Gov. Janet Mills signed a measure to continue the $1 million-a-year program run by the Good Shepherd Food Bank that buys products from local farms to distribute to needy residents.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Cheese maker fears losing her Greenwood farm over $10,000 bill
Lisa MacLeod was among the first to join a class action lawsuit filed by incensed CMP customers.
Posted inNews
Farm Service Agency County Committee nominations open June 14
Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Gardening for a good cause
Volunteer at Whiting Farm in Auburn helps with plants in preparation for greenhouses opening in April.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
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.