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PublishedJune 23, 2019
Cheese maker fears losing her Greenwood farm over $10,000 bill
Lisa MacLeod was among the first to join a class action lawsuit filed by incensed CMP customers.
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PublishedJune 20, 2019
Maine Voices: Giving refugees a hand up instead of a handout benefits us all
Proposed foreign aid cuts would eliminate a volunteer farmer training program and other initiatives that help people start anew.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.
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PublishedMay 27, 2019
Cold, wet spring puts a damper on Maine farmers
They've been struggling to adapt, delaying planting some crops and shifting others to higher ground.
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PublishedMay 18, 2019
Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine
But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.
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PublishedApril 21, 2019
The Pollinator: Jean English has quietly dedicated herself to advocating for organic growing.
The aptly named English has overseen MOFGA's quarterly newspaper for three decades.
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PublishedApril 18, 2019
Panel endorses changing Maine blueberry commission as tensions rise
It backs a bill to expand membership of the group that promotes one of the state's signature industries as it weathers a severe downturn.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Public health experts aim to stop spreading of sludge
Fred Stone says he can't sell milk from his herd because of exposure to PFAS, chemicals linked to cancer that were found in the sludge he spread on his fields for decades.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2019
Mills Cabinet complete with confirmation of agriculture commissioner
The state Senate votes 31-0 to approve the nomination of Amanda Beal, who will now resign her position as president of Maine Farmland Trust.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
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