ORONO, Maine, Dec. 8 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Buoy Maine, a pitch competition launched by Maine Sea Grant to foster innovation and entrepreneurship that supports the state's working waterfront and coastal communities, will fund 10 innovative projects and ideas that help better address the challenges of operating a business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for the awards comes from the NOAA-National Sea Grant College Program as part of a 2020 COVID Rapi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 10 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on Dec. 9: Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are reminding Florida agricultural producers of upcoming deadlines for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance programs. December 11 is the deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program  more