Maine Department of Agriculture

The plan describes how Maine will administer some $70 million in state and federal funds to farmers whose land or water is contaminated with PFAS.

So far, contamination has been found on 56 farms and 23% of the more than 1,500 groundwater samples that have been collected – both from agricultural sites and residential wells – have tested above Maine’s interim standard of 20 parts per trillion for the cumulative total of six types of PFAS.

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

Brunswick-area residents are being warned to steer clear of wild animals acting oddly after six separate fox attacks within the past six weeks.Several…

State parks in Maine are again dealing with a shortage of lifeguards.John Bott, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and…

Appleton, Maine (AP) _ More than 85 family farms are open Sunday for Maine's Open Farm Day, affording residents a chance to learn about local farms and…