Jim McConnon, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics at UMaine, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about Madison, Maine tomato-growing company Backyard Farms being sold to Mastronardi Produce Ltd., of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. McConnon said these kinds of deals are standard across all industries, and the purchase could
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