Agriculture
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PublishedJuly 11, 2023
Bill to improve farmworkers’ pay, conditions in Maine awaits action by Mills
L.D. 398 would legally define farmworkers as employees, making them eligible for the state minimum wage and protecting them from some overtime requirements.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Heavy June rains dampen outlook for Maine’s harvest later this year
The unusually wet start to the summer has affected crop production in many ways, including potentially endangering Maine farmland.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Watchdog group: PFAS is active ingredient in 13% of Maine pesticides
An analysis by the Environmental Working Group found 55 so-called forever chemicals listed as active ingredients in 1,426 of Maine's state-approved pesticides.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Pingree pushes for climate-friendly addition to 2023 Farm Bill
The Maine Democrat is proposing legislation that would help farms and food systems reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Maine’s agriculture harvest grew in size last year, while national production fell
New USDA data also show that 2022 was another strong year for Maine potato production, with 1.81 billion pounds harvested.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Sweeping changes proposed for poultry processing
Some 250,000 Americans are sickened every year from turkey and chicken meat.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2022
Black farmers feeling left out of Florida’s medical marijuana system
None of the state's 22 licenses issued so far have gone to Black farmers.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2022
Drought persists as Maine has another month of well below average rainfall
Quick-hitting storms do little to change conditions on the ground, and more heat is in the forecast.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
Latest impact of PFAS contamination: Rising sewer rates
The looming cost to homeowners in public sewer districts is the latest impact of an expanding crisis that has contaminated agricultural fields and drinking wells, closed farms and left some fish and game unsafe to eat.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
FocusMaine appoints biotech advocacy leader as new president
The industry-funded workforce development group has chosen Dana O'Brien, a longtime biotech advocate, who will start June 15.
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