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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Commentary: Finding ‘the sweet spot’ for the U.S. sugar program
Common-sense reforms in the 2023 farm bill could help small food manufacturers, in Maine and nationwide, grow and thrive.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Our View: Next Farm Bill should bolster local food systems
At a hearing last week in Freeport, Maine farmers said they need support dealing with a number of crises.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Maine Voices: How the Farm Bill can help solve climate change
Farming of all sorts contributes to and suffers from climate change, but there is a lot that we can do to reverse that.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2023
Commentary: Farmers deserve to be able to control what they grow
Just four companies control two-thirds of seed and pesticide sales worldwide, but a new bill moving through Congress could help lower prices and increase competition.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
More Maine public schools get solar energy
The installation of an array on a farm in Livermore Falls, paid for by the federal government, will help power five public schools in the state.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Maine Voices: Modernizing U.S. foreign farmworker system isn’t just right – it’s critical
Farmers like us need multi-season access to the same highly skilled workers. Workers need that stability, too.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Bath leaders differ on mission of new rabies committee
Councilor Elizabeth Dingley said she thinks the committee should "convince" surrounding towns to join Bath in conducting a regional wildlife rabies vaccination program, but other councilors said it may not be a realistic option.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Maine Voices: We must invest in New England dairy for our collective future
Let’s leverage regional dairy manufacturing to process and sell more local milk; enable public institutions to choose organic and local dairy, and stabilize transportation supply chain problems.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
Commentary: Only big government can tame big meat
The Biden administration’s plan to support smaller beef processors is a good start, but keeping prices in check will require tougher anti-competitive measures.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
Federal watchdog say Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by $3 billion
A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and that farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than elsewhere in the country
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