Kennedy Humphrey, 18, and Adrean Yates, 27, of Bingham, remained Tuesday at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after the car they were in Saturday collided with a Chevrolet truck on Kennebec River Road in Concord. A baby in the back seat of the car suffered leg injuries.
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Funding opportunities expanded for specialty crop growers
Producers can apply for assistance on their calendar year 2024 expenses beginning July 1 through Jan. 31, 2025.
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Farm Service Agency seeks farmers, ranchers to serve on committees
All nomination forms for the 2024 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by Aug. 1.
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Somerville couple receives John Walker Award
Longtime Democratic activists Christopher and Valarie Johnson of Somerville received the John Walker Award during the 2024 Maine Democratic State Convention, held June 1 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. They were honored for their efforts and years of volunteer service to the LCDC, their community, and to all of Maine. Walker represented the […]
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Producers, landowners can sign up for Grassland Conservation Reserve Program
BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. The signup runs through Friday, June 28. Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve grasslands and provide important […]
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Federal court denies Bangor church’s request for injunction in tuition lawsuit
Crosspoint Church, which runs Bangor Christian Schools, is challenging the stipulation in Maine’s Human Rights Act that prohibits schools receiving state funding from discriminating based on gender identity, sexual orientation and religion.
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Ag department, FarmRaise launch online disaster assistance decision tool
The partnership further expands an online library of disaster assistance and farm loan program reference resources and decision aids.
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Educator to lead free conference for Maine teachers
The registration deadline is June 3.
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Funds available to help cover organic certification costs
Through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will cover up to 75% of organic certification costs at a maximum of $750 per certification category. FSA is accepting applications, and organic producers and handlers should apply for OCCSP by the Oct. 31 deadline for eligible expenses incurred from […]
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Ag department offers farm loans for underserved, beginning farmers
BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds producers that FSA offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. Underserved or beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank can apply for FSA direct or guaranteed loans. USDA defines […]