Maine Food and Agriculture Center

By Andrew C. Files and Stewart N. Smith

by Dee Potter, Extension Educator, Northern Aroostook County

By Donna Lamb, Piscataquis County Extension Educator, and Richard Kersbergen, Waldo County Extension Educator

Average maple syrup production in Maine has recently surpassed New York state and is second to Vermont. Maple syrup producers and industry supporters wanted detailed budgets for producing maple syrup in Maine. In June and November 2006, most Maine producers were surveyed for their production costs. Total survey respondents were 26 out of 295 for […]

In 2003, the Maine Legislature enacted L.D. 53, an Act to Allow Experimentation in the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp. The Act authorized the Director of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) to study the cultivation of industrial hemp, including required growing conditions, harvesting methods, marketing opportunities and environmental benefits. In response, MAFES gathered […]

A Report to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources