The County cites UMaine Extension in report on biomass plant closures

The County cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a report on the closures of Aroostook County’s two biomass plants. The closures of the two ReEnergy plants, one in Ashland and one in Fort Fairfield, will have effects on those in the forestry and agriculture sectors, especially farmers who have depended on wood ash as an affordable alternative to lime, the article states. Approximately 70,000 tons of wood ash are spread on farmland every year in Maine, providing calcium to raise the pH of the soil, as well as micronutrients including copper, boron, sulfur and zinc, according to UMaine Extension. The Bangor Daily News published The County article.