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So far, tests have revealed 82 farms have varying levels of contamination with the "forever chemicals." But one state official said that is just 1% of farms in Maine.

The proposal would require the state of Maine to purchase contaminated farmland at a minimum price, and it calls for the funds to be disbursed within nine months of the bill's passage.

The Maine Department of Agriculture is continuing to recommend that events with domestic birds be postponed for at least 30 days after detection.

The Maine Center for Disease Control is investigating a second outbreak of COVID-19 within Maine's wild blueberry industry.Public health officials say…

Maine's Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says those three sectors have been underserved by the federal pandemic relief programs.“All…

Maine is home to a new law designed to compel state institutions to procure more of their food from local producers.Democrats in Maine say the state's law…

A legislative committee is questioning the legality of a lease for state lands that Central Maine Power needs for its proposed transmission corridor…

Maine's agriculture department has received a grant to purchase up to 20 drones to keep track of natural resources across the state.Patty Cormier, the…

State agriculture officials have sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing concerns that parts of the long-awaited…

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has picked the executive director of Maine Farmland Trust to become the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture,…