PORTLAND (AP) — This summer’s honey harvest could end up being one of the worst in Maine memory, but beekeepers are hoping for a better fall. Tony Jadczak, the state apiarist and bee inspector, blames the weather. He said two weeks of heavy rain in July kept bees dormant in the hives. That was followed […]
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Pingree stands up for farmers while blasting proposed food safety regulations
AUGUSTA — Proposed regulations for fruit and vegetable producers would cripple Maine’s small farms and cause many to close, according to farmers speaking Monday to federal officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Farmers called the rules, proposed as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, a “game-changing piece of legislation,” compliance with which […]
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