On a bitter, windy morning, farmer Bussie York walks through a former cow pasture — just one small part of the farm along the Sandy River in Farmington that's been in his family for about 70 years.

A grant program to help Maine farms respond to climate change is being paired with an online tool that assesses how climate may affect individual agribusinesses. Maine Farmland Trust announced the two ...

For the first time, Maine has bought a farm with PFAS contamination. The state has closed on a property in Palermo and is working on two more sales. The concept of buying PFAS-contaminated land has ...

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Joe and Laura Grady, longtime operators of Two Coves Farm on Neck , have been ordered to vacate the property.

Gov. Janet Mills announced 12 Land for Maine’s Future Conservation projects across Maine that will protect working lands and wildlife habitat and preserve public access to lakes, rivers, scenic views ...

Faithful Venture Farm sits atop a high hill in Searsmont, with pastoral views stretching out into the distance. On a recent windy day, a calf had been born in the early hours, and by midmorning, the ...

On the state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry website, an interactive map tracks every bit of conserved land across all of Maine. Check only the box for federally protected lands, ...

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