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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Casco Bay island park honoring North Pole explorer closed for season due to storm damage
Back-to-back storms in January washed away the only pier at Eagle Island, where Adm. Robert Peary built a summer home.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
Jay board approves matching grant for firefighter equipment; authorizes more repairs to firetruck
The 2006 Engine 6 is being refurbished by Greenwood Emergency Vehicle service in Brunswick.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2024
There’s no offseason for Maine farmers as they strive to survive the winter months
In a challenging landscape for the mostly family-run operations, many use the winter months to enhance their survival, finding ways to boost production or diversifying what they offer.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
Cost of helping farmers manage PFAS is rising, now at $81 million
A five-year plan to help farmers includes $37 million for direct financial support, $25 million to buy contaminated farms, $11 million for agricultural research, and $7 million on medical testing and monitoring.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
New developments in agriculture: the challenges, issues facing Mainers
Great Falls Forum tackles issues facing farmers and the agriculture industry in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
First cases of avian flu reported in Kennebec County
Both wild birds and a domestic flock in Kennebec County have been found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu this year.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
PFAS levels in livestock can diminish if contamination source removed, state officials say
Research has found that once a contamination source is removed from a farm, PFAS levels in livestock will drop to the point that products derived from the animals can be sold to consumers, officials said at a public forum last week.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Initial round of PFAS testing of groundwater finds about 75% of Maine sites within safe levels
The state last year tested more than 1,600 private wells seen as high-priority sites, and inspectors this year will test hundreds more for groundwater contamination.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Infrastructure improvement grant awarded to Black Acres Farm
The grant will provide more options for consumers as well as other livestock producers.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Flocks at elevated risk for highly infectious avian flu in Maine
Strains of the virus have led the U.S. poultry industry to euthanize more than 15.6 million chickens and 1.3 million turkeys since Jan. 1. One Maine farm has lost 250 birds this year.
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