The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Farm CSAs struggle in Maine after years of popularity
LISBON FALLS — When Keena Tracy and her husband Zach Henderson opened Little Ridge Farm in 2008 and began a CSA program — offering pounds of farm-fresh carrots, green beans, tomatoes and other produce every week for a few hundred dollars for the whole growing season — people flocked to the place. As the farm’s […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rumford Falls Times, The Franklin Journal
USDA approves emergency forest restoration assistance
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Marcia Hall has announced that Androscoggin and Oxford counties are approved to accept applications for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address damages due to high wind and rain from the severe storm on Oct. 29. EFRP provides payments to eligible owners […]
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Maine strawberry farmers happy with crops
WAYNE (AP) — Strawberry farmers in Maine are expecting a good yield this season. Tom Stevenson, of Stevenson’s Strawberries in Wayne, told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/2rDCwCJ ) that snowstorms helped his crops. Stevenson says the snow insulates strawberries from the cold. Farmers elsewhere in the state say winter has helped with timing. David Handley, a […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Hay shortage foreseen due to drought
AUGUSTA — It’s been a dry summer this year, according to meteorological data collected at the Augusta State Airport. Rainfall for the state is down by an average of about 40 percent, and this means difficult times for farmers harvesting hay — and those relying on them. Haying is a time-consuming process, but also very […]
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Legislature overrides Paul LePage’s veto of bill to study hayride regulations
Also on this page: Legislators busy overturning vetoes AUGUSTA — The Legislature on Monday overturned a veto of a bill to create a task force to examine the safety and possible regulations for farm amusement rides, such as the haunted hayride that claimed the life of an Oakland teen last fall. The House voted 146-0 to overturn by […]
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Hayride safety: Maine lawmakers consider regulations
AUGUSTA — A hayride mishap that claimed the life of a 17-year-old Oakland girl last October at a farm in Mechanic Falls has Maine lawmakers grappling with what the state can or should do to try to prevent similar tragedies in the future. On Monday, the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard testimony […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Local farmers, UMF grads share their stories
FARMINGTON — The local food scene is the topic of two events planned for Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the University of Maine at Farmington. The film, “Growing Local,” will be shown at 11:45 a.m. in Thomas Auditorium of Preble/Ricker Hall. From 6 to 8 p.m., a panel of UMF alumni who farm locally will share […]
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Backyard Farms faces delay in restart, furloughs employees
MADISON — Backyard Farms on Friday said it would need to delay the restart of its greenhouse operations and temporarily lay off an unspecified number of employees. The commercial tomato grower was forced in July to rip out all its half a million tomato plants because of a white-fly infestation. It had expected to plant […]