They showed up, on their tractors, to protest millions in cuts to federal grants, canceled support for school lunches and the termination of 20% of USDA workers who support Maine’s farmers.
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Maine lawmaker wants state to help farmers affected by federal funding freeze
A proposed bill would create a state-funded no-interest loan program for Maine farmers whose federal contracts are frozen by the Trump administration.
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Climate change has brought more extreme rain, snow to Maine
Sea level rise remains a top concern as the climate warms, but the increasing frequency of outsized precipitation is already having statewide impacts.
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Contaminated farm in Unity to become PFAS research site
Songbird Farm is one of a growing number of farms found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals from sludge fertilizer spread on fields, once a common, state-sanctioned practice.
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A forever farm is no match for forever chemicals
A fourth-generation farmer running an organic dairy farm in Fairfield lost his livelihood when his milk and lands tested hot for PFAS contamination. ‘It got us good.’
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Several central Maine farmers among those honored for speaking out against PFAS contamination
The farmers who received the Paul Birdsall Award from Maine Farmland Trust have been impacted by PFAS contamination and have spoken publicly about their experiences and advocated for more financial support for fellow farmers.
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Grant program gives lifeline to central Maine farms struggling to cover rising costs
The initiative run by the Maine Farmland Trust has provided financial support to farms in Albion, Somerville, West Gardiner and elsewhere that complete a 2-year program meant to fine-tune their business plans.
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Farming organizations raise more than $1 million to assist farmers affected by PFAS contamination
Most of the money for the fund, established by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Maine Farmland Trust, was raised through a partnership with The Lost Kitchen, a restaurant in Freedom.
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Maine farmers contending with contamination receive a lifeline
A fund established by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and the Maine Farmland Trust has so far raised more than $500,000 to provide financial support to farmers with land where PFAS contamination has been found.
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Exhibit features work from resident artists from 2020
Maine Farmland Trust Gallery