The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
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Solar and wind developers must pay extra to build on farmland. The question is, how much?
As demand grows for solar projects, the Legislature directed that rules be drawn up to govern compensation paid by solar developers to boost farmland conservation.
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Maine author to visit Fayette Underwood Memorial Library
Kalee Gwarjanski will visit Aug. 14 to read from her book ‘Miss MacDonald Has a Farm’ and lead a hands-on vegetable stamping activity for children.
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Solar development to be permitted on Maine farms contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
The new rules will give farmers a boost and expand renewable energy in the state.
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UMaine creating $4.5 million Food Innovation Lab
The production and processing facility planned for the Orono campus is expected to support growth in Maine’s food and beverage manufacturing sectors.
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Invasive fruit flies that wreak havoc on small, soft fruits found in Androscoggin County
A Livermore Falls farm had to cut strawberry season short mostly due to spoilage caused by the pests.
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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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.’
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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.
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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.