January 11, 2016 Specialty Crop Producer Buying Opportunities — One-on-One Meetings The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is hosting an event for interested Wholesale Specialty Crop Producers from Maine and local Wholesale Buyers to meet one-on-one for networking, introductions and future sales opportunities. This event will be held on Monday, January 11th from 1:00 p.m. […]
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New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show The New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show will be held December 15, 16, 17 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH and will include more than 25 educational sessions over 3 days, covering major vegetable, berry, and tree fruit crops as well as […]
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Aroostook Organic Grain Grower/Buyer Summit Wednesday, November 11, 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center, 116 Maine St., Presque Isle The event is free; lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the US Organic Grain Collaboration and Organic Trade Association. The objectives for the day are to provide growers with an overview […]
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NEW Online Course Helps Farmers Set Up QuickBooks How profitable was this market over that one? Should we raise chickens again? How is the business doing? Answers to these questions must be informed by highly organized, detailed farm financial information. As your farm business evolves and matures, QuickBooks most often becomes the solution of choice […]
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Livestock First Aid and Safety Livestock First Aid and Safety on Friday, July 31 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. This webinar will focus on basic first aid techniques for use with livestock and working animals. Click here to log-in as a guest and participate in the free live event. The webinar will also be recorded for later viewing. […]
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FSA County Committees Are you a beginning or small-scale farmer? Are you producing for organic or local markets? Do you work for an organization that represents any of these producer types? Please join a call on Monday, June 29th at 3:oo p.m. Eastern to learn about the process, timeline and criteria for nomination to the […]
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USDA Packages Disaster Protection with Loans to Benefit Specialty Crop and Diversified Producers Free basic coverage and discounted premiums available for new and underserved loan applicants (Casper, WY) – May 28, 2015 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Gregor Goertz, today announced that producers who apply for FSA […]
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FREE Webinar – Avian Influenza: Reducing Risks for the Northeast Join Cooperative Extension for an informative webinar: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7 to 8 p.m. Hosts: UMCE and the Maine Poultry Growers Association Join via computer at https://meet.maine.edu/avianinfluenza/. Please test your computer beforehand. USDA Offers Farm Loans for Targeted Underserved Groups (Bangor, ME, April 28, […]
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Which Came First? By Donald E. Hoenig, VMD I did a little supermarket research a couple weeks ago in preparation for a talk I gave at the New England Veterinary Medicine Association (NEVMA) meeting in Portland. A NEVMA Executive Board member had asked me to talk about farm animal welfare standards and certifying organizations. Since […]
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Free Trial for Ag Software Farmbrite is a small farm management and records software that helps small farms keep organized and running smoothly. Web and mobile enabled features help users keep better records, plan & optimize crop production, track income and expenses, manage animal husbandry, organize and plan farm schedules, track important contacts and more. Try a free 30 […]
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