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MOFGA is to receive $87,309 for its Maine Produce Safety Improvement and FSMA PSR Certification Project.

NEW HIRES Jessica Gordon has joined Dream Local Digital, a Maine-based digital marketing agency, as partner support manager and sales support. She brings experience in digital sales and media, which includes working with Morris Communications, GateHouse and Gannett/LocaliQ. For LocaliQ, Gordon served as regional major accounts sales executive, where she sold multimedia advertising solutions to […]

AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources has named Michelle Webb as director of the Agricultural Resource Development Division. As the new ARD director, Webb will oversee statewide programs benefiting farms, food producers and the public, including marketing and promotion efforts such as the Real Maine […]

The Maine Agricultural and Resource Development is offering boxes of food at select pick-up locations across the state

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 1:15pm The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry's (DACF) Bureau of Agriculture seeks Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG) program applications from Maine's specialty crop industry to present for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). DACF anticipates awarding at least $500,000 in 2021. The SCBG program is specifically designed to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture. Funds are awarded to progra...