger role for U.S. farms because of war in Ukraine

The president visits a family farm in Illinois as his administration announces three policy shifts to help American farmers amid global challenges.

Flocks at elevated risk for highly infectious avian flu in Maine

Strains of the virus have led the U.S. poultry industry to euthanize more than 15.6 million chickens and 1.3 million turkeys since Jan. 1. One Maine farm has lost 250 birds this year.

Photo: Life is a ‘Lark’

Legislative panel OKs $100 million PFAS relief fund for farmers

The money could be used to cover remediation efforts, crop losses, farm buyouts and long-term health care needs.

Organic dairy co-op offers membership to 80 Northeast farms

Last summer, Danone, the parent company of Horizon Organic, announced it would stop buying milk from dozens of Northeast farms, including 61 in Maine.

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.

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

Maine's struggling hemp industry would benefit from relaxed rules on potency limits.

Maine’s prime farmland is being lost to solar. Is ‘dual use’ the answer?

Farmland, with its open fields, southern exposure and well-drained soils, is typically one of the easiest and cheapest places to put a solar project.

Central Maine’s goats like to pig out on Christmas trees

Many farmers like to pitch old trees into animals' pens to give them something fresh and green during long, difficult winters