Dresden

Agriculture

5 Maine farms receive USDA funds to upgrade processing, marketing

Balfour Farm, Fields Fields Blueberries, Herbal Revolution Farm & Apothecary, Ledgeway Farm and the William H. Jordan Farm will each receive USDA Rural Development funding.

Economic development

Redzone completes broadband buildout for students, adds communities

Recently completed work includes the construction of towers in Buckfield, Charleston, Dexter and Dresden, as well as upgrades in a dozen other Maine communities.

Economic development

Seven companies land grants from MTI

The Maine Technology Institute approved seven grants totaling $95,213 to entrepreneurs from across Maine to support innovative technology projects in four sectors and four counties.

Agriculture

Organic farming, up 36%, to benefit from $1M USDA grant to UMaine

The number of organic farms in Maine has increased by 36% over the last seven years, the USDA said, while also awarding a $999K research grant to UMaine.