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agriculture

Published
November 12, 2021

Maine to expand mental health help for farmers

Farmers in Maine and beyond have had to contend with the coronavirus pandemic, droughts and supply chain difficulties in recent months and years.
Published
October 18, 2021

Maine potato harvesters are having a good year

After a below-average yield in 2020, farmers are reporting a crop that is larger than average in 2021.
Published
October 12, 2021

Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’

With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution.
Published
August 8, 2021

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades

Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
Published
June 23, 2021

Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’

One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation's strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.

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Published
May 12, 2021

Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products

Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine.
Published
May 1, 2021

Maine Voices: Land for Maine’s Future has impact on businesses, communities statewide

Supporting the LMF program will help to protect the lifestyle and the places we hold dear.
Published
April 22, 2021

Our View: The food we throw away is hurting the planet

More than a third of all food produced is thrown away, and it produces greenhouse gases at an alarming rate.
Published
April 18, 2021

Read about the three 2021 recipients of MOFGA’s Russell Libby Scholarships

The face of farming in Maine: Three young women cherish the soil, their state and the planet.
Published
April 4, 2021

Sure, it’s Easter, but what about that other holiday?

International Carrot Day was established to celebrate the healthfulness of the root vegetable.