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Mars Hill potato farmer chosen for nat'l ad campaign
May 15, 2009Darrell McCrum, co-owner of the largest potato farm in Maine, was in New York City this week as part of a national Frito Lay ad campaign.
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Workforce program aims to energize lagging dairy farm growth
Updated: December 3, 2024Like many Maine businesses, dairy farms are dealing with "a lack of interested and qualified employees." The sector shrank from 602 farms in 1994 to 140 today.
Updated: December 3, 2024
State nutrition-incentive fund has directed $1M to Mainers, small businesses
November 20, 2024The model allows shoppers who use food benefits at farmers' markets, farm stands and small retail stores to receive matching funds, coupons or discounts.
November 20, 2024
FAME approves $500K to help finalize construction of Vertical Harvest site in Westbrook
Updated: November 19, 2024Wyoming-based Vertical Harvest will receive $500,000 from the Finance Authority of Maine to help finalize the construction of a nearly complete facility in Westbrook.
Updated: November 19, 2024
With state pandemic relief funding, 48 Maine tech companies get a job-building boost
November 13, 2024From biofuel to genetic testing to boatbuilding, 48 technology-driven companies received a total of $7 million in state grants to create jobs and strengthen the innovation economy.
November 13, 2024
Brunswick food security program awarded $350K to support farms, food businesses
November 13, 2024The grant will support budding food businesses and local farms on the midcoast while also bolstering efforts to reduce food insecurity.
November 13, 2024
Maine Golden Fork Award winners crowned at Food Producer Showcase
October 28, 2024There was a smorgasbord of winners at the 2024 Golden Fork Awards, announced Friday during the Maine Food Producer Showcase in Portland.
October 28, 2024
Maine's wild blueberry industry gets $15.6M to help address climate change
Updated: October 25, 2024The project is designed to help Maine's wild blueberry industry become more resilient to climate challenges, including rainfall and the increased risk of late-frost events.
Updated: October 25, 2024
Blue Ox opens bigger Lisbon Falls malthouse to make a key craft beer ingredient
October 18, 2024The 20,000-square-foot building quadruples the company’s floor malting capacity, giving Blue Ox the largest such facility outside of Europe.
October 18, 2024
10th-generation Maine dairy farmers win grant to modernize, upgrade infrastructure
October 10, 2024The plan is to build a milkhouse with greater bulk tank storage, setting the stage for the potential introduction of a robotic milking system to achieve greater efficiency.
October 10, 2024
40 Under 40: Navy veteran Kayla Lewis takes pride in helping fellow service members
Updated: October 7, 2024The Biddeford-based founder of Upward Consulting says she has felt honored to use her skills to serve her fellow veterans.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Alexandra Blake Basinet is the founder and owner of Blake Orchard Juicery
Updated: October 7, 2024Alexandra Blake Basinet is the founder and owner of Blake Orchard Juicery, which she opened almost 10 years ago in Portland.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Friday Food Insider Notebook: One closing, two awards and lots of apples
September 27, 2024This week's Friday Food Insider rounds up a selection of foodie business news from southern Maine and the midcoast.
September 27, 2024
Encore planned for Maine food trade show, awards in Portland
Updated: September 17, 2024The Maine Food Producer Showcase & Golden Fork Awards will be held at Brick South on Thompson's Point on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Updated: September 17, 2024
Solar arrays have been a boon for farmers, but concern is growing over loss of farmland
Updated: September 16, 2024Farmers are increasingly working with solar developers to convert agricultural acreage to power arrays. But there's a growing worry that Maine is losing critical farmland.
Updated: September 16, 2024Editor's Note: From Main Street to solar farms, central Maine is heating up
Updated: September 16, 2024For our focus on Augusta, Waterville and central Maine, there was an abundance of topics to tackle.
Updated: September 16, 2024
FocusMaine adds state economist and former Good Shepherd president to board
September 4, 2024FocusMaine added Kristen Miale, the former president of the Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, and Amanda Rector, the state economist for Maine, to its board.
September 4, 2024
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