AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) seeks the public’s help in locating ash trees sold at Lowe’s stores in Maine during spring and summer 2020,…
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farmers throughout Maine eligible for disaster relief assistance due to drought
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills welcomed the announcement Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made farmers throughout Maine…
facilitated the transition from all-volunteer to professional
For the past 30 years, Steve McAllister has served Coastal Mountains Land Trust in a wide variety of roles including Board member (1990-2003), Board president (1995-2002), stewardship volunteer,…
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the ongoing drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, much of the State continues…
The Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm, 141 Crosby Brook Road in Unity, is offering free tours and the chance to meet new baby alpacas.
“We are open for free farm tours,” the farm said. “Masks…
Round the Mountain Trail, Thorndike Brook Trailhead, Christmas parade
Every year, Coastal Mountains Land Trust recognizes volunteers, community groups, and land donors for their commitment and involvement. This year, Tom Jackson, of Jackson Landscaping, has been…
providing free landscaping for local nonprofit
DAMARISCOTTA — Every year the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association (MELNA) selects a local nonprofit to provide their skills and expertise through a day of volunteer work. This year on Friday,…
videos of veterans-to-farmers, women-owned businesses, students’ first jobs
Maine AgrAbility will feature success stories and resources for farmers and other agricultural workers in a day-long virtual state fair, Tuesday, Oct. 20, on Facebook and Twitter.
Maine…
Hatched egg masses of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) were found on trees imported from Pennsylvania and planted in some Maine communities, according to the Maine Department…
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
The Drought Task Force is made up of state, federal and private…
Along the busy corridor of Route One from Waldoboro to Rockland, School House Farm has endured selling fresh local product from an 18th century one room schoolhouse, on 55 acres of great farm…
Drought declaration enacted in Aroostook County
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, more than 56% of the State…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $25,159,777 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
to be enjoyed by the people and wildlife of Whitefield
WHITEFIELD — At the end of August, Midcoast Conservancy purchased a high priority 27.7-acre addition to its Whitefield Salmon Preserve from Ellis Percy and JoAnn Tribby.
“We’re very glad to…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force met virtually Thursday to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state. Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, much of the state is experiencing…
AUGUSTA — The United States Department of Agriculture approved Maine's hemp production plans Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to a news release.
With the approval, the Maine Department of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $22,190,403 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new training video for pesticide applicators seeking recertification credits.
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reports of dry residential, dug wells in Waldo County
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, to discuss the worsening drought conditions across the state.
Since the Task Force met two weeks ago, the area…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $19,704,833 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a push by Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday producers of maple sap used to make…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $14,062,098 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors
The Maine Community Foundation has launched the Conservation for All and the Maine Land Protection grant programs to support organizations and projects in Maine dedicated to helping Maine people…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting, as drought conditions continue across the state for a sixth week.
The Task Force met two weeks ago and since then…
new 73-acre woodland addition now allows for nearly 200 acres of woodland habitat
Georges River Land Trust submitted the following:
Protecting frontage along the Dead River, headwater stream of the St. George River and the woodlands that buffer it, has been a…
AUGUSTA — During August, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture are asking the public to take a couple of minutes to check…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $9,472,586 to date to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release.
The…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened Friday by virtual meeting to address continuing drought conditions across the state.
The state remains, per a news release, mostly in moderate…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $8,588,357, to date, to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, per a news release.
The funding…
Volunteers are needed across the state
Between July 20 and September 10, citizen volunteers across Maine are spotting deer and sending simple observations to Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The observations include the…
Improve understanding of flood risk, evaluate sources of sedimentation and pollutants, identify fish passage barriers
Over the next several weeks, the Town of Camden will be conducting a survey of parts of the Megunticook River; surveyors will be in and around the river channel.
This work is part of the…
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Drought Task Force convened Thursday by virtual meeting to take another look at drought conditions across the state, per a news release.
The Task Force met two weeks ago,…
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced Thursday Maine Farmers Exchange, a Presque Isle distribution company,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $7.75 million thus far to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a June 30 news release.…
AUGUSTA — Maine's Drought Task Force convened virtually Thursday to assess drought conditions across the state as the state has experienced drought conditions in some form for the last five years…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $7.46 million thus far to help offset the financial harm they have experienced due to COVID-19, according to a news release, with the…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills has called for the USDA to designate maple syrup as an eligible Coronavirus Food Assistance Program specialty crop, according to a June 22 news release.
Doing…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced…
‘there has been a crush of demand for the farm products’
Meat shortages across the country caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led more consumers buying locally raised beef, pork, and poultry, and that’s good news for Maine farms.
The shortage…
qualified to participate in the state contest
WALDO COUNTY — For many Maine 4-H members, the first months of each new year are dedicated to preparing their 4-H public speaking presentations. March and April will see them getting up and…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is now offering free online farm coaching, help with stress management and communication, and problem-solving on the farm and within families.
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serving immediate needs while building resiliency, interconnectivity, and investment in the food system
Waldo County Bounty launches this week. WCB is a community fundraising and resource-sharing campaign designed to improve food security for all people in Waldo County during the COVID-19 crisis and…
Pandemic forces organizers to take a different route to celebrate rural life
UNITY — One of Maine’s favorite agricultural events, the Common Ground Fair, will be going virtual this September.
The…
More than 100 years ago, Maine Potato Week campaign began, urging locals to eat potatoes and ration wheat
The humble Maine potato, like most agriculture products, is undergoing its own crisis within a pandemic.
According to a April 18, 2020…
Maine Experiencing Home Gardening Boom during Coronavirus Lockdown
UNION—Sarah Hewitt, and her business partner, Graham Raymond, owners of the Victory Hemp LLC, are like all farmers struggling under the Covid-19 crisis, these days. Earlier this month, the USDA…
The Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association introduced new Maine Farm Emergency Grants to assist farmers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. A recent survey…
In a bipartisan effort to support Maine farmers during the ongoing pandemic, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree…
Calling all farm and woodland owners:
Farm and woodland owners and operators in five Maine counties may be eligible to receive a free invasive plant survey and management plan, prepared by a natural resource professional from the…
AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, is announcing the…
