News
- 7/9/2020: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry reminds everyone about the risk of accidentally spreading invasive species while moving firewood
- 7/2/2020: ATV Registrations Now Required for 2020-2021
- 6/30/2020: Maine Forest Service Lifts Brush Burning Restrictions
- 6/23/2020: Maine Forest Service Temporarily Suspends Online Burning Brush Permits
- 6/17/2020: Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Announces 2020 Agricultural Development Grant Awards
Public Meetings
- May 27, 2020 - June 26, 2020: Public Comment Chapter 10: Proposed Miscellaneous Rule Revisions
- June 10, 2020 : LUPC Commission Meeting - No Meeting Scheduled
- July 15, 2020 : LUPC Commission Meeting
- July 16, 2020 : Maine State Harness Racing Commission Meeting (Race Dates Hearing if needed)
- July 21, 2020 : Land for Maine's Future Board Meeting
Business & Technical Assistance
Did you know...
...that Maine is the third largest producer of Maple Syrup in the nation?
...that over 24 Trillion Gallons of rain falls on Maine each year? 50% runs off into streams and rivers, 40% evaporates, 10% infiltrates, and only 1 billion gallons, or .004% is used by farmers as irrigation water. Go to our irrigation site.
...that Popham Beach provided much of the backdrop for the 1999 hit movie "Message in a Bottle", starring Paul Newman, Kevin Costner, and Robin Wright Penn?
...that there are 26 Agricultural Fairs throughout the State of Maine? View Agricultural Fairs Schedule
...that in 2011, the SyFy channel's popular "Ghost Hunters" show visited Fort Knox State Historic Site?
...that the first cows to come to America were off-loaded at what is now Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick?
