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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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PublishedMay 27, 2019
Cold, wet spring puts a damper on Maine farmers
They've been struggling to adapt, delaying planting some crops and shifting others to higher ground.
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PublishedApril 18, 2019
Panel endorses changing Maine blueberry commission as tensions rise
It backs a bill to expand membership of the group that promotes one of the state's signature industries as it weathers a severe downturn.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2019
Concern grows that contaminated sludge may have harmed some area farms
Treated sludge has been used on at least several dozen sites in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties over the years.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Gardening for a good cause
Volunteer at Whiting Farm in Auburn helps with plants in preparation for greenhouses opening in April.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Public health experts aim to stop spreading of sludge
Fred Stone says he can't sell milk from his herd because of exposure to PFAS, chemicals linked to cancer that were found in the sludge he spread on his fields for decades.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2019
Maine lawmakers have a heaping serving of new food policy proposals on their plate
They'll chew over bills seeking to boost local foods and improve labeling, and one that would establish a constitutional right to food.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2019
Maine lawmakers have a heaping serving of new food policy proposals on their plate
They'll chew over bills seeking to boost local foods and improve labeling, and one that would establish a constitutional right to food.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2019
Debate brews over splitting Maine’s agriculture, conservation department
Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.
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