Co-ops keep businesses rooted in their communities
Portland Press Herald - 1/13/2011.Op-ed by Davis Taylor – Orono: From beef producers in Mars Hill to a teller's window in Sanford, cooperatives are feeling like there is no better time to promote their values and activities. With notable investor-owned corporations such as British Petroleum, Goldman Sachs, and General Motors in the media spotlight on account of various woes and transgressions, the cooperative idea of "business rooted in community" seems particularly timely. |
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Study shows organic farming strong in Maine
Bangor Daily News - 1/13/2011.By Sharon Kiley Mack – Unity: The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association released an economic study Wednesday that indicates organic farming is growing dramatically in Maine. The report states that organic producers generate at least $36.6 million in sales, support 1,600 jobs and keep 41,000 acres of farmland in organic production. |
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Technology is new helper down on the farm
Bangor Daily News - 1/13/2011.By Sharon Kiley Mack – Augusta: Farmers and producers at the 70th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show this week said technology has changed how farming is done in Maine. From computer microchips inside cows’ collars that alert the farmer if milk production slacks off to global positioning systems that enable potato farmers to use less pesticides, technology is making Maine farms more efficient and saving precious profits. |
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First-day attendees heap on the praise at agriculture meet
Kennebec Journal - 1/12/2011. By Mechele Cooper – Augusta: Helen Carlson of Dresden came to Agricultural Trades Show on Tuesday to learn more about flowers. The 80-year-old said she and her husband, Benhard, 83, have been farming all their lives, raising dairy cows and selling vegetables at a roadside farmstand. |
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