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Agriculture
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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USDA funding will help Maine pig and berry farmers add jobs, expand output
February 23, 2023The grants mean the two farms can expand the processing, marketing and sales of their products and add upwards of 20 employees.
February 23, 2023
Relief for small businesses included in $38M supplemental budget
Updated: February 22, 2023The supplemental budget just signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills includes $6.5 million to extend health insurance relief for small businesses.
Updated: February 22, 2023
UMaine part of $10M USDA grant to manage forests with drones
Updated: February 21, 2023About 5 million private landowners control just over half the acreage of forests in the eastern U.S., in contrast with western U.S. forests, which are mostly publicly owned. UMaine will receive $2.7 million as part of an effort to help landowners
Updated: February 21, 2023
Biddeford tempeh startup aims for fast tempo in growth
February 20, 2023Tootie’s Tempeh is selling its product at 50 stores across two states with national expansion in mind.
February 20, 2023
Lisbon aquaponics farm could more than double production after $22M expansion
Updated: February 16, 2023After completing the 120,000-square-foot greenhouse, it’s expected that Springworks Farm will produce about 5 million heads of organic lettuce and 315,000 pounds of tilapia per year.
Updated: February 16, 2023
King bill would double overseas marketing of agricultural exports
Updated: February 1, 2023The Expanding Agricultural Exports Act would double federal funding to market U.S. agricultural products overseas including blueberries and lobsters from Maine.
Updated: February 1, 2023
UMaine Farmington professor part of NASA drought study
January 26, 2023A $597,000 NASA grant will help Andrew Barton, a professor at the University of Maine at Farmington, and other team members deploy instruments at the International Space Station to quantify the impact of across large swaths of the landscape.
January 26, 2023
Forest industry seeks solutions as climate warms
January 20, 2023There are other concerns: Landowners are seeing more insects and diseases that are wiping out whole species of trees and now pose one of the greatest threats to the industry.
January 20, 2023
SMCC receives $1.75M to amp up electric vehicle repair, agriculture programs
January 18, 2023The money will help train Maine's workforce in the electric vehicle repair and controlled environment agriculture industries.
January 18, 2023Maine's increased minimum wage and other measures go into effect Jan. 1
December 30, 2022The state minimum wage will increase more than a dollar, from $12.75 to $13.80 an hour.
December 30, 2022
Mainebiz podcast unwrapped: Notable quotables from 2022
December 21, 2022As Mainebiz wraps up its award-winning podcast series "The Day That Changed Everything," here's a recap of some notable quotes from 2022.
December 21, 2022
Governor's awards cite 4 Maine businesses for ‘excellence’
Updated: December 13, 2022This year's winners of the Governor's Awards for Business Excellence represent sectors from seaweed to solar.
Updated: December 13, 2022
Branching out: $14M in state grants to support forest industry
Updated: December 12, 2022Recipients include ND Paper in Rumford, which will receive $1 million to boost the efficiency of its R15 paper machine.
Updated: December 12, 2022
From ‘warm buns’ to salty business: Notable quotables from 2022 ‘On the Record’ interviews
Updated: December 12, 2022Every two weeks, Mainebiz publishes an interview with a business newsmaker we call "On the Record." Here are some highlights from 2022's "On the Record" interviews.
Updated: December 12, 2022
Millinocket nonprofit touts modular homes as a possible win-win for Maine economy
Updated: November 29, 2022With an estimated 20,000 housing units needed, Our Katahdin says modular housing could help ease housing crunch while helping Maine's forest-products industry.
Updated: November 29, 2022
Official Blaine House Christmas trees arrive in Augusta
November 28, 2022Three balsam firs were delivered to the Blaine House by Ryan Liberty, vice president of the Maine Christmas Tree Association, in a 1959 Chevy Apache pickup truck. The taller trees will be featured on the first floor of the governor's mansion and the
November 28, 2022
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