Maine’s struggling hemp industry would benefit from relaxed rules on potency limits.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
New farm-based training course takes aim at two local issues
A pilot program from Merrymeeting Food Council and several partner organizations will try to address a labor shortage on Maine farms while helping low-income workers find steady jobs.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Federal watchdog say Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by $3 billion
A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and that farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than elsewhere in the country
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inFood
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, through the decades
Fifty years of organic farming, local food, fabulous fairs, advocacy and more.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.