Agriculture

Since 2017, 60% of graduates, or more than 100, have been working in the industry. Demand for logging and forest trucking operators in Maine is high and projected to remain so.

With a colorful, informative catalog produced annually and frequent YouTube videos explaining the nitty gritty of growing organic seed potatoes in far northern Maine, the Gerritsens aim to engage directly with as many customers as possible.

The Nov. 3 edition of Mainebiz combines the old school and the new. In addition to a section on how AI is used in Maine, we have a section that focuses on family-owned businesses. You couldn’t ask for a wider array of topics.

Aquaculture, a young industry that's only been around about 50 years, has embraced technology. Now, underwater cameras and sensors analyze fish behavior in real time, with algorithms determining the optimal timing for feed release.

Maine's forest products sector accounts for 3.45% of the state's gross domestic product, according to report that documents an industry in flux over the past five years.

Libby & Son U-Pick, which had closed in early summer, will reopen its orchards for the you-pick apple season.

The use and development of tech and wood-based products — like LiDAR and cross-laminated timber — could be advanced if the $15 million, two-year grant is awarded.

The Edward and Gwendolyn Asplundh Horticulture and Plant Science Center will add 40,000 square feet of labs and offices along with additional greenhouses and growing spaces.

A Maine collaborative formed in May in reaction to cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's local food purchasing agreement.

Maine Grains pancake mixes feature organic wheat, organic buckwheat, organic spelt, organic rye, organic malted barley, and organic corn in three different pancake mix flavors.