March 19, 2025 Attendees: Amber Lambke – Board Member (seat #1), Designee of the University of Maine’s President Donald Marean – Board Member (seat #2), Designee of the Chancellor of the University of Maine System Amanda Beal – Board Member (seat #3), Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Commissioner Nick Smith – Board Member […]
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December 5, 2025 Attendees Board Members Donald Marean – Board Member (seat #2), Designee of the Chancellor of the University of Maine System (virtual) Amanda Beal – Board Member (seat #3), Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Commissioner Nick Smith – Board Member (seat #4), Maine Farm Bureau Jeannie Tapley – (Seat #6), Maine […]
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October 4, 2024 Attendees: Amber Lambke – Board Member (seat #1), UMaine President’s Appointee Amanda Beal – Board Member (seat #3), Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Commissioner Kevin Woltemath – Board Member (seat #5), Agricultural Council of Maine Eric Venturini – Board Member (seat #7), Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Justin Gray – […]
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Budget Summit, August 23, 2024 Attendees: Richard Rhodes III – Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Leigh Hallett – United States Department of Agriculture Zachary Schmesser – District Representative for Congressman Jared Golden Edie Smith – Regional Representative for Senator Angus King Carol Woodcock – State Office Representative to Senator Susan Collins […]
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Budget Summit August 23, 2024 Attendees: Richard Rhodes III – Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Leigh Hallett – United State Department of Agriculture Zachary Schmesser – District Representative for Congressman Jared Golden Edie Smith – Regional Representative for Senator Angus King Carol Woodcock – State Office Representative to Senator Susan Collins […]
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April 26, 2024 Attendees: Amber Lambke – UMaine President’s Appointee Nick Smith – Marn Farm Bureau Amanda Beal – Maine Department of Agriculture Eric Venturini – Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Marilyn Meyerhans – Maine State Pomological Society Marge Kilkelly – Livestock Farmer Stephanie Burnette – UMaine Faculty Representative Philip Fanning – UMaine Faculty Representative […]
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Attendees: Amber Lambke, President’s Appointee, Founder and CEO, Maine Grains Nancy McBrady, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry William (Nick) Smith, Maine Farm Bureau Kevin Woltemath, Agricultural Council of Maine Jeannie Tapley, Maine Potato Board Eric Venturini, Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine Marilyn Meyerhans, Maine State Pomological Society Justin Gray, ME Vegetable and […]
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Meeting Details: Date: December 1, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Location: Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME Board Members in Attendance: (14) Amber Lambke, President’s Appointee, Founder and CEO, Maine Grains Donald Marean, Chancellors Appointee, Owner Lindon Farm Inc. Nancy McBrady, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry William Smith, Maine […]
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Meeting Details: Date: Friday October 6, 2023, 9 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Location: Darling Marine Center, Damariscotta, Maine Board Members in Attendance: (12) Julie Ann Smith, Executive Director Maine Farm Bureau Hannah Carter, Assoc. Provost Online and Continuing Education, Dean of Cooperative Extension Marge Kilkelly, Owner/Operator Dragonfly Cove Farm Eric Venturini, Executive Director Wild Blueberry Commission […]
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Governor’s Meeting Meeting Minutes Date: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm Location: Governor’s Cabinet Room, Augusta, Maine Format: In person Recorder: Linden Schneider, Board of Agriculture Clerk [Note by G. Criner: As of Sept. 1, 2023, George Criner took over the Clerk duties from Linden Schneider. These minutes are not yet approved.] […]
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