{"id":27794,"date":"2017-09-06T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?page_id=27794"},"modified":"2024-03-01T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:14:26","slug":"associations-and-organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Associations and Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maine Beef Producers Association
\n<\/a><\/strong>The Maine Beef Producers Association (MBPA) is dedicated to building strong communication linkages, helping its members meet and master the challenges of change, and assisting cattle producers to anticipate, plan for, adjust to, and meet the changing demands of the market place.<\/p>\n

Maine Cheese Guild<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Guild\u2019s mission is to support and encourage the Maine cheesemaking community. We will do this through development of a collective voice to promote Maine cheese and cheesemakers, educate cheese makers and consumers, coordinate resources and share the joy and art of regional cheeses.<\/p>\n

Maine Christmas Tree Association<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Maine Christmas Tree Association (MCTA) is a non-profit organization comprised of family farms that produce real Christmas trees and wreath products for retail, wholesale, mail order, or choose’n cut during the Christmas season. Producers may specialize or offer a combination of mail order, retail, choose’n cut or wholesale production of tree and wreath products.<\/p>\n

Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council<\/strong><\/a>
\nTo increase demand for dairy products through the development and execution of an industry wide market-driven business plan that invests resources in a strategic manner and provides the best possible economic advantage to the dairy farmers.<\/p>\n

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets<\/a><\/strong>
\nGoing to the farmers\u2019 market is one of life\u2019s great pleasures, a pleasure that\u2019s at the root of the Maine experience. The Maine Federation of Farmers\u2019 Markets (MFFM) cultivates that root and keeps it strong. Our statewide programs help sustain Maine farms, connect market farmers, strengthen farmers\u2019 markets, and widen access to locally-grown food for all.<\/p>\n

Maine Landscape and Nursery Association<\/a><\/strong>
\nMELNA is a non-profit, professional trade association with members in all aspects of the green industry, including landscape designers and contractors, nurseries, garden centers, maintenance experts, turf growers, educators, researchers, and other horticultural industry professionals.<\/p>\n

Maine Maple Producers Accociation<\/strong><\/a>
\nMMPA\u00a0is interested in Promoting Education, Technology and Friendship as well as the Promotion of Maple in Today\u2019s Maple Industry. \u00a0 The scope of the Maine Maple Producer\u2019s Association is to promote the maple industry within the state of Maine, nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n

Maine Sheep Breeders Association<\/a><\/strong>
\nMSBA is an educational, non-profit organization in Maine, dedicated to discussing mutual issues in the sheep industry, exchanging ideas, and working with the intent of aiding sheep producers and the sheep industry.<\/p>\n

Maine Potato Board<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Maine Potato industry prides itself on producing a high-quality product, whether that product is potatoes destined for your table, french fries, potato chips, or other processed potatoes. The Maine Quality Trademark is your guarantee that the contents are only the highest quality. In fact, before those potatoes can bear that trademark, they are inspected and pass requirements stricter than the United States Department of Agriculture\u2019s U.S. No. 1 grade. Just look for the red, white and blue State of Maine trademark the next time you\u2019re shopping for potatoes!<\/p>\n

Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association<\/a><\/strong>
\nWe are a group of over 120 commercial vegetable and small fruit growers in Maine. We represent an important part of Maine\u2019s economy. We grow over 100 different crops on thousands of acres of Maine farmland.<\/p>\n

Northern Grain Growers Association<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Northern Grain Growers is a “farm grown”\u00a0organization that started in 2004 and now has over 60 members\u00a0including growers, malsters, bakers, food system enthusiasts, food business owners, distributors and more!\u00a0We focus on plant breeding, organic seed saving, variety improvement, and broadly all aspects of grain production \u2013 conventional, organic, and in between.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maine Beef Producers Association The Maine Beef Producers Association (MBPA) is dedicated to building strong communication linkages, helping its members meet and master the challenges of change, and assisting cattle producers to anticipate, plan for, adjust to, and meet the changing demands of the market place. Maine Cheese Guild The Guild\u2019s mission is to support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"parent":8114,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27794","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAssociations and Organizations - Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Associations and Organizations - Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maine Beef Producers Association The Maine Beef Producers Association (MBPA) is dedicated to building strong communication linkages, helping its members meet and master the challenges of change, and assisting cattle producers to anticipate, plan for, adjust to, and meet the changing demands of the market place. Maine Cheese Guild The Guild\u2019s mission is to support […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-01T15:14:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/\",\"name\":\"Associations and Organizations - Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-06T14:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-01T15:14:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Agriculture\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Associations and Organizations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/\",\"name\":\"Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County\",\"description\":\"Information you can use. Research you can trust.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Associations and Organizations - Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Associations and Organizations - Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","og_description":"Maine Beef Producers Association The Maine Beef Producers Association (MBPA) is dedicated to building strong communication linkages, helping its members meet and master the challenges of change, and assisting cattle producers to anticipate, plan for, adjust to, and meet the changing demands of the market place. Maine Cheese Guild The Guild\u2019s mission is to support […]","og_url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/","og_site_name":"Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County","article_modified_time":"2024-03-01T15:14:26+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/","name":"Associations and Organizations - Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-09-06T14:03:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-01T15:14:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/associations-and-organizations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Agriculture","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/agriculture\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Associations and Organizations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/#website","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/","name":"Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County","description":"Information you can use. Research you can trust.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"agriffith","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/author\/agriffith\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27794"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44529,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27794\/revisions\/44529"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/cumberland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}