Farming in Maine

Maine Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $0
Rice: $0
Grains: $1,220,360
Soybeans: $0
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $0
Cotton: $0
Cotton Seed: $0
Tobacco: $0
Fruits & Juice: $21,993,954
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $31,297,120
Livestock: $1,003,329
Hides & Skins: $0
Poultry: $3,818,281
Fats & Oils: $0
Dairy: $4,818,202
Feeds: $3,622,664
Seeds: $1,055,966
Other: $6,474,022
TOTAL: $75,303,899

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"Digging Deeper into the Eastern Illustrating Collection" - VillageSoup Belfast

VillageSoup Belfast

"Digging Deeper into the Eastern Illustrating Collection" VillageSoup Belfast The exhibit of agricultural photographs from all over Maine, titled "Maine Agriculture: Views From the Past" explores a bygone era in Maine's agriculture in photography dating 75-100 years ago. This exhibit is on display in the Belfast Co-op Café ...

Organizations join to protect timberland - Morning Sentinel

Morning Sentinel

Organizations join to protect timberland Morning Sentinel The effort is similar to that of Maine Farmland Trust, which works to preserve Maine's agricultural lands, said its founders. "It's the same idea," said Carl Davis, president of Three Rivers Land Trust. The group is the brainchild of Everett Towle of ... and more »

Ohio Hemlocks Hit by Bugs - woodworkingnetwork.com

Cleveland Leader

Ohio Hemlocks Hit by Bugs woodworkingnetwork.com By Bill Esler | 02/05/2012 6:08:00 PM COLUMBUS, OH - A hemlock tree infestation in Ohio has led state agriculture officials to cut and burn infested trees. The Maine Forest Service issue an alert that the hemlock-killing aphid had spread. Ohio's Hemlock Trees Hit By Bug InfestationCleveland Leader all 51 news articles »

Maine Gardener: Contribute a noble tree to families of the future - Press Herald

Press Herald

Maine Gardener: Contribute a noble tree to families of the future Press Herald With the readjusted plant zones recently released by the US Department of Agriculture, it might be worth trying a tuliptree in certain areas of Maine. Tuliptrees have wonderful yellow flowers in the spring, and are the largest eastern hardwoods.

Maine Agricultural Trades Show opens - BusinessWeek

WABI

Maine Agricultural Trades Show opens BusinessWeek Paul LePage will be on hand when the 71st annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show kicks off in Augusta. Organizers say more than 5000 people are expected at the three-day show, which begins Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Hosted by the Department of ... Maine Agricultural Trade Show Kicks off in AugustaWABI LePage: Merging agriculture and conservation departments help Maine gain ...Bangor Daily News LePage proposes merging Agriculture and Conservation DepartmentsWCSH-TV WLBZ-TV all 18 news articles »

Alfond grant spikes interest in magnet school - Morning Sentinel

Alfond grant spikes interest in magnet school Morning Sentinel And starting in September, the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences will be in session 12 months a year. Troy Frost, director of education, said because the academy emphasizes agriculture and forestry, it's logical to be in session during harvest season. and more »

Rabies Cases On Rise In Maine - WMTW Portland

Rabies Cases On Rise In Maine WMTW Portland AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine Center for Disease Control and the Maine Department of Agriculture are warning people to be cautious around wild animals and to vaccinate your pets. The warning was issued after two foxes in the same York County neighborhood ... and more »

DENIS THOET: Welcome to Maine, Sunshine State of the North - Kennebec Journal

Kennebec Journal

DENIS THOET: Welcome to Maine, Sunshine State of the North Kennebec Journal By my count, Maine has more sunny and partly sunny days per year than any other New England state. In the four years since 2008, Maine (at least here at Long Meadow Farm) has averaged 205 sunny days, with a high of 241 in 2011 and a low of 184 in 2009. and more »

Rabies cases jump in Maine - Lewiston Sun Journal

Rabies cases jump in Maine Lewiston Sun Journal By Lindsay Tice, Staff Writer LEWISTON — Rabies cases have risen sharply in Maine, prompting the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Department of Agriculture to warn Mainers to be cautious around wild animals and to get ... and more »

Organic Growers Attack Monsanto - Farm Futures (blog)

Organic Growers Attack Monsanto Farm Futures (blog) The case involves 96 plaintiffs claiming that "Society stands on the precipice of forever being bound to transgenic agriculture and transgenic food. Coexistence between transgenic seed and organic seed is impossible because transgenic seed contaminates ... Occupy vs. Monsanto: Activists, Farmers Fight the Corporation They Fear Will ...AlterNet all 4 news articles »