AUGUSTA, Maine, April 3 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: These funds will bolster resilience within the food supply chain, ultimately fostering expanded markets for small farms and food businesses." - DACF Commissioner Amanda Beal USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced a cooperative agreement with Maine under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). The agreement offers nearly $4 million in competitive   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 3 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: On Friday, Gov. Janet Mills unveiled her budget change package, which proposes to create a new fund to support the purchase of mobile home parks by their residents. Many mobile home park residents throughout Maine, including at Old Orchard Village and Atlantic Village in Old Orchard Beach, are vulnerable to being displaced or having their rents suddenly increase due to a change in ownership  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 3 -- The Maine House Republicans issued the following news release: By passing the National Popular Vote Compact, Democrats have again signaled that they do not care about everyday Mainers, their rights, their opinions, or their protections under the U.S. Constitution. They have surrendered Maine's ability to help choose a President to large urban states like California and New York. The votes of large states with major cities like California and New York will now dominat  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, April 3 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) approved $22.5 million for its Low-Income Assistance Program (LIAP) today for the 2024-2025 program year. This amount maintains the increase in program funding approved the previous program year. In addition, the Commission approved another temporary increase in the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) eligibility threshold for Departme  more

DURHAM, New Hampshire, April 3 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: New England's dairy industry continues to evolve in response to significant market challenges that include a decreased demand for milk and higher production and land costs. However, there is also ongoing evidence that organic dairy farming can provide environmental benefits -- such as reducing methane emissions -- which could further differentiate their products as well as help qualify   more