MCTA News

The 2020 MCTA Annual Meeting that was to be held in September 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Tentatively, the next meeting will be in January 2021, as usual at the Ag Trade Show in Augusta.

REMINDER: Tools for Emergency Preparedness and Severe Summer Weather Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 08/04/2020 01:51 PM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Tropical storm Isaias is expected to spread across New England tonight. Damaging, heavy winds and rains are expected. The storm […]

Update Your Real Maine Listings for the New Website! Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 08/03/2020 11:24 AM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Real Maine Membership Update Your Real Maine Listings for the New Website! The new Real Maine website is now live […]

Update: Bureau of Agriculture issues update regarding packages of unsolicited seeds from China Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 07/30/2020 01:54 PM EDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Apologies if you already received this news, we experienced a distribution error.  For Immediate ReleaseJuly 30, 2020 […]

Good morning everyone, yesterday we received some seeds from China, they were marked jewelry. At the same time we saw a post from the Dept of Ag stating that if you do receive such a package, call the Maine Dept of Ag ASAP.  I did this and was rerouted to dept of Ag in Hermon, […]

FAQs and DIY tips for live streaming events, and virtual tours… Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Going Virtual Can Expand Your Customer Base Download File: Virtual Events and Tours FAQs.pdf New resource available! Designed to answer farmer questions about using digital media to promote agriculture and sell more Maine products […]

Public and Private Collaboration Assists with Maine Harvest Season Labor Needs Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Farm Labor Link Network Public and Private Collaboration Assists with Maine Harvest Season Labor Needs AUGUSTA – This month the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) and the Maine Department of […]

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Date: June 23, 2020 From: Nancy McBrady, Director, Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources To: Maine agricultural employers and workers Subject: Maine COVID-19 Interim Guidance for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, their Employers, and Housing Providers The DACF and DHHS, and the Maine Mobile […]

  Public Teleconference on Impact of COVID-19 on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers   Toolkit for Stakeholders   The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement is holding a public teleconference of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (ACBFR) to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on beginning farmers and ranchers.   […]

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. BPC News EPA Mandated Paraquat Training for Certified Applicators As of Fall 2019, new EPA regulations for paraquat went into effect.  The new regulations state that: Only licensed applicators can mix, load, or apply paraquat Applicators must receive EPA training before using Applicators must follow additional […]