Gov. Janet Mills has signed bills that provide $1.4 million to help school districts and food pantries buy food grown on Maine farms.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Giving refugees a hand up instead of a handout benefits us all
Proposed foreign aid cuts would eliminate a volunteer farmer training program and other initiatives that help people start anew.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
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.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State, News
Cold, wet spring puts a damper on Maine farmers
They’ve been struggling to adapt, delaying planting some crops and shifting others to higher ground.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine
But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.
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The Pollinator: Jean English has quietly dedicated herself to advocating for organic growing.
The aptly named English has overseen MOFGA’s quarterly newspaper for three decades.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Panel endorses changing Maine blueberry commission as tensions rise
It backs a bill to expand membership of the group that promotes one of the state’s signature industries as it weathers a severe downturn.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Public health experts aim to stop spreading of sludge
Fred Stone says he can’t sell milk from his herd because of exposure to PFAS, chemicals linked to cancer that were found in the sludge he spread on his fields for decades.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills Cabinet complete with confirmation of agriculture commissioner
The state Senate votes 31-0 to approve the nomination of Amanda Beal, who will now resign her position as president of Maine Farmland Trust.