New federal program targets abandoned crab, lobster traps
NORFOLK, Virginia — The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster
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Youngs Greenhouse kicks off spring with scavenger hunt, prizes, food
Saturday’s free event this weekend will start at 10 a.m. and run until noon. Read More
Read moreUnion Farm Equipment joins Forces with SANY as a new construction and excavation equipment dealer
UNION — Union Farm Equipment, a leading provider of agricultural and construction equipment based in the Union area, is proud
Read moreGreenwood couple named first ‘Bird-Friendly Maple’ producers in Maine
GREENWOOD — Suzanne and Brian Dunham of Dunham Farm and Velvet Hollow Sugar Works are the first Maine maple producers
Read moreNorway’s historic Roberts Farm given new life
The historic structure provides for the local economy and community, 200 years after it was first built.Read More
Read moreMaine likely to see favorable growing season this spring
Unseasonably warm temperatures may have caught some Mainers off guard last week, but scientists are tentatively predicting that weather conditions
Read moreAuburn inches closer to removing income standard in agricultural zone
A current draft would allow anyone with a 10-acre parcel to develop a home, but stipulates only 20% of the
Read moreCannabis Prices Have Collapsed Three Years After Adult-Use Legalization
Three years after Maine ended the prohibition on adult cannabis use, the price of the sticky flower has collapsed by
Read moreExtension’s plant disease lab receives major grant to lead regional network
ORONO – University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab recently received $472,400 to support the Northeast Plant Diagnostic
Read moreRanchers and farmers in Maine face bottleneck getting meat products to consumers
Bill in U.S. Senate could make it easier to sell meats locally; owners of a mid-sized ranch offer their views,
Read moreMaine CDC issues reminder about health threat posed by browntail moths
Mainers are urged to minimize exposure to the insect’s toxic hairs while doing yard work by covering up with a
Read moreSUV damaged in collision with cow in Livermore Falls
Injuries were reported for the cow but not the SUV driver.Read More
Read moreLobsterman hauls up military rocket off Maine coast
A Maine lobsterman pulled up the catch of a lifetime this week. The lobsterman, based out of Cushing, was about
Read moreJoann Grohman, Carthage farmer and author of ‘Keeping a Family Cow,’ dies at 94
A health advocate and cow-keeping trailblazer, Grohman lived self-reliantly and led by example.Read More
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