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ME: August Is Tomato Tasting Month
Department of Agriculture Commissioner Seth Bradstreet encourages Maine residents to expand their menu horizons with fresh Maine tomatoes.
Whole Foods Net Falls 31% in Slow Economy
Whole Foods Market Inc. is cutting back on planned store openings, suspending its quarterly dividend to shareholders.
McCain Opposes Certain Farm Policies
McCain opposes the $300 billion farm bill and subsidies for ethanol.
USDA to Survey Farmers' Harvested Acreage
Explained Gary Keough, director of the NASS New England Field Office, “This survey is the basis for the official USDA estimates of production and harvested acres of all major agricultural commodities in the United States for the 2008 crop year.
Invasive Species Bills Stuck In Congress
Boxer’s blocking a clean-up bill passed by Inouye's committee over concerns it would pre-empt stronger standards in California/other states; Inouye wants a single national standard.
Putting The Farm Bill in Perspective
That’s nearly $150,000 per farm, at a time of high food prices.
ME: The Kneading Conference
The real Kneading Conference turned out to be fascinating and outrageous. “Think of agriculture from the plant’s point of view.”
ME: Gov. Baldacci Proclaims Maine Farmers’ Market Week
Highlighting the value of locally grown produce.
USDA Sec: Don't Blame Ethanol/Biodiesel For Rising Food Prices
Taking biofuels out of the energy portfolio would do nothing to blunt the impact of higher oil prices on our agriculture or any other sector of our economy. In fact it really would mean higher energy prices for everyone.
ME: Potato Meets Blueberry - Cold River Blueberry Vodka
Maine Distilleries and Wyman's have partnered to bring Maine's two most important agricultural products together for the first time ever in one bottle.
TN: Widow Indicted In Death Once Ruled A Farm Accident
Raynella Dossett Leath, 59, faces murder charges in the deaths of her two husbands.
CT: Rare Red Bovine Sold For $1 Million
Genes, breeding potential and rare color make her 'very marketable'
WTO Talks Fail
The nine-day talks held in Geneva ultimately died because the United States and India could not find a compromise on measures intended to help poor countries protect their farmers against imports from developed nations.
Cutting Carbon Down On The Farm Pays Off
National Farmers Union President Tom Buis said the Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program allows farmers using low-carbon forms of agriculture to sell carbon credits to corporations enrolled with the exchange.
US Ag Sec & FSA Discuss Conservation Reserve Program
We have decided not to allow the penalty-free release of Conservation Reserve Program land at this time.
ME: Distributor Puts Area Produce In More Than 100 Stores, Markets
Jim Cook, who was once an organic farmer looking for markets himself, has created a niche supplying local foods to the Maine table.
Maine’s FarmShare Program Receives More Federal Money
Maine’s popular Senior FarmShare program has been awarded $120,000 in additional federal funds which will allow over 2,000 more low-income seniors to sign up for $50 of fresh, locally grown produce this season.
Energy Is Top Economic Issue For Voters
Congress will likely break for the summer without passing legislation to curb high gasoline prices.
