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Every year in the early weeks of fall, Aroostook County potato farmers race to dig up their fields before the first frosts hit. Since at least the 1940s, students get a break from school to help out during the busy season.
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According to a recent survey from the University of Maine, around half of farmers and fisherman in Maine say they struggle to access health care due to costs and availability in rural areas.
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While some parts of Maine saw rain over the weekend, drought conditions are still in effect. They're affecting all types of crops — from apples to potatoes to wild blueberries. But the biggest challenge may be for farmers who grow hay to feed their livestock.
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Industry officials say a wet spring followed by prolonged drought has made it a difficult year for honeybees and other pollinators.
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The U.S. Drought Monitor says about 80% of Maine is in some sort of drought condition.
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The report from the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association finds total sales of organic products nearly doubled from 2007 to 2022, to nearly $50 million.
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However, the Wild Blueberry Commission is scrambling for backup options after the Trump administration abruptly cancelled a $15.5 million irrigation infrastructure grant.
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Scientists say Maine potato crops are at high risk for late blight- a destructive disease that devastated Maine's potatoes in 2009.
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The measure requires farmworkers to be paid the state minimum wage, more than double the federal minimum wage.
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One provision of the bill would require home sellers to disclose whether their private well was tested for the "forever chemicals."