Under the proposed standards, 27% of Mainers farming hemp in 2019 would have tested ‘hot’ for exceeding allowable THC levels in their plants.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Federal funding helps foster ‘regenerative farming’ in central Maine, officials say
A working group of about 20 recommended keeping the funding percentages the same at a Tuesday meeting in Whitefield.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, News
Maine milk producers holding their own in face of changing tastes
The bankruptcy of Dean Foods, the country’s largest milk producer, could have some impact in Maine, where milk production and values have remained relatively stable for the last decade.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Harvest of the Month program gets local food into Maine schools
Marketing program is meant to drive sales of school lunches, give schools assistance purchasing food locally, boost sales for farmers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Out-of-state hemp now allowed in Maine CBD market
For one month, Maine hemp farmers had the state’s CBD-infused food market to themselves, but a law change has reopened it to out-of-state growers.
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Hopes for hemp farm in Whitefield wilt as bank and insurer cut farmers loose
Farming hemp is legal under state and federal law, but many in the banking and insurance industries still consider it too hot to handle.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New credit union for Maine food producers opens for business
Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union promises to offer a previously unavailable source of financing for the state’s small farms and food businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
As interest in local apples soars, so does passion for good cider
Good cider is often compared to good wine. As Maine cider makers diversify their product and celebrate the flavor and variety of local apples, could our state become the Napa of hard cider?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No, small family farms should not ‘get out’
Comments by the secretary of agriculture show who has the power in agriculture.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Maine’s first pick-your-own hemp field opens in Whitefield
About 50 people flock to Sheepscot General Farm, believed to be only the second publicly accessible hemp field in the U.S., on the first of 4 days of picking for consumers looking for plants to turn into CBD lotions and tinctures.