Expanded options for Bar Harbor Farmers’ Market shoppers
BAR HARBOR — Shoppers who receive SNAP benefits now have a wider array of choices when it comes to supporting
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Maine House narrowly votes to apply minimum wage laws to farmworkers
AUGUSTA, Maine — Progressives pushed a bill that would put farmworkers under state minimum laws through the Maine House of Representatives
Read moreU.S. corn crop withers to worst conditions since 1992, driving prices higher
Prices moved higher despite an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency on biofuel quotas that disappointed the market.Read More
Read moreRunaway ram remains at large in Cape Elizabeth
Cape Elizabeth police said the ram that escaped from a pen at the Ram Island Farm was seen Tuesday in
Read moreWet weather hampers start of strawberry season in Maine
Yet despite the early woes, many strawberry farmers expect to have plenty of ripe berries for the remainder of the
Read moreJudge sides with Maine lobstermen over gear regulations in whale protection case
The fishermen harvest lobsters and crabs off New England and oppose tough new restrictions on the way they fish that
Read moreUMaine granted $650K to study climate change impacts on wild blueberries from USDA NIFA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $650,000 to a University of Maine project
Read moreMaple syrup producers’ 2023 yields depended on location
In Franklin County, the further north a producer lives, maple syrup yields were lower.Read More
Read moreNortheast vineyards, orchards seek federal aid in wake of devastating late frost
Higher prices are expected for apples this year and certain wines may be in shorter supply next year.Read More
Read moreLocal strawberry farmers working extra hard this year
The winter and spring this year proved tough for strawberry crops between record February cold to a late season freeze.
Read moreBelfast Garden Club launches its Open Garden Days June 24 with a picturesque garden on Bayview Street
BELFAST — Open Garden Days, the Belfast Garden Club’s beloved summer event series, kicks off Saturday, June 24, with a
Read moreHallowell to form working group to hash out details of restrictions on synthetic pesticides, fertilizers
Three council members and four residents will be part of the group that will discuss how to best regulate the
Read moreFarmers whose lands were polluted urge state to disburse PFAS relief funds
The state may begin distributing $60 million in relief funding this summer.Read More
Read moreLobsterman catches 2 rare orange lobsters in Portland harbor
Catching one orange lobster is already a rare occasion, but a Maine lobsterman walked into Harbor Fish Market on Friday
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