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Fishermen’s Alliance Highlights Offshore Wind Threat to Haddock, Lobster Fisheries in Gulf of Maine
An alliance of groups representing New England’s fishermen is highlighting scientific research that suggests offshore wind development could have “population-scale
Read moreLate-season rhubarb surprises Maine gardeners
The rhubarb harvest is overlapping with the start of the blueberry season. Gardeners around Maine have taken to social media recently
Read moreMaine farmers struggling due to wet spring and summer
Pat and Richard Rhames have been farming 12-acres of land at Shady Brook Farm in Biddeford for more than forty
Read moreNortheast one of the top 2 potato sales regions
Potatoes have had a good year, especially in the Northeast. Sales in grocery stores topped $16.9 billion for the year
Read moreMaine farmers still waiting on bounty of tomatoes, corn
A lack of sunshine and other weather-related factors mean late-summer crops haven’t been as plentiful.Read More
Read moreOpen garden on Aug. 12 provides a haven for nature
BELFAST — When Jeff and Monica Van Peski fell in love with an historic 1873 house on scenic Bayview Street
Read moreWhat Maine could do to kill more invasive green crabs
Fishermen and marine ecologists have sounded alarm bells about the rapidly expanding green crab population along the coast for years.
Read moreCourt deals another blow to proposed Belfast fish farm
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a local conservation group had the right to challenge a permit for
Read moreWilton’s Blueberry Festival returns this weekend, August 4 & 5
WILTON – Wilton’s Blueberry Festival returns this weekend with a packed schedule of family-friendly events ranging from fire truck rides
Read moreMaine Lobster Festival partners with state’s lobstermen to support the industry
There were new donation buckets and QR codes to support the Save Maine Lobstermen campaign among the familiar white tents
Read moreIt’s about to start raining rabies vaccines over the Maine woods
It will be raining rabies vaccines over the Maine woods this week. About 365,000 oral rabies vaccines will be released
Read moreFarmers’ Almanac looks ahead to ‘Greatest Show on Earth’
Lewiston-based almanac eyes total eclipse next spring — and colder weather, tooRead More
Read moreWith upcoming farm bill, Mainers want help securing local food systems
Maine farmers had a rare opportunity Monday to get the attention of a congressional committee, which has begun work on
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