Good Morning, At our AgCOM meeting, information and links are placed in the chat. For those who weren’t able to attend, here are links (or information requests) that members wanted to share. Jessica Leahy (UMaine Experiment Station): This will be Dean Rowland’s first full summer here at the University. Please let me know if there […]
LD 2019 An Act To Require the Registration of Adjuvants in the State and To Regulate the Distribution of Pesticides with Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances would ban essential and safe agricultural pesticides in Maine. Please call Senator Curry today and ask him to vote for the MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT (Senate Calendar […]
Correction: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza SITUATIONAL REPORT – March 31, 2022 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 03/31/2022 02:52 PM EDT View as a webpage / Share Animal Health Program Correction: The report date was updated to March 31, 2022. We apologize for having to resend this information. SITUATIONAL REPORT – […]
View in Browser PFAS Legislative Listening Session for FarmersThursday, March 3rd, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. This listening session is an opportunity for farmers in Maine Farmland Trust & MOFGA’s network to share their concerns about PFAS contamination with public officials. Officials will hear from several impacted farms and there will also be […]
DACF@maine.gov for many agricultural questions. Important to all farm operations, is my land free of PFAFS in the soil? Find out how to test soils and water farm lands.
Legislative Impact Report January 14, 2022 Our Unified Farmer Voice Defeats LD 151! Thanks to your many calls and emails, Governor Mills vetoed LD 151 An Act To Protect Farm Workers by Allowing Them To Organize for the Purpose of Collective Bargaining. Governor Mills recognized the extreme challenges the complex legislation would bring to farmers […]
Maine Ag Trades Show Recertification Meetings Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 01/05/2022 04:45 PM EST View as a webpage / Share Board of Pesticides Control 2022 Virtual Agricultural Trades Show- Recertification Meetings Don’t forget to sign up for pesticide credit recertification meetings at the 2022 Maine Agricultural Trades Show! […]
Visit Our Website News & Legislation January 4, 2021 Legislative Update LD 151 An Act To Protect Farm Workers by Allowing Them To Organize for the Purpose of Collective Bargaining If two of your workers created a union and chose to strike during the middle of planting or harvest, could your […]
ATS Online Directory Showcases Products, Important Contacts and Helpful Resources Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 01/02/2022 05:20 AM EST View as a webpage / Share Agricultural Resource Development Helpful Maine Agricultural Trades Show Resources: A Click Away Dozens of businesses and organizations are available to help your farm, agricultural […]
Agricultural Trades Show-Virtual Sessions Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 12/30/2021 11:55 AM EST View as a webpage / Share Board of Pesticides Control Join us Virtually at this Year’s Agricultural Trades Show! The 2022 Agricultural Trades Show will again be held virtually this year. In cooperation with the University […]