A state law that took effect Thursday was created as a workaround to a federal ban.
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Maine’s wild blueberry harvest drops, and the prices paid to farmers increase
Last year’s harvest was the smallest in 14 years at 50.3 million pounds, but the price paid to farmers – 46 cents a pound – nearly doubled over the 2017 price.
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Strawberries nearly two weeks late this year, and wet weather hasn’t helped
The abnormally cool and damp spring conditions are to blame for stalled production in the strawberry fields.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Somerville area farmers network works to grow farms, support farmers
Somerville’s fourth annual Open Farm Day, featuring Somerville Farmers Network farms, was Sunday.
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Cheese maker fears losing her Greenwood farm over $10,000 bill
Lisa MacLeod was among the first to join a class action lawsuit filed by incensed CMP customers.
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Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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Central Maine farmers wait for planting weather
A late snow melt coupled with a wet, cool spring so far have in some cases delayed planting in the region.
Posted inFood & Dining, Lifestyle, Vegan Kitchen
Maine animal rights organizations are upping the ante with billboards, subway ads and unsettling videos.
‘Some of the footage is pretty disturbing,’ says an organizer of one group. ‘But these are disturbing industries doing disturbing things to animals.’